Lagos: Nigeria’s leisure scene is changing a lot because video games are quickly becoming more popular than regular TV and are becoming a billion-dollar industry. Because Nigerians are young, smartphones are becoming cheaper, and internet access is growing, gaming is changing how Nigerians have fun and pass the time. How and why linear TV is […]
Monday saw a very strange chemical spill event which occurred in an industrial site area of Cape Town. The release of a thick orange gas cloud over Montague Gardens created a very disturbing situation for residents and emergency workers. The unexpected reaction was an event that transformed the afternoon into a dramatic crisis for public […]
Hundreds of protesters flocked to the streets across Sudan on Wednesday to demand the government’s resignation. The austerity measures implemented as part of reforms sponsored by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are the source of this concern. Some of the slogans heard among Khartoum demonstrators included “No to international financial institutions’ policies” and “The people […]
The country’s top court has sentenced South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma to 15 months in prison. He has been given five days to surrender to the authorities. If that fails, the police minister will have to order his arrest. The sentencing comes after he was found guilty of contempt by the Constitutional Court for […]
On Monday, Ethiopia declared a “unilateral ceasefire” in Tigray, claiming that rebels had retaken Mekelle, the regional capital. Addis Ababa announced in a statement that it was delaying hostilities to avoid disrupting the planting season and to allow humanitarian aid to be distributed. The United Nations Security Council has been summoned to an emergency meeting […]
Activists in Mali demonstrate against the presence of French troops in Bamako, calling for the evacuation of all French troops from the nation. Some carried Russian flags and banners urging Mali and Russia to work together more closely. The political fringe group ‘Yerewolo Debouts sur les remparts’ organized a rather low-key event. After heavy rains […]
The African Union special envoy to African vaccine acquisition task team has accused richest countries of deliberately keeping Africa devoid of Covid-19 vaccines and failing to provide the promised vaccines under WHO’s (World Health Organization) vaccine initiative, COVAX. The special envoy, Strive Masiyiwa said that the COVAX scheme by WHO failed to keep up with […]
Southern African countries agreed on Wednesday to send troops to northern Mozambique to assist stop a deadly jihadist insurgency that has wreaked devastation for the past three years. At the end of a one-day session, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) bloc “authorized” the deployment of the “SADC Standby Force in support of Mozambique to […]
On Sunday, Libya’s interim authorities reopened the Mediterranean coastal roadway that connects the country’s long-divided eastern and western capitals, in the latest attempt to reconcile the country after years of civil war. It comes just three days before Germany and the United Nations conduct an international meeting on Libya in Berlin. Libyan Prime Minister Abdul […]
The Commonwealth Bank consented to offer its Australian general insurance business to the Hollard Group in an intricate deal that could be valued at $1 billion as it continues to advance the bank and leave capital-intensive non-core businesses. CBA’s CEO Matt Comyn stated that the structure of the deal would guarantee the product would stay […]
Ethiopia was voting on Monday in the greatest electoral test yet for Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed as war and logistical issues meant ballots wouldn’t be cast in more than 100 constituencies of the 547 across the country. Due to the pandemic, the elections got delayed which were supposed to happen last year. Abiy Ahmed rose […]
Some online users have been spreading false information and claims as Ethiopia prepares for legislative elections on Monday. In comparison to other African countries, Ethiopians have limited access to social media, but its use is fast increasing, particularly around major events such as national elections. Facebook took down accounts that it claimed were spreading false […]
Kenneth Kaunda, the 97-year-old former president of Zambia, died peacefully at 2:30 p.m. (1230 GMT) on Thursday of pneumonia in a military hospital where he had been receiving treatment since Monday. The news comes from the administration, which has designated 21 days of national mourning, as reported on television by Cabinet Secretary Simon Miti. President […]
The South African government has announced tough steps to combat the coronavirus’s third wave. President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Tuesday that the curfew hours would be extended and that the sale of alcohol would be prohibited, among other steps, to combat the virus’s spread. In a nationally televised address, Ramaphosa stated that the recent spike […]
In a small province near Johannesburg, thousands of people have come out on a quest to find unidentified crystal-like pebbles. They are said to be a precious stone that was discovered and identified by a cattle herder a few days prior. As the news is spread fast, people are coming to grab this lucrative opportunity […]
President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria has recognized that he has failed to fulfill a promise he made when he was elected in 2015. In a television address, he stated that the fight against Islamist militants in the north had unintended consequences, such as spreading violence to other areas. Mr Buhari expressed his “sincere sympathies” to […]
Kenya lifted a ban on direct flights from Somalia on Thursday, ending a month-long standoff that saw air transport between the two countries halted. Kenya has “took full notice of intercessions made and has decided to reopen Kenya’s airspace to all flights originating from Somalia and departing from Kenya to Somalia,” according to its Foreign […]
Central African Republic and France have been facingstrained political and diplomatic ties Central African Republic (CAR) Prime Minister Firmin Ngrebada on Thursday tendered his resignation along with his entire cabinet. “I have just handed over to His Excellency the President of the Republic Faustin Archange Touadera my resignation and that of the government,” Ngrebada wrote […]
According to a UN assessment, Somalia National Army trainees fought with the Eritrean army in the Tigray region in what can only be described as an illegal international military action. The investigation also reveals the situation of other families whose sons were allegedly recruited to go to Ethiopia but never arrived. The report on the […]
According to recently collected data by the United States conflict tracker ACLED, has claimed over 2,800 with around half being civilians, has also internally displaced numerous people within the country. At least eight in ten displaced Mozambicans move in with family, friends or strangers. The statistic is according to humanitarian aid agencies. On arrival in […]