In the year 2026, more Nigerian students from various fashion, technological, vocational, and mechanical-related courses are included in the government’s NELFUND student loan program for students attending university or polytechnics in Nigeria. NELFUND student loan 2026, This student loan program, which was created by the government to increase access to tertiary education and training, provides […]
Following another addition of businesses to its blacklist, South Africa’s National Consumer Commission (NCC) has recently issued a warning about the increased risk of being scammed by so-called ghost companies, which are now 110 businesses added to the list. South Africa ghost companies 2026, According to the NCC, consumers face the risk of being scammed […]
Libya – Candidates for the December 24 presidential and legislative elections in Libya can begin registering on Monday, according to the electoral commission. “This is the true beginning of the electoral process,” the commission’s director, Imad al-Sayeh, told reporters on Sunday, referring to a decade of violence in the North African country. “Candidate registration for […]
Guinea & Mali– The Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) held an extraordinary meeting of heads of state on Sunday, November 7, in Accra, Ghana, “devoted to the evaluation of political developments in the Republic of Guinea and the Republic of Mali,” according to an Ecowas statement. “The Heads of State will take stock […]
South Africa – On Thursday, a majority of South African voters turned against the ruling African National Congress for the first time in the democratic era. The ANC received 46% of national votes, a decrease from 54% in the previous municipal elections five years ago. Nelson Mandela’s party received fewer than half of the votes […]
Uganda – During a search in Uganda’s capital, Kampala, police discovered explosives and other weaponry near the site of a restaurant explosion that killed a waitress last month. A suicide belt, explosives, and an AK-47 rifle with 14 rounds of ammunition were discovered, according to police spokesperson Fred Enga in a statement released on Friday. […]
Congo – Early Wednesday, a group of rebels attacked various areas in Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu province in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, including army and police positions. This has been confirmed by security sources. After the incident, which began about 1:40 a.m. local time, six attackers and two soldiers were slain. […]
South Africa -Desmond Tutu, South Africa’s legendary anti-apartheid leader, came in front of journalists for the third time in 2021 on Saturday to cast an early ballot for local elections this week. In their Cape Town home, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate and his wife, Leah, cast their votes. As they waited for the media […]
South Africa – On Monday, November 1, South Africa is going to hold local elections that will choose council representatives in all nine provinces of the African country. The sixth municipal election since the end of apartheid in 1994, will be a representation of how parties will be contesting at performing at the 2024 scheduled […]
Sudan – Demonstrations against the military who seized power in a coup this week continued on the streets of Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, on Friday. As heavily armed Sudanese security cars drove around the streets, protesters threw stones and burned tires across the highways. According to the Sudan Doctors’ Committee and activists, at least nine individuals […]
Sudan – On Monday, the Sudanese army seized control and dissolved the transitional government following PM Abdalla Hamdok’s arrest. A state of emergency was declared in Sudan by Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan; he stated that disputes among political groups provoked the military to intercede, yet he vowed to finish the nation’s democratic transition, saying another technocrat […]
Libya – It is the 10th anniversary of the death of former Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi at a time when the country is preparing for parliamentary elections in December, as part of a United Nations-led peace process that some hope will help begin a new, more peaceful chapter in the country’s historical record. As a […]
Africa – The latest report on the state of Africa’s climate by the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) and African Union agencies paints a dire picture of the continent’s ability to adapt to increasingly frequent weather disasters. Africa’s fabled eastern glaciers will vanish in two decades; 118 million poor people will succumb to drought, floods, extreme […]
Niger -Local officials informed AFP that jihadists attacked a police checkpoint in Niger’s dangerous border zone with Burkina Faso overnight, killing three police officers and wounded seven others, according to local sources. For the past year, militants have been terrorizing the Tillaberi region, which encompasses a large territory spanning 100,000 square kilometers (38,000 square miles) […]
Sudan – Hundreds of pro-military Sudanese protestors demonstrated for a second day on Sunday, exacerbating what Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok termed the country’s precarious transition’s “biggest and most serious crisis.” Protesters in Khartoum are calling for Sudan’s post-dictatorship interim government to be disbanded, claiming that it has “failed” them politically and economically. “The sit-in will […]
South Africa -A leak of 12 million papers that uncover hidden wealth, money laundering, tax avoidance by the world’s most influential and wealthiest people are called Pandora papers. More than 117 nations, including South Africa and more than 600 journalists, were engaged with the investigation, published to the world on Sunday. It is one of […]
Sudan – Hundreds of Sudanese demonstrated in Khartoum on Saturday, calling for the overthrow of the government that is supposed to lead the country into its first elections after 30 years of dictatorship, accusing it of having “failed” to lift them out of political and economic stagnation, according to AFP reporters on the ground. Yahya […]
Central Africa – The president of the Central African Republic has announced the end of the country’s conflict with rebel groups on Friday. The leaders said that he hereby declares a ‘unilateral ceasefire’ concerning the conflict. Yesterday, the African leader said that from now on, all the military operations from the country’s end will be […]
According to Kenyan officials, the husband of Olympic runner Agnes Tirop has been apprehended and will be charged with her murder after a nationwide manhunt was started and he was apprehended in the coastal city of Mombasa while attempting to exit the country, authorities said. Ibrahim Rotich was apprehended just before 9 p.m. Thursday, according […]
Africa –Matt Hancock, who has previously served as the health monter of the Boris Johnson administration, has donned a new role of the United Nations special representative to Africa on Tuesday. Addressing the same, Hancock said that he is extremely honored to have been selected by the UN to help Africa get its economy back […]