For most Nigerian students, the process of enrolling in universities within the United States is a very difficult one because of various financial constraints, such as paying for testing, application fees, and visa processing costs, among others. US Embassy OFP 2026 Nigeria, For this reason, the United States Embassy in Nigeria has now started accepting […]
Foreign nationals who reside in South Africa are under threat of the ultimatum issued by anti-immigrant organizations before their deadline of June 30. The South African Government has made it clear that there is no threat from the side of the Government, and vigilante activities remain illegal. June 30 Migrant Ultimatum South Africa, However, the […]
Mali’s lawmakers approved a proposal on Monday that would allow the transitional administration to rule for up to five years in accordance with the authorities’ suggestion. A mission on a timetable for elections will be led by the ECOWAS mediator for Mali on Thursday. On Monday, the Mali parliament approved a measure that would allow […]
Mali Junta – Mali lawmakers have opened the roads for the military junta to run the show for a span for five years. This has happened despite the regional sanctions that had been imposed on the country over delayed elections. It seems that good governance is becoming a fist game with elections not being given […]
Uganda – Uganda’s Foreign Minister, General Jeje Odongo, described the EU-African Union (AU) joint meeting as an “interesting conversation” between Africa and Europe. On Friday, General Odongo gave an exclusive interview on the sidelines of an important gathering. The two areas are “creating a new perspective on how to do business together,” he said. General […]
First six African countries have been selected who will receive mRNA vaccine technology to develop the Covid-19 vaccines as a part of the WHO (World Health Organization) scheme. These countries – Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa and Tunisia – were announced on Friday during a Brussels summit between African Union and European Union nations. […]
Ethiopia – Ethiopian lawmakers have voted to end the country’s three-month state of emergency, citing improvement of security conditions in the country. The lawmakers said that mediation efforts continue to end the deadly war in the northern region of the country. The six-month state of emergency was declared last November when rebel Tigrayan forces were […]
Nigeria – Nigeria’s state-run oil company announced that it has begun distributing petrol to service stations 24 hours a day to end a week-long scarcity that had caused traffic jams in key cities. The fuel crisis that began last week in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial metropolis, and Abuja, the country’s administrative capital, has resulted in long […]
Uganda – Dominic Ongwen, a former Ugandan warlord, will be heard by the International Criminal Court’s appeal chamber on Monday. The Ogwen case will be heard by the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC), which will consider the defense’s appeals against the judgement and sentence. In May 2021, Dominic Ongwen was found guilty. […]
Denmark -Denmark’s development aid to Mali and Burkina Faso will be largely halted following the forced evacuation of Danish troops from the nation, according to the Foreign Ministry. Minister for Development Flemming Mller Mortensen made the decision. In an interview with Jyllands-Posten last weekend, he stated, “We’re putting the whole idea on hold and doing […]
Madagascar – According to authorities on Wednesday, the death toll from Cyclone Batsirai in Madagascar has grown to 80. As some settlements in the worst-affected areas remain cut off, the numbers could grow much further. The National Disaster Risk Management Office (NDRO) announced the new death toll in the afternoon. It gathers reports from the […]
Libyans across the country are filled with weariness and anger because of the delay in presidential and parliamentary elections in Libya. Libya’s eastern-based parliament said on Monday that there would be no elections this year. Subsequently, the parliament voted to approve a “roadmap” in which it will choose a new interim government. Libya was meant […]
Rayan, a five-year-old child, was stuck in a deep well for four days. As the boy’s death was reported in a royal palace statement on Saturday night, King Mohammed VI conveyed his sympathies to the boy’s parents. The royal palace in Morocco announced Saturday that a 5-year-old kid who had been trapped in a deep […]
The Past two years have been the toughest years in the history of the African region. Covid-19 pandemic was definitely one of the reasons but other than that, repeated attempts to remove the administrative power was even more threatening. Hence the heads of the states gathered at the headquarters of the African Union to start […]
Soldiers limped in cafes, armed police bristled behind the rows of priests, militiamen in faded uniforms slumped in Ethiopia during the celebration of Epiphany of Saint George, an ancient Orthodox Christian tradition. It was celebrated in Lalibela on 26 January after several months on the frontline of Ethiopia’s devastating civil war. At first sight, it […]
A high-voltage wire fell into a water-filled canal at a market in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo‘s capital, killing twenty-six people, according to local police. “After the morning rain, the cable snapped, and the live end dropped into a water-filled ditch. As of now, 26 individuals have died as a result of electrocution, “the Kinshasa […]
The African Union has finally suspended the country that has lost its government and has gone under junta rule, reports have confirmed. Burkina Faso is no more a part of the African Union. The military leader Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Damiba spearheaded the military coup. Realizing that the country might lose its seat with the Economic […]
African nations are not the best examples of policies driven to make a safer work environment for laborers. Kenya is one such example. The country struggles with proper laws in place to protest labor interes. Hence, the recent weeks saw the country focus on labor laws to guide them to function with various aspects such […]
Another day of violent protests in Khartoum, the capital city of Sudan. On Thursday, hundreds of Sudanese people were on the streets and marched towards the house of 23-year-old Thabit Hussein. People wanted to protest against the violence against them as because of it, Hussein was killed near the presidential palace earlier this week. On […]
It’s time for a much-needed renovation at Kinshasa’s zoological garden. The Congolese government has vowed to repair the place where families and students gather eight decades after it was initially opened. At the Kinshasa zoological garden, a dozen monkeys, crocodiles, or two bulls: the few tourists voice their regret at the lack of iconic animals […]