A key challenge facing African small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is access to finance to survive and grow. The French-speaking part of Africa is particularly disadvantaged: 98% of private funding goes to South Africa, Nigeria,…
South African MP punches man during alleged racist…
A black South African MP says she punched a man in self-defence after he allegedly hurled racial abuse at her. Phumzile van Damme from the opposition Democratic Alliance said she got into a row with…
Ganduje Gives Details of N6.8m Allegedly Swallowed by…
Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje has revealed that the missing N6.8 Million missing in a zoo in Kano was not swallowed by a Gorilla as widely reported. Mr Ganduje who spoke to journalists shortly after…
Stop Criminalising Nigerians, Ghanaian Tells Fellow Countrymen
A Ghanaian, Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, has called on his fellow countrymen to stop putting the label of criminals on Nigerians living in the West African country. Otchere-Darko, who is the founder of a policy and…
Gunmen kill 38 in attack on two villages…
At least 38 people were killed and several others sustained injuries in an attack carried out by unidentified gunmen in Gangafani and Yoro villages in central Mali, authorities said on Tuesday. The government responded to…
Kenyan national found dead with knife wound mark…
The body of a Kenyan national was found with a knife wound mark on her chest in Mehrauli police station area.Her body was found by Delhi Police on Monday."On June 17, a PCR call was…
Naira Marley hints on plans to help prisoners…
Nigerian Singer, Naira Marley, reminiscing on his 35 days experience in detention, has disclosed intentions to help inmates awaiting trial get fair hearing. He revealed this in a post he shared on his Instagram account,@nairamarley,…
Tanzanian Artist,Harmonize Responds To Ben polās Claims That…
Tanzanian Vocalist/Bongo crooner, Harmonize has finally given a response to claims that he has āset campā in Anerlisa Muigaiās messages on social media. Harmonize was one of several musicians accused by Ben Pol of making…
Ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi dies in court
Former Egyptian president Mohamed Mursi has died in court, state television reported on Monday. It said Mursi had fainted after a court session and died afterwards. Mursi, a top figure in the Muslim Brotherhood, was…
Egypt: Morsi buried in Cairo
Former Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi has been buried alongside other senior figures of the Muslim Brotherhood in Cairo, his son, Ahmed Mursi, said on his Facebook page on Tuesday. The burial was attended by members…
South Africa: Mandela Foundation Seeks Meeting with Zindzi…
The Nelson Mandela Foundation has called for a meeting with South Africa's ambassador to Denmark Zindzi Mandela after she she posted several tweets about land that sparked outrage, The Citizen reports . Luzuko Koti, communications…
Former Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi dies after collapsing…
Former Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi died on Monday in a Cairo hospital after fainting during a session in court, judicial and security sources said. "He was speaking before the judge for 20 minutes then became…
Deadly weekend as bombs in Kenya, Somalia, Cameroon…
Bombs in Cameroon, Kenya and Somalia over the weekend killed at least 12 police officers, and injured dozens as authorities struggle to contain the Anglophone security crisis and the Al Shabaab insurgency respectively. While authorities…
Triple suicide attack by Boko Haram kills at…
At least 30 people were killed and dozens injured in a triple suicide attack attributed to Boko Haram in northeastern Nigeria, emergency services said on Monday. Three suicide bombers set off their explosive charges on…
20 jihadists ‘neutralized’ in French-Malian counter-terrorism operation
A joint operation by the Malian army and the French anti-jihadist force Barkhane, underway in northeastern Mali, has resulted in the āneutralizationā of some 20 jihadists, the Malian Armed Forces (FAMa) announced Saturday evening. āAbout…
Nine civilians killed in Somalia revenge attack: police
Nine civilians were executed by a local militia in war-torn Somalia after the killing of a policeman by the Islamist militant group Al-Shabaab, police said Saturday. The revenge attack on Friday just outside Galkayo --…
Former Zimbabwe first lady Grace Mugabe owns 16…
Grace Mugabe, the wife of Zimbabwe former president Robert Mugabe, owns 16 farms, in what is against the country's land policy which allows ownership of one farm per family. This was revealed by President Emmerson…
Sudanese opposition calls for international investigation into army…
Sudanese opposition leader Sadek al-Mahdi called on Friday for an international investigation into the deadly of a sit-in of demonstrators in Khartoum in early June, after the ruling military refused such an investigation. The US…
Sudan risks becoming failed state ā U.S. envoy
Sudan risks becoming another failed state like Libya or Somalia if the opposition and military donāt agree on a transition process, Tibor Nagy, a senior U.S. diplomat warned on Friday. A positive outcome in troubled…
