The South African government has come up with measures that would improve India’s travel and tourism relations in a major way. The country wants to upgrade the current e-visa system with an electronic travel arrangement…
I am proudly Nigerian, Anthony Joshua tells Royal…
World Heavyweight Champion, Anthony Joshua has given a rousing speech in London in front of the Royal Family in which he spoke about his Yoruba roots and Nigerian heritage. He spoke on Monday night during…
Bus crash kills 29 people in Ghana.
Two buses caught fire after colliding in central Ghana, trapping passengers inside and killing at least 29 people early Monday, local government officials said. The buses collided in the Bono East area near Kintampo, Kintampo…
Museveni describes the poverty in Uganda
President Museveni has said Ugandans will remain poor if they spend much of their time sleeping instead of engaging in productive activities. “We Ugandans and Africans have big problems that have stagnated our progress, that…
Egyptian Engineer sentenced to 15 Years imprisonment
A court in Egypt on Monday sentenced a train engineer to 15 years in prison for his conviction on charges of manslaughter and damaging public property stemming from a deadly locomotive crash last year at…
Coronavirus: cruise ship workers to resign in Egypt
Egypt said on Saturday a total of 45 people on board the A-Sara in Luxor had tested positive for the new coronavirus, making the ship the site of the biggest cluster of cases so far…
Families of air crash victims in Ethiopia seek…
A year after losing his wife in the Boeing Co. 737 Max crash in Ethiopia, it’s the lack of information about what happened that is prolonging Bayihe Demissie’s grief. This week, about 500 family members…
Crashed Ethiopian plane was unsafe – DeFazio
The Boeing 737 plane that crashed in Ethiopia late last year was not safe and unworthy for take off, an investigation by the US House of Representatives says. The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on…
No South African in China Is Infected With…
Ambassador of China to South Africa, Lin Songitan, has confirmed that somd of those waiting to be repatriated are positive with coronavirus. Songitan told media in Pretoria on Friday that South Africans awaiting repatriation were…
CODVID-19: SANDF says soldiers are capable of mission…
The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) on Friday denied reports that soldiers were not be willing to go to Wuhan to evacuate South Africa citizens, due to the coronavirus outbreak. According to EWN, more…
Coronavirus, a global issue – IMF, Heads of…
The International Monetary Fund, (IMF) and World Bank Group on Wednesday announced other measures to curb the impact of the coronavirus on the world’s economy and health. “We know the disease is spreading quickly with…
Akufo-Addo visits Kotoka Airport to see how ready…
President of Ghana, Akufo-Addo on Wednesday visited the Kotoka International Airport to assess the country’s readiness to deal with the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The President also visited the General Hospital in Telma, and the Greater…
Power outages are dragging South Africa back into…
Nationwide power cuts are blamed for pushing South Africa’s economy, the continent’s most industrialized, into recession, according to official statistics released Tuesday. The South African economy shrank by 1.4% in the fourth quarter of 2019…
Kenya forbids flights between Milan and Verona
The economic and financial fallout from the coronavirus outbreak for African airlines all over the world is only becoming clearer now. For Kenya airways, the losses amount to $8m almost a month since the airline…
Sudan strips 13,000 naturalised foreigners of citizenship and…
According to the Khartoum based Al-Sudani newspaper, the decision was signed by the head of the Sovereign Council upon a request made by the interior minister at a cabinet meeting. However, the daily did not…
Ramaphosa unhappy by bus crash which killed 25…
President of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed sadness and concern following a deadly accident in Centane, Eastern Cape, where at least 25 people were killed when a bus crashed and rolled down an embankment.…
US warns of possible terror attack on airlines…
The United States’ Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) updated its alert issued on Wednesday, warning civilian airliners and all operators of US-registered aircraft to “exercise caution” when flying over Kenyan airspace, citing possible attacks by extremists.…
Germany president in Sudan after 30 years
German President Frank-Walter Steinemeier visited Sudan and promised to help it overcome its economic crisis because of U.S. and international sanctions. "Germany is happy to see this revolution and the great political change in Sudan,…
Coronavirus: Ghana suspends consular services to Italy
Ghana has suspended its consular services to Italy following the outbreak of the novel Coronavirus in that country. A statement from the Embassy of Ghana in Italy indicated the ban is until further notice. “The…
