According to chairman Andile Ngcaba, the buyout firm Convergence Partners secured $296 million to purchase African technological assets. The capital raise will bring Convergence's total funds under management to about $600 million, according to Ngcaba,…
Janet Yellen, the Secretary of the United States Treasury, made her final stop in South Africa on Friday when she went to the town of Emalahleni, which is known as a coal mining center and…
Germany issued an apology on Thursday, January 26 for using a leopard emoji in a tweet that referred to the trip that the Russian Foreign Minister was taking through Africa. A number of users on…
In the first game of their ODI series against South Africa, England fell short by 27 runs despite Jason Roy's heroic 113 off 91 balls. After winning the toss and deciding to bat first at…
Albert Arnold Gore Jr, an American politician, businessman, and environmentalist, talked about climate-related issues. However, are his claims about climate action true? Albert Arnold Gore Jr served as the 45th vice president of the United…
Meta Platforms Inc's social media applications, including Instagram, WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger were down for thousands of users in the United States (US) on Wednesday. According to the outage tracking website Downdetector.com, thousands of people…
As a result of a cholera outbreak in Malawi, the country has run out of vaccines, which the Health Ministry announced on Tuesday. More than 1,000 people have died as a result of the outbreak.…
Temilade Openiyi, a famous Nigerian singer, has been nominated for the 2023 edition of the Oscars in the category of Best Original Song for co-writing ‘Lift Me Up’, a song from the film 'Black Panther:…
According to the country's petroleum department, Uganda kicked off its first oil drilling program on Tuesday. This marks a significant step forward for the nation as it works toward its goal of beginning oil production…
The Nigerian government and Abubakar Malami, the Minister for Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, have urged the United Kingdom high court to cancel $11 billion in damages over a failed and allegedly fraudulent gas…
On Sunday, January 22, Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni arrived in Algeria for a two-day visit. The two countries are trying to build a strategic partnership, and Italy is still trying to get less energy…
South Africa's limited-overs coach Rob Walter has said that he is ready to welcome Faf du Plessis, former captain of South Africa, back to the South Africa national cricket team. Walter revealed that South Africa…
The main opposition party in Tanzania recently organized its first big rally since the ban in 2016, which has stoked hopes for increased political freedom in the East African nation. This month, President Samia Suluhu…
The military administration of Burkina Faso has issued an order for French troops stationed in the West African nation to withdraw from Burkina Faso within the next month. Relations between France and its former colony…
Nancy Isime, a famous Nigerian actress and model, has reacted to the outrage online over her nude scene from her latest Nollywood film on Netflix, ‘Shanty Town’. Her controversial nude scene exposing her breast wreaked…
On Thursday, additional jets and helicopters were delivered by Russia to the military rulers of Mali. This was the latest in a series of deliveries from Mali's new primary military and political partner, Russia. At…
Meta always rolls out new features for the safety of the users. Meta has now announced the 'Accounts Center' feature. This will be helpful for users who use Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. Under the 'Accounts…
Elon Musk’s Twitter is reportedly planning to fire more employees in the coming weeks. According to a report, two people at the social media firm familiar with the development have said that Twitter would lay…
After a string of attacks that are believed to have been carried out by a local armed group, peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo uncovered mass graves containing the bodies of 49 civilians.…
The South Africa Women’s T20I tri-series is all set to begin on Thursday. South Africa will host India Women's and West Indies Women's teams in a T20I tri-series. The series will take place from January…
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