Chidimma Adetshina, a 23-year-old law student, was finally crowned Miss Universe Nigeria, completing a big turnaround in her journey through beauty pageantry. The win, which came at the end of a stormy period, was one in which Adetshina was compelled to pull out of the Miss South Africa contest following a trail of probes regarding […]
Arriving in Beijing early Monday morning, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa was slated to attend the 9th Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) Summit on September 4th and 5th, 2024. Hosted by China, this important diplomatic event seeks to promote more thorough modernization and cooperation inside the China-Africa alliance. Key member of the BRICS group and […]
The long-awaited voter registration for the 2024 elections in Cameroon finally came to a close. According to the Director of Elections, registrations closed this Saturday, August 31, at precisely 2:00 PM local time, marking the end to an important phase in the electoral calendar. Final Push by Political Parties The big political parties are spotted […]
Controversial Namibia Cull: Drought Food Security Response Namibia, known for its abundance of wildlife, is experiencing one of the worst droughts of the century, which has led to a drastic measure being put forward: the culling of over 700 wild animals for meat to feed the underprivileged populations. This has been described as a highly […]
Willie Lategan, chairman and chief executive of the Hollard Group says : ‘’Hollard has been constantly seeking a better way to do insurance across diverse markets and specialist classes since it was founded in 1980, providing businesses and ordinary people with reliable and competitive solutions,‘’ ‘’Today, through Hollard International (HINT), we have access to 10 […]
Every year, thousands of white-clad individuals swarm Glidji, southeast Togo, to take part in the Epé-Ekpé festival—a major Guin cultural and spiritual celebration. The Ekpé-sosso, or stone ceremony, an ancient custom carried down through the years, is fundamental to this event. The Guin people mark their new year annually, between late August and early September. […]
Over the past two days, floodwaters have inundated many towns and villages in northern Sudan, killing scores of people and destroying hundreds of homes. The extreme floods has exacerbated the humanitarian crises already afflicting a nation experiencing war and displacement. As of now, the terrible floods have claimed at least 31 lives in the northern […]
Being the first nation in Africa to have mpox vaccinations, Nigeria has created history. The United States of America sent 10,000 doses of the Jynneos (MVA) vaccine to the nation, therefore highlighting international collaboration in addressing world health issues. Five states—Bayelsa, Edo, Cross- River, Lagos, and Rivers—that carry the most weight of mpox cases have […]
The monkey pox virus (MPXV), which causes the disease, is related to the smallpox virus. In Africa, the last smallpox vaccinations were administered around 1980. As a result, a younger, unvaccinated population is now likely to be infected with MPXV. Both the African Centres for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organisation (WHO) […]
Freak floods in northern Nigeria have left at least six people dead and more than 10,000 homeless since Monday. Eleven scattered villages around Adamawa State are the ones that have been affected in the floods. State officials are already in worry of the early onset of flooding this year, while the peaks of the rains […]
Aiming at reducing the rising number of migrants traveling the dangerous Atlantic route to the Canary Islands, Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez revealed on Tuesday a series of major agreements with the West African country of Mauritania. Sánchez described Spain’s strategy to extend its circular migration scheme to include Mauritanian workers during a joint news […]
Poland’s foreign ministry reported on Wednesday six Polish students and a Warsaw University lecturer who were arrested earlier this month during political demonstrations in Nigeria have been released. Reported to be in good health, the group—who had been in the northern Nigerian city of Kano—are anticipated to be back in Poland later this week. The […]
Sven Goran Eriksson, former coach of the Elephants of Côte d’Ivoire, died on Monday at the age of 76. The Swedish coach had been suffering from terminal pancreatic cancer and died at his home in Sweden. Throughout his long career, Sven-Goran Eriksson was the first foreign coach to lead the England team between 2001 and […]
The UAE non-oil foreign trade hit a historical new record, with the value approaching AED 1.4 trillion for the first half of 2024, growing year-on-year by 11.2%. That does underline very strongly the good economic policy of the nation and, consequently, its cemented place as one of the big world trading centers. These were driven […]
Al-Qaeda-linked terrorists killed at least 100 people, including troops and peasants, in the Barsalogho commune in central Burkina Faso in a catastrophic attack spanning over the weekend. One of the bloodiest events this year in the nation of conflict-torn West Africa, the attack happened around 80 kilometers from the city, Ouagadougou. Video footage examined by […]
Africa’s major urban centres, such as Cairo, Lagos and Johannesburg, will continue to lead Africa’s top 100 urban economies between now and 2035. In the year 2023, the combined nominal GDP of these cities was $1.4 trillion, and by 2035 this figure is expected to more than triple to over $5 trillion. How does a […]
On Sunday, a number of airstrikes on the village of Tinzaouatine, in northern Mali bordering Algeria, killed 21 civilians, including 11 children. The airstrikes hit a pharmacy before reaching the nearby civilians. This was confirmed by Mali’s armed forces, who claimed the operation was to neutralize terrorists in the region. The coalition groups of the […]
The United Arab Emirates has coronated itself as one of the biggest investors in Africa, with over $60 billion of investment commitment from 2012 to 2022, including in infrastructure and the natural resources sector. In a move underlining seriousness of this intent, as early as 2023 the country once again renewed its pledge by offering […]
Thousands of displaced children’s education hangs precariously as Egypt struggles with a huge flood of migrants escaping the terrible turmoil in Sudan. With women and children making most of the new arrivals, the number of registered Sudanese refugees in Egypt has grown almost seven-fold since the start of bloodshed in Sudan in April 2023. Particularly […]
Nigeria’s energy landscape is about to be turned upside down by the Dangote refinery on the outskirts of Lagos, which is due to start producing petrol in mid-September. This huge industrial complex, built by Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man, has a processing capacity of 650,000 barrels a day and is positioned as a key player […]