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international slave trade day

On International Slave Trade Day, the UN calls…

EventsAugust 24, 2021

The so-called slave castles on the Ghanaian coast, where many slaves embarked on their final journeys, serve as a stark reminder of the practice's barbarism. The International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade…

ethiopia to develop local platforms

Ethiopia to develop local platforms to rival Twitter,…

FeaturedAugust 23, 2021

Ethiopia has started developing its own social media platform to rival Twitter, Facebook, and WhatsApp. The state communications security agency, on Monday, said that the government does not plan to block the global services. Ethiopia…

jihadist strike in burkina faso

A new Jihadist strike in Burkina Faso has…

Breaking NewsAugust 19, 2021

According to Burkinabe authorities, a suspected jihadist attack on a military convoy transporting citizens in northern Burkina Faso killed 47 people, including 30 civilians, 14 soldiers, and three army auxiliary. A mixed convoy of civilians,…

sadc leaders praise zambia

SADC leaders praise Zambia for peaceful polls at…

FeaturedAugust 19, 2021

On Tuesday, the Southern African Development Community praised Zambia for ensuring a peaceful transfer of power after a veteran opposition politician won a landslide victory at the polls. On Monday, Hakainde Hichilema was declared the…

ghana’s economy

Ghana’s economy is projected to grow due to…

BusinessAugust 18, 2021

The lifting of the European Union's ban on the import of fruits and vegetables from Ghana has boosted big investments in modern agricultural methods by farmers in the African nation. In recent years, Ghanian farmers…

hichilema wins zambia election

Hichilema wins Zambia’s presidential race

FeaturedAugust 17, 2021

Business tycoon and opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema won Zambia’s hotly contested presidential election on Monday, defeating incumbent Edgar Lungu. Official results, with 155 of 156 constituencies reporting, showed Hichilema securing 2,810,757 votes against Lungu’s 1,814,201.…

egyptian and japanese foreign ministers

Egyptian and Japanese foreign ministers met to discuss…

FeaturedAugust 17, 2021

At a meeting in Cairo on Monday, Japan's foreign minister exchanged views with his Egyptian counterpart. In a statement released by the Egyptian Foreign Ministry, Toshimitsu Motegi and his delegation discussed with Egyptian officials "methods…

undersea cable network in africa

Undersea Cable Network in Africa: Facebook all set…

FeaturedAugust 16, 2021

 Facebook Inc along with other world’s leading telecommunications carriers like China Mobile Ltd and MTN Group Ltd is set to further expand the already planned giant sub-sea cable in Africa. According to a statement released…

zambian election

AU monitors report high tensions before and after…

FeaturedAugust 14, 2021

Following the Thursday vote to pick Zambia's new leader, African Union election observers reported heightened tensions in the country. The mission also confirmed that tensions between the incumbent ruling Patriotic Front (PF) and the opposition…

terrorist attacks in the sahel

2021, a lethal year for terrorist attacks in…

FeaturedAugust 13, 2021

"In Burkina Faso, the conflict reached record levels in May and June, with the country's two deadliest attacks ever recorded. The attacks targeted, respectively, civilians and the Burkinabe police and occurred in Solan and Balibago…