Scams are always harder to detect during the holiday season as consumers expect deep discounts at the time and are likely to believe prices that would normally seem too good to be true. On top of it, prevailing inflation may make people hungrier for discounts. Scammers love to exploit seasonal opportunities. During this time, cyberscammers […]
Rema, AKA Divine Ikubor, has gained international recognition with his song ‘Calm Down’, featuring Selena Gomez. His song has become the world’s most streamed song of 2023. Calm Down has secured top position at the Global Shazam Year-End list. ‘Calm Down’ beat Miley Cyrus’ ‘Flowers’ and Lady Gaga’s ‘Bloody Mary’ to secure the top position. […]
The UN and AU collaborate on the Human Rights Pact. The recent seventh high-level meeting between the United Nations and the African Union in New York culminated in a pivotal collaboration. Secretary-General António Guterres and AU Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat formalized a framework agreement on human rights. This milestone follows prior accords on peace, […]
More than 50 Premier League players are likely to be called up for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) and the 2023 AFC Asian Cup. Premier League sides could miss their top African and Asian players for up to 4 games this January and February. Teams like Newcastle United and Manchester City could be […]
Impala Platinum, a South African holding company, has temporarily halted operations at its Rustenburg mining complex in the country after 11 workers died in a tragic accident. The Johannesburg-based platinum miner said in a statement that 11 workers died in an incident at one of underground shafts in Rustenburg mining complex. Around 75 workers were […]
Defending Against Allegations Former Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz fiercely contested allegations of abusing his presidential authority and amassing wealth during his tenure in a compelling court appearance. Aziz, who governed the nation strategically positioned between North Africa and sub-Saharan Africa from 2008 to 2019, faced severe censure under the current president, Mohamed Ould […]
Payment services multinational MasterCard has completed the construction of a significant new technological infrastructure in South Africa. It encompasses the launch of new data centres, which will enable more secure and efficient processing of local transactions. The infrastructure will help drive the modernisation of South Africa’s payments industry. It closely aligns with the South African […]
Sylvester Madu – a famous Nollywood actor and director, who is best known for Bullet of Justice (2014), The Casket (2014) and The Illiterate (2013) – escaped death after being ambushed by gunmen in Cameroon, a Central African country, on Sunday. The popular Nigerian actor went to Bamenda, a city in northwestern Cameroon, at the […]
Unrest Unfolds: A Threat to Stability President Julius Maada Bio found himself at the helm of a nation in crisis as violent hostilities shook the foundations of Freetown in Sierra Leone. Characterized as a deliberate attempt to undermine the state, Bio swiftly took to state television to assure the populace that order had been reinstated. […]
Deadly floods have swept Somalia, a country in the Horn of Africa, after two consecutive years of flood. Heavy rain and floods since October have driven hundreds of thousands of families from the homes, killing at least 96 people. This has been attributed to the El Nino and Indian Ocean Dipole weather phenomena – climate […]
Food poisoning remains a serious problem. 48 million people in the US get sick every year from a foodborne illness, while the UK records 2.4 million cases of food poisoning annually. The more the food market is being industrialised, the more will be the risk of pathogens. The human nose has roughly 400 scent receptors […]
The 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup, the tenth edition of the FIFA Women’s World Cup, will be contested by the national teams of the member associations of FIFA. Spain are the defending champions, the team won their first title in 2023. In March 2023, FIFA launched the bidding process for the 2027 FIFA Women’s World […]
Al-Sissi’s Stance on the Peace Process During a joint press conference with European leaders in Cairo, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi delivered a significant address, expressing deep concerns about the faltering Israeli-Palestinian peace process. His statements underscored a growing skepticism regarding the efficacy of the existing frameworks and the urgency for innovative strategies to tackle […]
The music industry in Nigeria has been on a worldwide streaming binge as one of the nation’s fastest-growing sectors. Performers in these parts still have a tall task to compete with the world’s wealthiest musicians or prominent personalities from other industries. But the Afrobeats genre, heralded by Nigerian artists, has had a favourable impact on […]
Unifying Forces: Niger and Mali Military Leaders Converge A significant meeting between General Abdourahamane Tiani, the president of Niger’s military regime, and Assimi Gota, the leader of Mali’s military junta, marked a pivotal moment in regional relations. General Tiani’s maiden international visit post-Niamey’s coup underscores the burgeoning collaboration between these nations. Mutual Support and Regional […]
Dr Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, the Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the managing director and group CEO of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), spoke about climate change goals at Africa Climate Summit 2023. The Africa Climate Summit took place from 4 September to 8 September […]
In an effort to help Africa benefit more from its wealth of raw materials and support Europe’s largest economy in its own transition to carbon neutrality, the German government on Monday pledged to invest $4.37 billion in African green energy projects until 2030. Germany will need to import large quantities of green hydrogen going forward […]
South Africa will play three ODIs against the Indian team starting from December 17, 2023. South Africa will don the pink jersey for the upcoming ODI against men in blue. India is set to tour South Africa for a multi-format series in December. It will consist of three T20Is, three ODIs, and two Tests. South […]
A Rising Humanitarian Catastrophe in East Africa The International Rescue Committee (IRC) issues a stark warning, highlighting the devastating impact of extreme flooding in East Africa, exacerbating an already fragile humanitarian situation and leaving millions in urgent need of assistance. Shashwat Saraf, East Africa Emergency Director at the IRC, sheds light on the dire crisis […]
