WHO has raised alarming concerns over surgingcases of COVID-19 cases across African nations Africa is witnessing a sharp surge in Covid-19 infections amid an acute shortage of vaccine doses and necessary medical supplies. On Thursday, the World Health Organisation said that the Covid-19 positivity rate has dramatically increased across African nations over the past few […]
Qatar that has been in the helm for human rights abuse is also being pulled up for money laundering operations of having funded hundreds and millions of dollars to jihadists in Syria. The smaller Arabic country has been known to have used its richness to fund and support terrorists outfits for decades. Apparently, a London […]
South Africa continues to suffer from the misplaced image. Despite it trying hard to get its supply of electricity, its plans have reached a dead-end with suppliers now worried whether there is proper infrastructure in place to support a $16 billion power investment. The country is trying to invest in a new form of electricity […]
When it comes to policing and justice, even journalists are not spared. As it has been recently discovered that the editor of Daily Monitor, Uganda’s biggest newspapers has been summoned for questioning by police after reporting findings from a BBC investigation into last year’s police killings in Kampala. The BBC Africa Eye documentary, titled ‘Three […]
Morocco’s tourism has been badly hampered by the covid-19 pandemic as people in various parts of the African country are waiting for businesses to pick up after a year of economic slowdown. Official figures show that the pandemic is about to shove the country into its worst recession since 1996, as its GDP is seeing […]
Members of the parliament engaged in scuffles over-rotational process of appointing the president Elections for the appointment of the Pan African Parliament’s (PAP) president were postponed once again on Tuesday after mayhem broke out between lawmakers during the meeting in Midrand. As per reports, lawmakers scuffled over the procedure to choose the presidency, that is […]
As it is rightly said that best lessons are learnt from a big mistake, similarly here in the case of the Suez Canal blockade, the business leaders and officials are taking big learning from the crisis which happened two months earlier. Everyone is concerned and ideating on how this incident can be prevented from happening […]
An Islamic School in Nigeria’s north-central state of Niger was attacked on Sunday by an armed gang that abducted students from the school. Niger state authorities confirmed that the gunmen had kidnapped an unknown number of students. A school teacher said that 150 students were missing, while certain reports bring the number to 200. The […]
As South Africa’s economy recovers from COVID-19’s detrimental impacts, high unemployment rates are being felt by the country’s municipalities all across. As per the South African Local Government Association, job losses directly are being blamed for a severe drop in collections. Presenting to parliament, Stella Mondlane of SALGA said that the high unemployment rate has […]
Africa is swinging in a state of hope. People of Somaliland are expecting to see a boost in their chances of being internationally recognized as an independent state. Mary Harper, who is an analyst at BBC writes for Horn of Africa mentions, Somaliland could well end up as the only place in the Horn of […]
Hamas thanks Qatar for military support of $500 million to Gaza. Qatar is accused of strengthening the Hamas group in their increasing terrorist activities. After 11 days of fighting, Israeli air attacks and artillery fire killed 254 Palestinians in Gaza. This massive incident included 66 children and it ended wounding over 1,900 people. The rocket […]
East Africa’s Uganda is rapidly emerging as a fintech hub. Millions of customers across the continent view the emerging facility as a great “convenience”. Consumers are cashing in on great access to financial technology offered by these mobile applications and comment on never going back to traditional banking, thus boosting Africa’s financial technology (fintech). Mobile […]
Tens of thousands of people tried to escape the major city in the Democratic Republic of Congo after authorities issued an evacuation order warning that Mount Nyiragongo could erupt again. This volcano is said to be very powerful as more than 170 children are still feared missing and UNICEF officials said they were organising transit […]
US President Joe Biden has urged for an end to “human rights abuses” in Ethiopia’s troubled northern region of Tigray. The Ethiopian army and its Eritrean allies are against a regional Tigrayan force. The conflict surged when Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed ordered troops to disarm and detain leaders of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), […]
Emmanuel Macron, French President has arrived in Rwanda to kickstart new chapter of friendly relationship after it was shattered by France’s role in Tutsi genocide in 1994. This is said to be a crucial step to normalize relationship between France and Rwanda by addressing Paris role. Macron is first French president to visit Rwanda since […]
Abdullahi Buhari Wara, administrative head of Ngaski district told that dozens of people were missing in northwest Nigeria on Wednesday after an overloaded boat ferrying around 160 passengers sank in the Niger River. This boat left central Niger state and was heading to northwest Kebbi state when it split and sank. Though a rescue operation […]
The African Tourism Board’s Patron Dr. Taleb Rifai, its President Alain St.Ange, and the Chairperson Cuthbert Ncubewish the Tourism Community from all the 54 States that make Africa the great Continent, a Happy Africa Day 2021.This day remains significant as it given an opportunity for Africans to remember that on May 25, 1963, 32 African countries signed the Charter of […]
In these uncertain times, another hit comes to the Kenya Power Supply board, where they have to shrink their workforce drastically to meet the ends. In an official statement they mentioned, over the last four years, the company has experienced a general decline in its financial situation as depicted by reduced net earnings. In a […]
Nigeria’s military says it is probing into reports of the demise of the Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau. Reports say that the Boko Haram leader died after blowing himself up in a bid to avoid capture by a rival terrorist gang. Since past reports claiming Shekau’s death have proved to be false, this news has […]
The Israel-Palestine issue is blazing with conflict, doubt and surveillance. Gaza, which is home to about two million people was bounded by the Mediterranean Sea, Israel and Egypt now have become the hotbed of war as tensions between Gaza and Israel escalated into the worst violence for several years. This had led the UN to […]