The International Monetary Fund approved new emergency aid for 28 countries on Monday — 22 of which are African. Funds received will enable these nations to either pay back their debts or mitigate the debilitating impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on their soil. In April, the IMF cancelled the debts of 25 of the economically-challenged […]
Two of the three suspects — Mohamed Ahmed Abdi and Hassan Hussein Mustafa, were found guilty on Tuesday magistrate Francis Andayi, of “conspiracy” for terrorist action and “support” after aiding five now-deceased gunmen in a violent attack launched on the Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenya in 2013. The third suspect has been acquitted. Seven years […]
Ethnic tensions in Ethiopia continue to mount after The Ethiopian Senate voted on Tuesday to sever all relations between the federal authorities and both the Tigray regional parliament and executive. This comes after the Tigrayan leaders chose to unilaterally hold elections — initially scheduled for August, last month in defiance of the decision made back […]
Yawa Kouigan is the mayor of Atakpamé, Togo’s fifth largest city in population. She is the first mayor elected in the last 30 years and faces several daily challenges. “This pollution is the kind of problem that led us to think about development and how hard it was to manage natural resources,” she explained. “All […]
The Egyptian metropolis of Dahmasha. About sixty kilometres from Cairo. A ghost city considering the fact that a number of hundred of its younger guys went into exile by way of neighbouring Libya. In September, fifteen extra guys tried the unsafe journey to Europe and have considering disappeared — leaving in the back of their […]
Platinum Group Metals (PGMs) have overtaken coal as the biggest revenue generator in South Africa’s mining industry for the first time since 2010, according to the PwC SA Mine 2020 released earlier today. Revenue from mining houses jumped 38 percent in 2020 to R594 billion from R431bn a year earlier with PGMs generating 28 percent, […]
Nigeria has failed to tackle the impunity enjoyed through the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), whose brutality and corruption is “becoming more and more brazen,” human rights enterprise Amnesty International stated Tuesday in a report. “Last weekend, the Nigerian police introduced but any other ban on events patrols by means of SARS and different tactical squads […]
Senior White House Advisor Stephen Miller examined fine Tuesday for the novel coronavirus, adding to a developing list of high-ranking government officials who have shrunk the disease. “Over the final 5 days, I have been working remotely and self-isolating, trying out negative each and every day via yesterday. Today, I examined effective for COVID-19 and […]
Super Eagles begin training ahead of international friendly games against Algeria on Friday and Tunisia four days later. Nigeria’s international friendly fixture against the North African nations are expected to prepare Gernot Rohr’s side for November’s double-header Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Sierra Leone. Super Eagles coach talking to the invited players in their […]
DMW boss, Davido has kicked out one of his signee, Sanni Goriola popularly known as Lil Frosh, from his music label, for allegedly beating his girlfriend, Gift Camille, to a pulp. Davido terminates Lil Frosh’s contract In a statement posted on Davido’s social media pages, DMW terminated his recording contract effective immediately, stating that they […]
Iran has stepped up weapons transfers to the Houthis, the militia war the Saudi-backed authorities in Yemen, U.S., Western and Iranian officials inform Reuters, a development that threatens to prolong and intensify the 19-month-old war. The extended tempo of transfers in recent months, which officials stated consist of missiles and small arms, should exacerbate a […]
West Africa’s ECOWAS has determined to lift the post-coup sanctions the bloc had put in software towards Mali. ECOWAS leaders now call on bilateral partners to resume help to Mali in a statement signed by means of Ghana president Nana Akufo-Addo, the modern-day president of the regional organisation. With the nomination of yesterday’s government, the […]
An Annual Religious Celebration Tens of thousands of Muslims gathered at Senegal’s holy city of Touba on Monday, for the annual Grand Magal- a pilgrimage which honours the founder of the Mouride Brotherhood, Senegal’s most influential religious order, and that attracts worshippers both from around the country and abroad. The event raises concerns in light […]
Protests During a Pandemic Around 400 to 500 demonstrators took to the streets of Algiers on Monday in defiance of a nationwide ban on protests to demand democratic change as they also called for the release of over 60 members of the Hirak anti-government movement that saw president Abdelaziz Bouteflika step down last year. The […]
South Sudan’s authorities in partnership with UNICEF launched a marketing campaign Monday against toddler marriage to address the challenges ladies are facing. In South Sudan, 52% of all ladies are married before they attain 18 and round one 1/3 of all ladies are pregnant earlier than turning 15, depriving them of their simple rights, and […]
AlphaCode, the startup incubator from Rand Merchant Investments (RMI), has awarded Oyi Medical Card R450 0 at its first virtual demo day. Oyi is one of seven startups that were awarded entrepreneurial programs valued at R2 million each in 2019 as phase of AlphaCode’s Incubate programme. The Oyi Medical Card is a savings card that […]
Mali’s meantime president Bah Ndaw, a retired colonel who was once sworn in closing month, appointed a 25-strong authorities on Monday, in which members of the army occupy key posts, according to a decree study stay on state television by using the president’s secretary-general Sekou Traore. At least four central cabinet posts – defense, security, […]
Hundreds of demonstrators took to the streets of Sudan’s capital Monday, worrying the departure of the transitional government. According to eyewitnesses and photos on social media, protection forces mounted a cordon in front of the presidential palace and the headquarters of the Sudanese Army in Khartoum. The protesters held banners pronouncing “Down with the government […]
An Israeli minister who tested fine for coronavirus has broken the Israeli health ministry’s rules to stem the pandemic, prompting call for her resignation, in accordance to Israeli media. The Likud-member Israeli Environment Protection Minister Gila Gamliel broke the coronavirus lockdown and travelled some 150 kilometers from Tel Aviv to Tiberias, The Jerusalem Post newspaper […]
Olympic Bronze medalist, Umar Sadiq has signed for UD Almería on a five-year deal, the Spanish side announced on transfer deadline day. “Umar Sadiq is Rojiblanco! UD Almería and FK Partizan agreed the transfer of the striker for five seasons. Welcome!” Almeria wrote on their official twitter page. The 23-year-old enjoyed his time at Serbian […]