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Psychiatrist Warns of Lockdown Dangers for Children in Tunisia

Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi stated that another lockdown is not in view in Tunisia – in spite of a climb in coronavirus infections. International flights resumed on 27 June and students have been back in class since last week, after a six-month hiatus. For this 13-year-old teenager, it will not be easy to catch up. […]

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Ivory Coast: African Court of Justice Deems Gbagbo Worthy of Presidency

The African Court of Human and Peoples’ Rights dominated on Friday to reject the exclusion of former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo from the upcoming presidential elections of October 31 — ordering the Ivorian nation to “take all necessary measures to straight away get rid of all obstacles” hindering his participation in the race as his […]

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Business: Omnia is turning tide in the middle of the virus storm, expected to grow

South Africa’s Omnia Holdings Ltd. is emerging from the coronavirus pandemic on pinnacle after the agricultural and chemicals enterprise flipped from big financial losses and surging debt to better liquidity and with enlargement plans on the horizon. A mixture of debt restructuring through a two billion rand ($118 million) rights issue, operational cost cutting and […]

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Sports: Aubrey Ngoma Remains A Target For Promoted Outfit

Mamelodi sundowns winger, Aubrey Ngoma, remains on the radar of Swallows FC who have been one of the pace-setters in the switch window.  After strengthening the group with some best players, consisting of former Orlando Pirates midfielder Musa Nyatama and ex-Bloemfontein Celtic defender Wandisile Letlabika, Swallows are keen to bolster their ranks with the addition […]

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The World: Amy Barrett set to be nominated to Supreme Court

US President Donald Trump plans to nominate Amy Coney Barrett to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court, CNN pronounced Friday.   Citing a couple of Republican sources, the document said the White House is indicating that Barrett is the supposed nominee. Trump will announce his nominee Saturday, placing in motion what […]

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Entertainment: Hard work got me where I am today, not my dad – DJ Cuppy

Billionaire daughter, DJ Cuppy has begged to differ with some people saying that her success is solely due to the doors her dad opened for her. According to the Disc Jockey, you might have connections, but if you don’t work hard and deliver, you won’t go far. She went further to say that after all, […]

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ECOWAS set to uphold Mali sanctions until appointment of civilian PM

West African bloc ECOWAS will maintain its sanctions on Mali until a civilian prime minister is appointed, ECOWAS mediator Goodluck Jonathan said on Friday. A choice on whether ECOWAS will raise its sanctions towards Mali used to be anticipated following the swearing-in ceremony of Bah Ndaw, in accordance to Jonathan. “The trouble of the sanctions…in […]

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Breaking: Sudan begins cleaning up after floods

Nearly 830,000 people have been affected by the devastating floods in Sudan, the UN Office for Humanitarian Affairs said on Thursday, even though flood waters have been receding in recent days. Most of the damage is found in Khartoum, North Darfur, West Darfur, Blue Nile and Sennar regions of Sudan. Figures from the Sudanese Civil […]

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Guinea: Opposition urges ECOWAS intervention as vote looms

Guinea’s primary opposition leader called on neighboring West African states to help to give up a political crisis in Guinea where President Alpha Conde is running for a third term in the October elections. The 15-nation West African crew known as ECOWAS supports democracy in the location and has currently pressed Mali’s junta, who seized […]

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Thousands need urgent aid over floods in Africa Sahel

Dozens of human beings have died over floods in Africa’s Sahel region, whilst heaps others are “in instant need of shelter, easy water, and health services,” the UN Refugee Agency stated in a statement Thursday. “UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is scaling up efforts to help displaced families in Africa’s Sahel, among greater than 700,000 […]

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Business: Finger points for banking investigation at Standard Bank

The escalating probe into the banking enterprise has fingered one of the country’s biggest banks as being part of a giant community in which nearby financial establishments have been involved in dodgy dealings. The investigation showed that Standard Bank, one of the country’s leading lending institutions, used to be possibly concerned in unscrupulous transactions well […]

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The World: Suspect who shot 2 police in Louisville, US arrested

A man accused of taking pictures two police officers at some point of protests in the US state of Kentucky over a decision no longer to charge any officers in the killing of Breonna Taylor has been arrested.   Larynzo Johnson, 26, “has been charged with two counts of assault in the first degree and 14 […]

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NEWS: Ethiopia set to charge over 2,000 suspects for July violence

Charges have been filed towards greater than 2,000 suspects in connection with the assassination of Oromo activist-singer Hatchalu Hundessa, and the ensuing violence, the Ethiopian government introduced Thursday. The killing in early July precipitated sizable violence in quite a few parts of Oromia, and the capital Addis Ababa, main to lots being killed and enormous […]

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Nigeria: Gas tanker explode in Lagos State

A fuel tanker truck exploded Thursday in Nigeria’s Lagos State, injuring at least 15 people, incinerating quite a few cars and razing a number of buildings, local media reported.  The incident happened at a bus end in the Ifako-Ijaiye nearby authorities area, the local Premium Times internet site reported. “A further investigation printed that an […]

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Sports: Let’s create magic at Sivasspor – Kayode

Nigerian international, Olarenwaju Kayode has spoken for the first time for the reason that his mortgage change to Sivasspor. The former Manchester City forward played final season on loan at Gaziantep where he scored 10 dreams in 27 games in the league. Olarenwaju wrote on his instagram page: “I want to use this medium to […]

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Entertainment: Wizkid features his 3 sons in his new music video, dedicates the song to them

Nigerian singer, Ayodeji Balogun a.k.a Wizkid has announced the release of his official music video for his single, Smile, which features H.E.R. The award winning singer is coming back for his spot in the music industry as he spent the past few weeks releasing new projects ahead of his soon-to-be-released Made in Lagos album. The […]

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Muyembe, Elumelu and Tambadou among world’s most influential people – Time Magazine

Nigerian philanthropist Tony Elumelu is one of the most recognizable African names on Time Magazine’s 100 most influential people list for 2020. Through his Tony Elumelu Foundation, the businessman has provided mentorship and financial support to thousands of young entreprenuers. A mentorship program that he began in 2015 has trained thousands of young entreprenuers and […]

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Breaking: Malian Interim President Bah Ndaw Makes First Official Appearance

In his first public official appearance since being appointed Mali’s interim president — following the coup d’état in August, Bah Ndaw, a retired colonel and former defence minister from the camp of ousted President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, met with ECOWAS mediator Goodluck Jonathan in Bamako on Thursday, on the eve of his swearing-in. The former […]

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NEWS: ECOWAS may lift Mali’s sanctions on Friday

The West African bloc ECOWAS will probable figure out on Friday whether or not to carry probably crippling sanctions imposed on Mali after last month’s coup, its mediator said. The mediator, Nigerian former president Goodluck Jonathan, known as the 15-nation bloc’s sanctions “unfortunate” during a go to to Mali’s capital Bamako on Wednesday. West African […]