This is Burna Boy‘s year! And that statement rings truer when you begin to review Burna’s achievement in 2019. In addition to the ever-growing list of the Afro-fusion artiste’s accomplishments, Burna not only tops the recently released Apple Music list of Most Streamed Songs in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2019, but he also dominates the list […]
Riyad Mahrez has made history after scoring in Manchester City 4-1 demolishing of Burnley in the Premier League encounter Turf Mor on Tuesday night. The 28-year-old winger netted Cityzen’s fourth goal with three minutes remaining as he becomes the first Algerian to score 50 goals in the Premier League, moving 9th onto the all-time top […]
Eleven Tunisians were arrested during a night of clashes between protesters and police in the central region of Sidi Bouzid, the interior ministry said on Tuesday, after the self-immolation of a young man sparked outrage. Clashes in Jelma started after the death last Friday of a 25-year-old who set himself on fire in the centre […]
Ugandan president Yoweri Kaguta Museveni joined a broad-range of citizens for an anti-corruption walk on Wednesday. Thousands of people from government agencies, religious, traditional and civil society leaders joined other citizens for the walk, the president said on Twitter. “I am very glad we turned up in big numbers as we continue the war towards […]
Zambia’s President has stood by his nation’s strict anti-homosexuality laws. In an interview with Britain’s Sky News on Monday Edgar Lungu described homosexuality as “unbiblical and un-Christian,” and went on to liken it to bestiality. “We know that there could be people who are homosexual in Zambia. But we don’t want to promote it, because […]
At least 23 people have died in a huge explosion that tore through a tile factory in Sudan’s capital of Khartoum, the government said Tuesday. The blaze also injured nearly 130 people, several critically, the cabinet statement added, suggesting the death toll from the blaze could rise as the burned were being treated at local […]
Musician Iona has said she likes it when she gets attention from men on social media. According to her, although girls will not accept the claim, they really love attention. When she was asked how she handles the attention he gets, she replied “Well I like it. I like it…it’s like I’m getting attention. Girls […]
Ghana’s President Akufo-Addo is billed to intervene in the dispute between Nigerian traders and the Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA). GUTA said Nigerian traders should keep off retail business and has moved in several cities to shut down shops owned by Nigerians. GUTA accuses the Ghanaian government of failing to enforce Section 27 (1) […]
Once again, Nigeria is one of the top 20 countries affected by spam calls and SMSes globally, a recent report by Truecaller has revealed. According to the study, the average Truecaller user in Nigeria receives 8.4 spam calls per month, which is 20% higher than last year. This year, Brazil topped the list, with the […]
Talal Afifi has worked for years to revive Sudanese cinema which has languished through decades of authoritarian rule. With the fall of longtime autocrat Omar al-Bashir, he sees new hope. Bashir’s Islamist-backed rule of 30 years had seen cinemas shuttered and US sanctions prevent imports of vital equipment in a country once known as a […]
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is pressing on with plans of the new Prosperity Party despite an open opposition by a close ally and Minister of Defence Lemma Megerssa. Abiy on Sunday (December 1) met with other leaders of seven of the nine regions of the country to sign a document that officially marked the […]
Suspected Boko Haram jihadists killed four Chadian troops early on Monday in a newly established military outpost on Lake Chad, the military and local officials said. Boko Haram has training camps on several of the islands that dot the vast, shallow Lake Chad, which straddles the borders of Nigeria, Niger and Cameroon as well as […]
A senior Sudanese rebel leader Monday called for a three-month extension to finalise a peace deal with the Khartoum government, as talks between the two sides are to resume next week. Yasir Arman, deputy leader of the rebel Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N), also called on Washington to remove Sudan from its blacklist of “state […]
At least 24 Tunisians were killed and 18 more injured Sunday when a bus plunged off a cliff into a ravine in the country’s north, officials said. The bus had set off from Tunis to the picturesque mountain town of Ain Draham, a popular autumn destination for Tunisians near the Algerian border, the tourism ministry […]
Cameroon’s conflict between separatist rebels and the government escalated on Sunday when the former fired on a passenger jet as it approached Bamenda airport in the northwest of the country. The scheduled flight from Douala landed safely and there were no casualties, Cameroon Airlines said in a statement confirming the attack. The airline has grounded […]
Egypt is hosting a new round of talks with Ethiopia and Sudan on a disputed dam built by Ethiopia on the Nile, as part of an agreement reached in Washington in November. The agreement was reached in Washington last month to break the deadlock in their long-standing row over the river’s critical water supply. The […]
Senegal and Liverpool forward Sadio Mane has dreamed about winning the prestigious Ballon d’Or, and many on the African continent are hoping this dream becomes a reality on Monday. Mane has had an impressive calendar year, winning the Champions League, the Premier League Golden Boot after bagging 22 goals and finishing second in the league […]
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s scored a brace to earn Arsenal a draw against Norwich City in the Premier League at the Carrow Road on Sunday as they began life after sacked Unai Emery. Norwich City opened the scoring chart with a goal by Pukki Teemu but Arsenal who has been more dominant in the game got the […]
The President of Guinea Conakry, Prof. Alpha Conde has commended the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu for responding to his invitation to help reform the Anti-corruption agency in Guinea. He expressed his gratitude in a letter of appreciation dated November 28, 2019 and sent through the Ambassador of […]
Farmer in the Upper East Region of Ghana have hailed the construction of a $1billion multipurpose dam project because they believe it has the potential to radically transform agriculture in the area.President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo over the weekend cut the sod for the project to begin after years of being on the drawing […]