The United States of America has announced a US$45 million donation to Zimbabwe towards the provision of food aid in the upcoming lean season between October 2019 and March 2020. The contribution was provided through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and will ensure that 360,880 rural households will have enough food to take […]
Proceedings in the Kenyan National Assembly was on Wednesday morning halted when a Member of Parliament attempted to participate in proceedings with her five-month-old baby. MP Zulekha Hassan’s move created a hold-up of quarter of an hour leading the presiding speaker to order that she be escorted out of the chambers by the sergeant-at-arms. The […]
South Africa’s unemployment rate jumped to its highest since the global financial crisis more than a decade ago, data showed last week, piling pressure on a shrinking economy and President Cyril Ramaphosa’s pledge to deliver a turnaround. The increase in joblessness was preceded by a sharp rise in jobless claims from the Unemployment Insurance Fund […]
Malaria has killed more than 1,800 people in Burundi this year, the U.N.’s humanitarian agency says, a death toll rivaling a deadly Ebola outbreak in neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo. In its latest situation report, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said 5.7 million cases of malaria had been recorded […]
The Ugandan Police Force on Tuesday officially responded to the circumstances surrounding the death of a musician and blogger, Ziggy Wine. Reports on Monday suggested that the deceased had died of injuries he sustained after weeks in captivity during which period he was subjected to torture. MP and presidential aspirant Bobi Wine was among those […]
Zimbabwe will change its laws to allow farmers to grow industrial hemp for export, cabinet ministers said on Tuesday, adding that the government saw the plant as a future substitute for tobacco, the country’s biggest export earning crop. Industrial hemp is a strain of a cannabis species that is grown specifically for industrial uses of […]
No fewer than 65,000 Nigerians are in Saudi Arabia for the 2019 Hajj, the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) said on Tuesday. An official of the commission, Dr Aliyu Tanko, told newsmen in Makkah that adequate arrangements have been made by NAHCON to ease the difficulties in performing the Hajj, which begins on Saturday. […]
MORE than 15 000 homes in Kenya are set to receive fibre connectivity in the next two months. Safaricom will connect the homes following its embarking on a move to grow the uptake of its Home fibre service. The service currently reaches more than 300 000 homes across the country, with more than 107 000 […]
National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Uche Secondus has asked journalists and other vocal Nigerians to rise and challenge the “anti-people” tendencies of President Muhammadu Buhari. Secondus, who addressed newsmen at the Adamawa State Government House in Yola in the course of a visit to Governor Ahmadu Fintiri on Tuesday, also charged […]
Former National Assembly speaker Baleka Mbete believes South Africa is not psychologically ready for a female president. Mbete was talking to SAfm’s Masechaba Ndlovu on Monday evening as the radio station celebrates powerful women during Women’s Month. When asked if South Africa was ready for a female president 25 years into democracy, she responded: “I […]
August 1st-4th marked the Afronation festival in Portugal. Foreign and Nigerian Celebrities alike were present and the show was shut down by Wizkid, Burna Boy, Adekunle Gold, and Davido to mention a few. Davido recently collaborated with Chris Brown on his chart topping record “Blow my mind” which was released July 27 and his first […]
A High Court in Malawi has dismissed government’s request to place an injunction on all protests relating to post-election disputes in the southern African country. The Attorney General had petitioned the court to ban the protests which have over the last few months resulted in clashes between opposition elements and security forces. The court in […]
Villarreal reacted as Super Eagles star Samuel Chukwueze resumes pre-season training with his La Liga side after playing for at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt. The 20-year-old winger has become one of the most popular Nigerian players, following his breakout last season with The Yellow Submarine and his displays at the in […]
Some Nigerian traders in Ghana’s Western Regional capital of Takoradi have described fellow compatriot, Sam Udoetuk-Wills, chief suspect in the kidnapping of three girls, as an insane person. In interviews with a Ghanaian journalist, broadcast on Kumasi-based Nhyira FM, the Nigerians were unanimous that Udoetuk-Wills “is not a normal person”. “The Nigerian traders are saying […]
Plans by The Gambian government to roll out new currency notes is gathering steam. The tiny West African nation uses a currency known as the Dalasi. The Central Bank chief Bakary Jammeh on Monday presented copies of the new notes to president Adama Barrow. The new notes are to be released into the economy today […]
Zimbabwe’s ex-leader Robert Mugabe remains hopsitalised in Singapore where he has been receiving medical care for four months, his successor President Emmerson Mnangagwa said on Monday (Aug 5). Mnangagwa said in a statement that the 95-year-old Mugabe had been receiving medical care for an undisclosed ailment, and was responding well to treatment. “Founding president and […]
An altercation between Ethiopian federal police officers has led to a shooting incident at the premises of the Central Statistics Agency. Aaron Maasho, a Reuters journalist covering Ethiopia and the African Union said the officers were guarding tablets expected to be deployed for census. A journalist with the Ethiopian Reporter said the federal police had […]
Nokia is hosting a series of Innovation Days in Lagos to showcase how 5G technology can transform the way people live and work as well as enhance the industrial productivity in Nigeria. Nokia will present how this technology can benefit telecom operators, enterprises including the public sector and individuals. The company is showcasing a world […]
Ugandans are mourning the passing of a musician and blogger who was reportedly abducted and subjected to torture by suspected state agents. Ziggy Wine, real name Michael Kalinda, was signed onto Firebase Entertainment – the record label of Bobi Wine – Afro-pop artiste and lawmaker. Reports indicate that when he was retrieved after the abduction, […]
At least 40 people have been reported killed and dozens injured after an air strike hit a wedding ceremony in southwestern Libya, according to media reports. Reports said forces loyal to the warlord Khalifa Haftar launched the attack on Sunday in the town of Murzuq. Al Jazeera learned that the victims were attending a wedding, […]