In a raid on a building considered to be a gathering place for scammers who enticed victims with promises of romance before pressuring them to give over money for fake cryptocurrency investments, Nigeria’s anti-graft agency reported that they had detained 792 individuals. The arrests were made Tuesday as part of a sting operation in a […]
Reports of massive destruction are coming from Mayotte after a 100 year hurricane slammed over the French archipelago Saturday wreaking havoc that one local compared to an atomic explosion with hundreds if not thousands of feared victims. Mayotte is located in the Indian Ocean off the east coast of Africa just west of Madagascar. It […]
ECOWAS Commission President Omar Touray has announced that the transition period will run from 29 January 2025 to 29 July 2025, while leaving the door open to the three countries during this period. Speaking at the opening of the summit, Mr Touray said the decision was ‘discouraging’. Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger declared their intention […]
At a debate held on Friday, three African politicians vying for the leadership of the African Union outlined their strategies for strengthening regional security in the context of ongoing conflict and political upheaval. Raila Odinga (Kenya), Mahamoud Ali Youssouf (Djibouti) and Richard Randriamandrato (Madagascar) are all candidates for the presidency of the 55-member African Union. […]
One of the worst calamities in recent times is Chad’s devastating flooding that has devastated about two million people since July 2024. Lives have been broken and homes have been washed away. Numerous families grabbed whatever possessions they could carry as they fled to higher ground as the floodwaters rose in the area. This calamity […]
With 2024 drawing to a close, it’s time to start planning your holidays, especially as 2025 offers exciting long weekends all year round. Here’s a month-by-month look at the long weekends that await you: January 2025: Long weekend We begin with a long weekend in January, from 12 January (Sunday) to 14 January (Tuesday), which […]
The authorities in Niger have suspended the BBC for three months over the channel’s coverage of an extremist attack that is believed to have killed dozens of Nigerien soldiers and civilians, the authorities said on Thursday. ‘The BBC broadcasts false information aimed at destabilising society and undermining the morale of troops’, Communication Minister Raliou Sidi […]
Neptune Oil, a significant distributor and retailer in Central Africa received the first export of 60,000 tons of refined petroleum which is the first international purchaser of petroleum from the Dangote refinery is Cameroon. The firm stated that it will be collaborating with the refiner in order to create a stable supply chain that would […]
Clashes have broken out in a town in southern Somalia between forces of the country’s federal government and regional troops from the state of Jubbaland, amid escalating tensions following a disputed regional election. Officials on both sides said the fighting, which lasted for hours in the town of Raskamboni on Wednesday, had subsided by midday. […]
Health officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo are urgently studying a flu-like illness that has killed 31 people in the hospitals and 44 in the community while lab results indicate that it is malaria. The director-general of the National Institute for Biomedical Research, Jean-Jacques Muyembe, said that 9 out of 12 samples were positive […]
Negotiations for an Economic Partnership Agreement that would establish a free trade zone between the UAE and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) have been finalized. According to announcements made by Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi who is the Minister of State for Foreign Trade and Andrey Slepnev who is the Minister of Trade of the […]
On 9 December, OpenAI made its Sora video generator available to certain ChatGPT users, as part of the ‘shipmas’ announcement cascade. The organisation first demonstrated Sora’s capabilities in February 2024. In the months since, it has built a faster version and explored how to deliver AI video generators responsibly. OpenAI’s focus on Sora’s safety is […]
An undetermined number of persons were arrested by Kenyan police on Tuesday after they fired tear gas canisters at hundreds of protesters opposing femicide or gender based violence in Kenya’s capital Nairobi. “Stop killing women!” was screamed by several hundred protesters the majority of whom were women as they blew whistles in Nairobi. Police officers […]
The South Africa and Pakistan cricket teams will come face to face in the first T20I game of their three-match series on December 10 at Kingsmead stadium in Durban. The match, scheduled to begin at 9:30 PM IST (6:00 PM Johannesburg Time), it sets the stage for the much awaited match between these two cricketing […]
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is making waves as a global pioneer in artificial intelligence (AI), positioning itself at the forefront of the technology revolution. With AI at the heart of its strategy for economic diversification and sustainable growth, the UAE is ambitiously integrating this transformative technology across all industries, fuelling innovation and reshaping the […]
A private partnership between the United Arab Emirates and Morocco intends to invest up to $25 billion in a green hydrogen and ammonia plant in the North African nation. The Moroccan government has previously given Dahamco permission to establish the project in the controversial Western Sahara’s Atlantic port of Dakhla. The president of Dahamco Tom […]
Burkina Faso’s military ruler, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, has dismissed his prime minister, Apollinaire Joachim Kyelem de Tambela, and dissolved the entire government. The dismissal of the head of government and his cabinet was announced in a decree signed by the head of the junta on Friday. The decree does not specify the reasons for the […]
In a spectacular rescue operation about 150 miners were freed from an abandoned gold mine in Mpumalanga province South Africa uncovering a variety of circumstances of human trafficking and bonded labor. Three people were found during the initial search operation which visibly affirmed the volatile environment that exists underground. The rescued miners, the majority of […]
The much awaited Everton vs Liverpool match has been postponed due to the bad weather after the origination of Atlantic Storm Darragh and the safety of visitors. “Premier League” globally celebrated football league commenced in August 2024. Today’s match between Everton Vs Liverpool has been postponed due to the poor weather, highly anticipated winds, heavy […]
City of Tshwane’s Emergency Services have confirmed that a fire broke out at the Netcare Pretoria East Hospital on Thursday. Parts of the hospital went up in flames after solar panels on top of some sections of the hospital caught fire. Coetzee Minister for Community Safety in Tshwane, was at the scene and said all […]