The Prime Minister of Slovakia, Robert Fico, made a surprise visit to Moscow for talks with Vladimir Putin, becoming the third Western leader to meet the Russian President since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine three years ago. Mr Fico, a vocal critic of the European Union’s support for Kiev during the war, said they had […]
Trade between African and GCC countries stands at $ 121 billion in 2023, double of what it was in 2016. This growth is witnessed due to the efforts of Gulf countries to shift their economies forward, besides realizing the trade and investment opportunities in Africa. The UAE is a leading partner in innovation and infrastructure: […]
Family members struggling after one week after of Cyclone Chido ripped through the French island territory of Mayotte expressed helplessness on Wednesday, a day before the arrival of the French president and another 180 tonnes of aid. Some survivors and aid groups have described hasty burials, the foul smell of dead bodies and the destruction […]
The United Arab Emirates has launched its orphanage project in Ethiopia’s Oromia region on the orders of President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Dr. Abiy Ahmed who is the Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia officially opened the orphanage in front of several UAE and Ethiopian officials as well as Dr. […]
In just four months, 100 women have been killed, the majority by males they knew including spouses. Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi referred to the rising problem as “the elephant in the room” and stated that many cases are still being investigated in court. Mudavadi stated that the police have established a special squad to […]
The Ghanaian entertainment industry is in deep mourning following the sudden death of Bright Owusu, better known as C Confion. The talented comic and sketch actor passed away in the early hours of 20 December 2024, after battling a brief but serious illness. C Confion, a much-loved member of Dr Likee’s comedy team, was being […]
Since the beginning of December more than five hundred people have lost their lives on the nation’s highways. Barbara Creecy, the minister of transportation disclosed that number in the preliminary road safety report for the middle of the holiday season. On December 19th Creecy gave the numbers at a press conference on the N1 route […]
The French president Emmanuel Macron has promised more aid to the inhabitants of the Mayotte archipelago in the Indian Ocean, as he witnessed the devastation wrought by cyclone Chido on the French territory. Many thousands of people are trying to get by without the bare essentials, such as water and electricity. The most powerful cyclone […]
Ghana’s top court rejected two cases challenging the legality of the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill dealing a further blow to the LGBTQ population in Africa. The decision opens the door for the president to sign one of the strictest anti-LGBTQ laws on the continent into law. Richard Dela Sky, a lawyer and […]
The man who confessed to killing a woman in a video that went viral on social networks was found hanging from a tree on Wednesday morning in the Malangeni district of Umzinto, a short distance from where he had killed the woman. KZN Saps spokesman Colonel Robert Netshiunda said police had responded to reports of […]
Nigerian anti-corruption agency has arrested 792 suspects in a major raid on a building allegedly used as a hub for international online fraud. The Financial and Economic Crimes Commission (EFCC) said the suspects, including 148 Chinese and 40 Filipinos, were arrested on 10 December in the Big Leaf Building, a seven-storey building in Lagos, Nigeria’s […]
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. […]