-Replies US Amb. McCarthy The Government of Liberia is fighting back to redeem its tainted image ahead of the crucial October 10, general and presidential elections, a day after U.S. Ambassador Michael McCarthy accused it of neglecting the leeward counties. In a statement issued on Wednesday April 26, the government admitted that it acknowledged the […]
The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Monusco, is ending after 20 years. It will be replaced by troops from the Southern African Development Community (SADC), led by the South African military. Thomas Mandrup, an expert in African security governance and South African military and foreign policy, recently wrote a […]
The evacuees will be moved in buses from Sudan to Egypt before they will be airlifted to Nigeria. About 5,500 Nigerian students in Sudan will be evacuated due to the violence in the North African country, an official has said. The chairperson of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, said this Thursday at the weekly […]
Tributes for the late veteran photographer Peter Magubane have continued to pour in. Parliament’s Presiding Officers, led by the Speaker of the National Assembly, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula and Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces, Amos Masondo, have joined the nation in mourning the passing of Magubane. Magubane who passed away on Monday, cut his teeth […]
Oration by the Grand Patron of the National Orders, President Cyril Ramaphosa, at the presentation of the 2023 National Orders, Sefako Makgatho Guest House, Tshwane Programme Director, Ministers and Deputy Ministers, Speaker of the National Assembly, Ms Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, Members of Parliament, Chancellor of National Orders, Ms Phindile Baleni, Members of the Advisory Council on […]
Addis Abeba — A decade ago, Ethiopia’s debut on the international bond stage sparked a frenzy among investors with its inaugural $1 billion Eurobond issuance–a daring move with a 10-year maturity and an enticing 6.625% coupon rate. The bond, set to mature in December 2024, was met with a ravenous appetite as bids soared to […]
Labour expert Herbert Jauch said with collective agreements continuing to conclude with wage increases below the inflation rate, workers are faced with a dire situation in terms of their real wages and purchasing power. He was speaking on the eve of of Workers’ Day, which will be commemorated around the world on Monday. “Not receiving […]
Omdurman / Nyala — According to reports of Sudanese on social media, the extremely dire humanitarian situation in the central and southern parts of Omdurman has led to people starving to death in the past weeks. The neighbourhood committees of El Abbasiya are urging relief organisations to provide aid as soon as possible. The deteriorating […]
Organized labour yesterday threatened to constitute what it called a hall of shame for judges that compromise in the dispensation of justice because of pecuniary benefits. This is even as civil society groups have said that the judiciary in the country was on trial and promised to protect the collective democratic aspirations and ethos of […]
Reaching hundreds of families in two South Sudanese states, the initiative is part of a broader bid to build resilience to a growing climate crisis It is midday in Halbul, in northern South Sudan, and farmer Nyandeng Noon Agany is visibly exhausted as she walks home in the harsh dry season heat, after spending hours […]
Recently a new focus has been placed on the out-of-school children phenomenon in Nigeria by both the media and some stakeholders. A recent UNICEF report which put the number of out-of-school children in Nigeria at 20 million triggered the conversation. Most people are not aware that the new figures are consequent on the rebasing of […]
Special Report — African countries are set to record an increase in tourism numbers in 2024, as more countries continue to open their borders to other African countries by abolishing visa requirements. In 2023, most African countries made significant strides to liberalize their visa regimes, with Rwanda and Kenya being the latest to completely remove […]
She has the voice of an angel, and it will grace the coronation of a king and his queen in Westminster Abbey on 6 May. University of Cape Town (UCT) alumnus Pretty Yende’s story is a triumph of talent over adversity – and the transformation of the Eurocentric, elitist world of opera. Yende (37) will […]
Uganda is finally putting in place measures to tap into the global demand for critical minerals, which are needed for the smooth transition from fossil fuels to clean energy technologies. For more than three decades, private sector investments in Uganda’s mining sector have been low. The reasons have varied from the unavailability of strong data […]
A firm belonging to Oluwaseyi, son of Nigeria’s president-elect, Bola Tinubu, bought an $11 million London mansion that the Muhammadu Buhari government was seeking to confiscate as part of a probe into one of the biggest corruption scandals in the country’s history, Bloomberg reported yesterday, citing previously unreported UK company documents. But the Bloomberg report […]
Zanzibar — ZANZIBAR: ZANZIBAR expects to develop a special berth for loading and unloading vehicles in what’s referred to as ‘Ferry and Rolls-on/Rolls-off (Ro-Ro). In the course, President Hussein Mwinyi on Tuesday witnessed the signing of an agreement for the project, which will be implemented through Public Private Partnership (PPP). Ahead of the celebrations of […]
“Indomie noodles manufactured in Nigeria is different from the one produced in Malaysia and Taiwan and is safe for consumption” NAFDAC Director General. This is the truth, but Nigerian consumers have seen over the last few days how fake news and clickbait news are causing panic among the public. Consumers of the leading noodles brand, […]
Mr Wike said President Tinubu has provided funds for the competition of the project. The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, has restated his promise that President Bola Tinubu will inaugurate the Abuja Metro Light Rail project in May 2024. He also said the train design was subpar but could no longer be changed. […]