Thus, 2023 would be the first time in the Fourth Republic that a retired military officer will not be a major contender for the office of Nigeria’s president. The influence of former military officers in the political process appears to be reducing as Nigeria heads towards its sixth general elections under the Fourth Republic. Until […]
THE government has pledged to upgrade seven stadiums with natural grass in order to meet criterias of hosting big international events and increase chances of staging the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) finals. Minister for Culture, Arts and Sports Mohamed Mchengerwa made the vow when he officiated the 2021/22 NBC-TFF Awards on Thursday night […]
ALL eyes will be on Zambia next week as the country hosts the 41st Ordinary Session of the Executive Council of the African Union (AU) from July 14 – 15, 2022 in Lusaka at Mulungushi International Conference Centre. On July 17, 2022, the country will host the fourth Mid-Year Coordination Meeting (MYCM) of the AU […]
ALL eyes will be on Zambia next week as the country hosts the 41st Ordinary Session of the Executive Council of the African Union (AU) from July 14 – 15, 2022 in Lusaka at Mulungushi International Conference Centre. On July 17, 2022, the country will host the fourth Mid-Year Coordination Meeting (MYCM) of the AU […]
It is harvest time in Kenya, and Joseph Thika has had to hire workers to help him harvest his cotton crop. Joseph is happy that his genetically modified plants matured faster this year, compared to the variety he used in the past. Kenya is counting on this solution to revive its struggling textile industry. Thika […]
Luanda — Angolan Head of State João Lourenço appealed Friday in Luanda for the serenity in the face of the death of the former President of the Republic, José Eduardo dos Santos, which took place in Barcelona, Spain. In a statement, Lourenco hailed dos Santos’ dedication to the country, lauding him as a “unique figure […]
Johannesburg — How did a popular period drama on Chinese TV help lead to the theft and brutal slaughter of millions of donkeys in Africa? It all started when fans of the show “Empresses in the Palace” saw the aristocratic characters using a traditional Chinese medicine called ejiao, which is made from donkey skin, Simon […]
THE United Nations (UN) has urged Tanzania to keep the momentum that has evidently built up in coverage of Covid-19 vaccination. More so, it has reiterated a commitment to collaborate with Tanzania to increase the uptake of the vaccine in continued efforts to fight the global pandemic. Speaking shortly before concluding his tour in the […]
A civil rights advocacy group, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), has called for the immediate sack of Rauf Aregbesola, Minister of Interior, over the frequent jailbreaks under his watch. In a statement, the group’s National Coordinator, Emmanuel Onwubiko, expressed disappointment over the incessant attacks on the prisons across the country. Onwubiko said it […]
Over the last 10 years, the number of people around the world who have been forced to flee their homes and become displaced in their own countries, has more than doubled. In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the increase in internally displaced persons (IDPs) has been particularly stark, as Resident Coordinator Bruno Lemarquis, the […]
Addis Abeba — Three woredas under the Wag Hemra administration zone: Abergele, Zequala, and Tsagebej remain under the control of Tigrayan forces and as a result, the people continued facing severe hunger, compounded with drought. Abergele woreda, in particular, is facing malaria, rabies and significant food shortages as well as severe Acute Watery Diarrhea (AWD) […]
A number of South Africans have claimed on social media that monkeypox – first detected in the country on 23 June 2022 – disproportionally affects men who have sex with men. But that’s not true. Claim Monkeypox spreads faster in men who have sex with men. Verdict Whereas the first cases of monkeypox in Europe […]
Two Angolan chess players are leading the African Championship in the youth category that takes place in Lusaka, Zambia, after Thursday’s round six game, out of nine to be played in the Swiss system. Alexandre Próspero has not given his opponnents a chance by leading the Under-18 category since the first phase with 5 points, […]
Nairobi — The Green Africa Foundation (GAF) has rolled out an initiative to train rural communities to adopt clean and energy saving cooking solutions as way of controlling destruction to environment while mitigating against climate change. The training involves imparting skills to rural communities on how to use modern energy saving jikos to cut the […]
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says all countries around the world are working to return themselves to a state of normalcy following the devastating impact of the pandemic of COVID-19, whose effects have been exacerbated by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. According to President Akufo-Addo, “Economies have been plunged into recessions, […]
Port Sudan — Abdallah Obshar, the spokesperson for the High Council of Beja Nazirs* and Independent Chieftains in eastern Sudan, has warned of the dire consequences of any political settlement in which the eastern Sudanese are not involved. In an address at the Beja Club in Port Sudan, Red Sea state, Obshar said that at […]
The City of Kigali has announced plans to construct new flyovers and four-lane roads so as to ease congestion across the capital. A flyover is a bridge or road that carries a road over another, while a four-lane road is a highway with two lanes for traffic in each direction. These construction plans were unveiled, […]
Rwanda’s international basketball referee, Jean Sauveur Ruhamiriza, has been named among referees who will officiate at this year’s NBA Summer League from July 7-17 in Las Vegas. The 31-year-old, who departed for the USA on Wednesday night, is the only African referee selected to officiate at the weeklong showpiece. The 17th NBA Summer League will […]