The first set of Nigerians stranded in Ukraine have arrived the country, air lifted by Max air, through the intervention of the Federal Government of Nigeria. They arrived from Romania on Friday morning. The Chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Read more
The MasterCard Foundation has announced that it will deploy $1.3 billion over the next three years in partnership with the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) to save the lives and livelihoods of millions of people in Read more
Chad’s newly re-elected President Idriss Deby Itno has died of injuries while fighting rebels in the north of the Sahel country. The shocking announcement came only the day after the 68-year-old was proclaimed the winner of a presidential election that Read more
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has won a sixth term in office with 58.6 percent of the vote, in an election disputed by his main rival Bobi Wine who trailed with 34.8 percent, the electoral commission announced on Saturday. “The electoral Read more
Former President Jerry Rawlings of Ghana has died from complications of COVID-19. According to TheCable, the ex-president died at Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra, the capital of Ghana, on Thursday morning. A military ruler, who later joined politics, Rawlings ruled Read more
Algerians were unable to access social media accounts on Sunday as students sat national exams in the North African country where authorities are cracking down on cheating. Social networks such as Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp were inaccessible, an AFP journalist Read more
Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina on Sunday said two lawmakers – one member of the senate and one deputy – had died after becoming infected with the coronavirus. Eleven other deputies and 14 senators had also tested positive for the virus, Read more
Madagascar has placed its capital Antananarivo under a fresh lockdown following a new surge in coronavirus infections, two months after the restrictions were eased, the presidency announced Sunday. “The Analamanga region (under which the capital is situated) is returning to Read more
14 October 2019 – The Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative (ANPI) has identified the top 10 finalists for its grand finale event taking place in Accra, Ghana on 16 November 2019.Among them are four Nigerian netpreneurs. The finalists were chosen from nearly 10,000 applicants from 50 Read more
Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe’s first post-independence leader, has died aged 95. His family confirmed his death to the BBC. Mr Mugabe had been receiving treatment in a hospital in Singapore since April. He was ousted in a military coup in 2017 Read more