We feel disrespected and humiliated by our own government – Nigerian Olympics athletes
Nigerian athletes participating in the ongoing Olympic games in Tokyo are staging a series of protests against the bad treatment they receive from the country’s government and the committee set up to manage the team. Their concerns range across funding, lack of technical support and attention to details which resulted in open humiliation of the […]
Why Kenya’s Deputy President prevented from traveling to Uganda
Kenya’s Deputy President William Ruto was prevented from flying to Uganda after his arrival at Wilson airport in Nairobi. The man tipped by Kenyans for the Presidency in the 2022 election considers the incident a deliberate attempt to humiliate him. “I have been stopped from flying to Uganda because the system believes only the children […]
We export oil and gas to Italy, yet we have blackouts here – Gaddafi’s son speaks on Libya’s crises
Following the death of Col. Muammar Qaddafi, not much has been heard of Seif el-Qaddafi, his second son. However, a recent publication revealed that Seif is alive, highly pained by the situation in Libya, and has hinted of a possible bid for the Presidency. The New York Times reported that Seif al-Islam el-Qaddafi had a […]
Equatorial Guinea detains six French soldiers at the Port of Bata for “unauthorized” landing
Authorities in Equatorial Guinea have announced that six French soldiers who were in a helicopter were arrested at the mainland port of Bata and held for further investigations. The authorities said the “unauthorized” landing violated the country’s airspace. State owned media, TVGE reported that the government has not underrated the possibility of the detained soldiers […]
John Dumelo, the Ghanaian actor motivating the youth to engage in farming
Even though Africa has over half of the world’s undeveloped arable land with great potentials for improved agricultural production, statistics on the number of Africa’s youthful population in the Agricultural sector is troubling. In order to realize full agriculture potentials, the continent needs to do everything possible to draw the interest of young people in […]
Rwandan troops celebrate first victory in Mozambique as other African countries deploy more soldiers
Troops deployed by Rwanda as part of a bilateral agreement with Mozambique to help fight insurgency in the Gas-rich country have celebrated their first victory. Rwanda earlier announced a deployment of 1,000 troops to help restore peace and security. Authorities in Mozambique claimed that, the joint forces mounted a serious assault on the insurgents around […]
Why didn’t US embassy hoist LGBTQ+ flag in Saudi Arabia? Lawmaker fumes as Us embassy displays flag in Ghana
Honorable Samuel Nartey George, a Ghanaian lawmaker and lead member of the group pushing for a bill to prohibit the practice and promotion of LGBTQ+ in the country fumes over reports that, the US embassy in Ghana hoisted a flag in support of LGBTQ+ community. According to him, that action breaches the Ghanaian constitution. The […]
Nigeria and Cameroon jointly built a new bridge to facilitate trade
African countries are gradually building infrastructure to integrate the continent. Botswana and Zambia earlier constructed a 923 meters long bridge which is strategically positioned at a point where Namibia, Zimbabwe, Zambia and Botswana intersect. This drastically improved the trade infrastructure of the entire Southern African Development Community (SADC). Latest on the list of efforts towards […]
More African leaders jet off to the UK for a virtual conference advised to be attended online
Like Lazarus Chakwera of Malawi, other African leaders together with their delegates have jetted off to the United Kingdom to attend a virtual conference themed the Global Education Summit. According to reports, a communique from the organizers clearly stated that only the Kenyan President, Uhuru Kenyatta, will be hosting the event live with Prime Minister […]
Madagascan-French citizen solicited €10 million support to topple government – Oil firm confirms
It could be recalled that, Madagascan security operatives on Thursday foiled an assassination attempt on President Andry Rajoelina and other top officials. The emerging details reveal that the assassins sought support from a multi-national oil firm – Benchmark Group. According to reports from Madagascan media, the information came to the fore following intense police investigation. […]