Archive for: July, 2024

Tanzania asks tourists to pay using local currency

APOLINARI TAIRO Tanzania’s Ministry of Tourism and Natural Resources has ordered that all fees and charges in the tourism sector be paid in local currency, in line with a government directive that all local transactions be in the country’s shillings. The directive covers even Tourism Business License fees, filming permits and visiting fees. Payments previously […]

To protect mangroves, some Kenyans combat logging with hidden beehives

Dressed in protective clothing and armed with a smoker, Peter Nyongesa walked through the mangroves to monitor his beehives along the Indian Ocean coastline. The 69-year-old Nyongesa recalled how he would plead unsuccessfully with loggers to spare the mangroves or cut only the mature ones while leaving the younger ones intact. “But they would retort […]

Turkey’s diplomatic mission to Niger: Securing uranium supplies

The visit follows the withdrawal of mining rights from Canadian and French companies by Niger’s military government. Turkey’s foreign, defense, and energy ministers visited Niger, on Wednesday, July 17 to secure access to the country’s abundant uranium resources, Bloomberg reported. Led by Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and including top intelligence official Ibrahim Kalin, the delegation […]

House to review anti-homosexuality law.

The House of Representatives begins the process of reviewing the request to amend Liberia’s anti-homosexuality law. BRIDGETT MILTON Liberia’s House of Representatives has instructed its committees on Gender, Health, and Judiciary to review the request for the amendment of the country’s anti-homosexuality law. The proposal seeking an amendment to Chapter 14, Subchapter D of a […]

Zimbabwe deports Chinese in viral video assaulting mine workers

KITSEPILE NYATHI Zimbabwe in July deported two Chinese nationals accused of hanging two mine employees on a front-end loader in a case that ignited debate about alleged abuses by investors from the Asian country. A viral video of the two employees being tied to a bucket of the front-end loader before it was lifted with […]

Africa’s Richest Man Versus Nigeria Is Uncharted Territory

ANTHONY OSAE-BROWN & ANTONY SQUAZZIN A standoff is building between Africa’s richest man and the president of the continent’s most populous economy. Stung by accusations from his home nation’s government that he’s seeking a monopoly for his $20 billion oil refinery, Aliko Dangote said he’s dropped plans to build a huge steel mill in the […]

Top 10 countries in Africa with best education system

This article delves into the top 10 countries in Africa that are leading the way with their exceptional education systems JOY NDUBUEZE Education is the cornerstone of progress and development, shaping the future of nations and their citizens. In Africa, several countries have made remarkable strides in enhancing their education systems. These nations not only […]

The Legendary Kwasi Akuffo, King of Akuapem, Gold Coast (Ghana)

KOFI AYIM It is possible to say that the loss of power and prestige of the paramount chief in Akuapem today as compared with the Akwamuhene or the Okyenhene in Akyem Abuakwa is due more to the work of the Basel Mission Society than to any other single factor. -M.A. Kwamena-Poh, Government and Politics in […]

High cost of living bites hard

OLISA CHUKWUMAH, BEN SHEMANG, & ISAAC KALEDZI The worst economic crisis in decades in Nigeria has citizens sacrificing to make ends meet. Economic reforms are on the cards, but for now, medicines, food and other basic commodities are priced beyond the reach of many. Toyin Ogundeko, a resident of Lagos and a caterer by profession, […]

Heat wave worsening inflation, precarity

JULIEN ADAYE The economy in Ivory Coast has long been under pressure from regional security threats and predatory markets. Now, an acute heat wave is driving the prices for basic goods up even further. Gouro market is a popular spot right in the center of Abidjan, the economic capital of the Ivory Coast. It is […]

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