Dr. Kwegyir Aggrey "Only the best is good enough for Africa."
Kwame Nkrumah "The independence of Ghana is meaningless unless it is linked up with the total liberation of Africa."
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Drought-prone Namibia, currently facing its worst drought in over a century, will start constructing its long-awaited second desalination plant in January 2025, the minister of agriculture said on Wednesday, June 26. Approval for a second desalination plant with a capacity of about 20 million cubic metres has been granted, and the plant is expected to […]
Refugees and migrants continue to face extreme forms of violence, exploitation and death on sea and on land across Africa as they move through the continent, UN agencies said on Friday, in an appeal to border authorities to do more to protect them. Data from a new report by the Office of the UN High […]
SAM FRANCIS Sir Keir Starmer has confirmed the Rwanda deportation scheme is “dead and buried”, on his first full day as prime minister. The Labour leader said he would end the “gimmick” of deporting migrants arriving in the UK illegally to Rwanda, which was established by the previous Conservative government. Labour campaigned on a manifesto […]