The death toll from a devastating 30-hour siege by Al-Shabaab jihadists at a hotel in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu has climbed to 21, Health Minister Ali Haji Adan said Sunday, as anxious citizens awaited news. Emergency workers and first aid team have been trying to clear the debris of a
South Africa’s flag carrier, South Africa Airways (SAA) is at risk of having its operating license suspended. This is following accusations of the airline’s failure to notify the Air Services Licensing Council (ASLC) that it had sold off a majority stake to a private party, as well as
The criminal court of Giza, near Cairo, sentenced to death Ayman Hagag and an accomplice for "voluntary manslaughter" in June on the person of Shaima Gamal, a television presenter. The preliminary sentences handed to Ayman Haggag and accomplice Hussein El Gharably, now hinge on the opinion of the
As food crisis continue to wreak havoc in the continent owing to the protracted Russia-Ukraine warfare, the long-awaited ship carrying tons of grain to Africa has finally set forth. This is a major breakthrough in efforts to get much-needed Ukrainian grain out of the conflict-hit country, back into global markets,
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IECB) has declared William Ruto the winner of the Kenyan presidential election. The former deputy president will become the fifth president of the East African nation. The announcement of the results has been questioned and is causing confusion for some people. Before the announcement,
Nigeria’s Super Falcons striker, Asisat Lamina Oshoala has bagged a nomination for the 2022 Ballon d’Or Female Player of the Year Award. This is not only a win for Nigeria, but also for Africa as Oshoala is the first African woman to attain such a feat. The nominees
The court in Kampala last month ruled that a customer was negligent in how they handled their information, which led to a loss of whooping UGX 56Million in a recent ruling vide Atiku Aidah V centenary Bank. Justice Stephen Mubiru, in his ruling, revisited the bank-customer relationship and the duties
In moves to alleviate the fortunes of African football and its footballers, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) announced that it is launching a brand new prestigious club tournament christened the African Super League, and it has tentatively been set for August 2023, running from May to August. The novel
Kenya’s National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC), a government agency that was created to foster ethnic harmony among the country’s 45 tribes, has given Facebook seven days to tackle hate speech and incitement tied to the upcoming elections on the platform. Otherwise, Facebook will face suspension in the
In a press conference in Benin Republic on Wednesday, France President Emmanuel Macron made a pledge to deliver drones, weaponry and intelligence to help combat the growing Islamist Insurgency bedevilling the West African country. Benin was the second leg of his three-leg tour of Cameroon, Benin and Guinea-Bissau – his first
Politicians in the Puntland region of northern Somalia are alarmed by the increased street sales of Viagra to unsuspecting customers. Viagra is a prescription drug typically used to treat male impotence and erectile dysfunction (ED), but there are concerns about how it is dispensed in the region. Due to the
Girls in rural Zimbabwe have resorted to using cow dung as sanitary wear due to rising prices for feminine hygiene products in the country. Recently, SNV Netherlands, development organization in Zimbabwe conducted a survey that revealed that 72% of girls living in the rural community of Domboshava, 30 kilometers north
Moroccan authorities said that 23 migrants were killed, and dozens of migrants and police officers were injured in a “stampede” of people trying to cross into the Spanish North African enclave of Melilla. A spokesperson for the Spanish government’s office in Melilla said about 2,000 people attempted to
Uganda’s national carrier, Uganda Airlines, has recently been granted landing rights at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport located in southern China. The airline announced the news across their social media pages over the past weekend. Uganda Airlines (UR) will use its new Airbus A330-800neo for the new route on a
“Africa is actually taken hostage” in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine amid catastrophically rising food prices, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told the African Union continental body during a closed-door address on Monday. Zelenskyy was unable to reach African nations despite numerous requests. Many of these countries have close ties with
Africa is one of the best-positioned regions to benefit from the global adoption of cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana in the coming decade. Africa’s young population 1.4 billion persons, about 17% of the global population, will be the fastest-growing region in the world over the next
