Adeye is The African Exponent's West African Correspondent based on Abuja, Nigeria. He covers all West African Stories that matter with a slick African style.
There was public outrage from Zimbabweans all over when the Ministry of Higher and Tertiary Education released a statement announcing that cabinet had approved the establishment of the Robert Gabriel Mugabe University. The university is to be situated 36km North West of Harare in Mazowe District, in the Mashonaland Central
Ever since taking over as the leader of the Democratic Alliance, one of the opposition parties in South Africa, Mmusi Maimane has joined the bandwagon of firebrand politicians who are never afraid of challenging the current president of the country, Jacob Zuma. Just before Jacob Zuma left for Zambia this
The ninth Nelson Mandela World Human Rights Moot competition were held in Switzerland last week and Midlands State University (MSU) emerged the victors. The competitions were held on July 18-21 2017 in Geneva, Switzerland, and saw the MSU team of Brian Tatenda Madziba (a final year student) and Conrad Melusi
More and more talent continues to emerge on the African continent as a 19 year old from the University of Ghana has developed a new video search engine that could rival Google and YouTube. The student has developed Mudclo.com, a website that has been described as almost matching Google&
For a foreigner who visits Morocco for the first time, listening to Moroccans converse and talk to each other and trying to understand them is an extreme challenge that requires an acute state of mental acrobatics. What language or languages do Moroccans speak, after all? To be honest, answering this
Reverend Frank Chikane on Tuesday made sensational claims that the South African ruling party, will steal the 2019 elections using funds laundered through state capture. He also said the African National Congress was creating a state of fear in the country. The ANC has had to resist calls for President
August 2008 In 2008, a meeting of more than 200 traditional African rulers anointed then Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi the “king of kings”. They converged in Benghazi to bestow the title on the late leader hoping he would see his vision of a united Africa through. Unfortunately, this was not
After dropping his South Sudan trip last month, it has been revealed the pope has donated $400,000 toward aid projects. According to APS news agency, the Vatican say the amount would be spent on two hospitals run by nuns, a teacher training programme and a project to buy seeds
A young man in Mozambique has shockingly discovered that even the death of his bride will not help him escape paying the customary bride price. The young man from the southern province of Inhambane was asked to pay traditional bride price for his wife who died due to complications during
A Ugandan form one dropout who forged academic certificates to get top jobs in government and reputable private companies in Kenya has been arrested by officers from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations and will be charged today Friday at the Milimani law courts. Before his arrest last week, he was
Lesotho's incoming prime minister's estranged wife was shot dead Wednesday, two days before his inauguration. Reports says Lipolelo Thabane, 58, was about to enter her gate in the outskirts of Maseru when unknown people opened fire and killed her instantly. She was in company of a
The business world is a ‘jungle’ where only the strong survive, there is always a new product alternative to yours competing for the same market. With the increase in the levels of innovation all around the world, the use of ICT even in Africa is on the increase, therefore there
Free internet access projects are emerging globally in terms of free wi-fi hotspots in larger cities. Many places like restaurants have been offering for years now free internet access as a service to their customers. These projects are mostly local initiatives or initiated by individual companies. What if the scale
UbuntuFM community contributor Peter Hesen conducted an interview with Reggae artist Hosny Bronx (USA). Greetings Rasta, how are you doing? Yes Rasta, cool man, I’m fine, I’m here with you in South Africa, It makes me very happy. My new album is almost finished, I’m working on
The Ethiopian government has charged two people with terrorism over a deadly stampede last year that killed dozens of people and led the government to declare a state of emergency in the country. Tufa Melka and Kedir Bedasso are the first people charged in the October stampede at a religious
Non-governmental aid and development organisations have become a huge industry which is very closely intertwined with the establishment. Their source of income is made up of donors instead of customers. The way in which they operate is not all that dissimilar to commercial profit based enterprises. They are auxiliaries to
