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President Andriy Rajoelina of Madagascar has ordered the sack of the country's foreign minister over what he termed insubordination. The reason for the sack is due to the decision of the foreign minister, Richard Randriamandrato, to vote against Russia's Ukraine annexation at the United Nations referendum.
A team of five Kenyan students recently won $1 million in a global entrepreneurship competition and have now launched a business that would make biodegradable sanitary pads from banana fiber. The exciting new project will go a long way in solving period poverty in Kenya and across the continent. The
Afrobeats music genre has taken the globe by stardom and its wave is becoming increasingly irresistible. It has become apparent that a number of international acclaimed artists are flocking to blend their tune into the genre- an idea that was not very popular during the 20th century. The genre has
On Sunday, the Palestine Solidarity Alliance (PSA) in South Africa organised its 13th Annual Palestine Walk for Freedom at Rose Park in Lenasia, Gauteng. PSA members and invitees – which included individuals and community organisations – marched along a route of approximately 7.5km, while raising flags and banners in support of
Emerging out of South Africa in the mid-2010s, booming around the turn of the decade, and taking over the music industry in what has to be the fastest come-up of a genre in the country, Amapiano has become a household name, dance floor staple, and export. Distinguishing itself with style
Kwasi Kwarteng, a long-time friend and political ally of the new UK Prime Minister, has been named as Chancellor of the Exchequer, making him the first Black person to occupy the top treasury job. Prior to his appointment, he served as the first Black business secretary, Kwarteng held a more
Ethiopia’s military has launched a “large-scale” offensive for the first time in a year in the northern Tigray region, Tigray authorities alleged Wednesday, while the government countered that Tigray forces attacked first. It is a significant setback to mediation efforts as millions of people remain starved of food and
The World Health Organization has warned that millions of people in East Africa face the threat of starvation. Speaking at a media briefing in Geneva, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that drought, climate change, rising prices and an ongoing civil war in northern Ethiopia are all contributing to worsening
A month ago, the withdrawal of over twenty opposition groups from the scheduled talks due to various dissatisfactions made headlines as this seemed to jeopardise the negotiations. However, the national dialogue, which should have taken place in February, finally began as re-scheduled on Saturday, 20 August, and will continue for
Thousands of people gathered at the Zulu royal palace in South Africa on Saturday to witness the crowning of a new king in the country's richest and most influential traditional monarchy. Misuzulu Zulu, 47, ascended to the throne once held by his late father, Goodwill Zwelithini, during traditional
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi has been handed the mandate to take over the Southern African Development Community (SADC) button from the outgoing Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera, the head of State for the Republic of Malawi. The Congolese Head of State doubles as the current president of
The Horniman Museum and Gardens said on Sunday that it would return 72 artefacts, including 12 brass plaques dubbed the “Benin Bronzes” , to the Nigerian government. These items were looted in the brutal British invasion of the Benin Kingdom in 1897 and carted off to England, later ending up in
After the recent gruesome murder of a Nigerian national residing in Italy, it is understood that black Africans are now living in fear for their lives. The killing of the disabled Nigerian street vendor, Alika Ogorchukwu, in the European country has been widely touted as a "racist murder"
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A Dubai-based billionaire businessman, Nawab Shaji Ul Mulk, was recently in Zimbabwe for the launching of Zim Cyber City, a cutting-edge complex in Mt. Hampden, a few kilometers north of the capital, Harare. Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa commissioned Mulk International, a United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based industrial group to build
With 142.7 million followers as of last Thursday, Khabane “Khaby” Lame has become the world’s most followed ‘Tiktoker’. Since then, Lame’s following has gained about 2 million additional followers, bringing his total follower count to 144.5 million – over 10% of the video sharing platform’s userbase.
