Who was Nelson Mandela? Nelson Mandela was a South African revolutionary, political leader and philanthropist who served as the first black president of South Africa. He was best known for his role in the fight against apartheid, the system of racial segregation enforced in South Africa from 1948 to 1994. What is Nelson Mandela famous for? • Anti-A...

President Emmerson Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe has been sanctioned by the United States. Allegations of corruption serve as the basis for the sanctions on the Zimbabwean leader. The US's sanction on the Zimbabwean leader is part of an ongoing program that has lasted for over 2 decades, dating back to Robert Mugabe's rule.  The US sanctions Zimbabwe'...

South Africa's inflation has shot up to its highest level in four months, which might make the central bank more likely to keep interest rates steady at its next meeting. - South Africa's inflation has shot up to its highest level in four months.- In February, the consumer price index surged to 5.6% year-on-year, up from 5.3% in the previous month....

A senior official in Ghana's presidency has urged that the anti-LGBTQ bill, passed by parliament in February, should not be forwarded to President Akufo-Addo for assent until two legal challenges against it are resolved. A senior official in Ghana's presidency has urged that the anti-LGBTQ bill, passed by parliament in February, should not be forwa...

After serving as Fulham's first-team coach since 2021, Luis Boa Morte is set to embark on a new journey as the head coach of Guinea-Bissau's national team at the conclusion of the current season. Boa Morte, a former player for Fulham with over 150 appearances for the club between 2001 and 2007, joined the coaching staff when Marco Silva took charge...

A major internet outage struck West and Central Africa on Thursday, as reported by the internet observatory Netblocks, which cited information from operators indicating multiple subsea cable failures. The precise cause of these failures remains unclear at this time. According to Netblocks data, Ivory Coast faced a severe outage, while Liberia, Beni...

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of Nigeria has proposed a revision to the regulations governing platforms providing cryptocurrency services. This includes a proposal to increase the registration fee for cryptocurrency exchanges from 30 million naira ($18,620) to 150 million naira ($93,000). Nigeria's SEC has increased the registration ...

Colonel Amadou Abdramane, spokesperson for Niger's junta has announced the immediate revocation of a military agreement permitting U.S. Department of Defense personnel and civilian staff on its soil. - Niger has announced the immediate revocation of a military agreement permitting U.S. Department of Defense personnel and civilian staff -on its soil...

The decline in international students, notably from Nigeria, has sent shockwaves across the United Kingdom's educational system. This issue stems from the economic crises plaguing Africa's most populous country, Nigeria, which has spurred a decline in the number of applicants from the country. Recently some student visa reforms have been tabled by ...

Introduction Since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1992, 'the tectonic plates of geopolitics have been shifting' and with current geopolitical tensions, including the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, the Israeli-Hamas war, new alliances and potential rivalry among world powers seeking for influence in Africa and other regions of the world, 'we may s...

Mali has announced that it will not adhere to the one-year waiting period mandated by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for withdrawal. Mali says it will not adhere to the one-year waiting period mandated by ECOWAS for withdrawal.ECOWAS, Niger, and Burkina Faso have not yet provided a prompt response on whether they will follow...

Egypt's space agency chief has hailed cooperation with China in the field of space technologies, following the launch on Monday of a remote-sensing satellite into orbit from a launch centre in northwest China. In an interview with the China Global Television Network (CGTN), Sherif Sedky, CEO of the Egyptian Space Agency (EgSA), said that China has ...

Refugees face numerous challenges in their new countries, and the lack of connections and unfamiliarity with the culture can make it hard for them to find employment and earn a decent living for themselves and their families. To help refugees move forward in life and not just in location, the social networking platform Cosmopolis uses AI and r...

Captain and goalkeeper Ronwen Williams was the hero again as South Africa beat the Democratic Republic of Congon in the Africa Cup of Nations third place play-off on Saturday night (Feb. 10). After a goalless 90 minutes, the Bafana Bafana claimed the bronze medal beating Congo's Leopards 6-5 on penalties. Both sides rang the changes following tough...

Selma Feriani is a reference in Tunisia. She has pursued a mission to establish the north African country among major actors of contemporary art on the global scene. She works between Tunisia and the UK where she two of her galleries are established. She has recently inaugurated an 800m2 museum-quality exhibition space in Tunis. The work of Nidhal ...

In a bold move to immerse Nigerian football enthusiasts in the AFCON semi-final clash between the Super Eagles of Nigeria and the Bafana Bafana boys of South Africa, TECNO turned Ojo Square in Yaba into a vibrant arena of football enthusiasm. The crowd, buzzing with energy, witnessed not just a game but a dynamic spectacle where TECNO's commitment ...

The coup-born government of Niger Republic has restated its prohibition of flights from Nigeria, insisting that flights from Nigeria would not be allowed to land in Niger. - This restriction does not apply to commercial flights passing over Nigerien airspace without making a landing.- Mali recently announced its withdrawal from the Economic Communi...

Facebook and Instagram users will start seeing labels on AI-generated images that appear on their social media feeds, part of a broader tech industry initiative to sort between what's real and not. Meta said Tuesday it's working with industry partners on technical standards that will make it easier to identify images and eventually video and audio ...

Liberia's President Joseph Boakai has taken decisive action in the fight against corruption by initiating audits of three crucial government institutions, including the central bank, according to a statement released by the presidency on Thursday.. The presidency announced that Boakai has directed Liberia's General Auditing Commission to conduct au...

8 teams have made it to the quarter finals of the Africa Cup of Nations. On Friday, Nigeria will play Angola at the Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium in Abidjan, at 5pm GMT. Three hours later at 8 PM GMT, DR Congo will play Guinea at the Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan. On Saturday, Mali will take on host Cote d'Ivoire at the Stade de la Paix, in B...