Friday, April 19, 2024

Africa

April 18, 2024

Botswana churches kick against gay rights proposal

A cleric expressed his disappointment at the development in amending the constitution.

LGBTQ flag
April 18, 2024

Kenya’s defence chief, eight senior officers killed in helicopter crash

Among the casualties was General Francis Ogolla, the Chief of Defence for Kenya, who was one of 11 military personnel aboard the helicopter.

Helicopter crash
April 18, 2024
President Bola Tinubu
April 18, 2024

ECOWAS mulls certified electronic signature in West Africa

The aim is to define a roadmap towards a common and concerted approach to the digital economy and society, including e-commerce and e-government.

TINUBU WITH ECOWAS LEADERS
April 18, 2024

Nigeria, four others account for 90% of Africa’s billionaires: Report

The total investable wealth currently held in African amounts to $2.5 trillion

Dangote, Adenuga, Rabiu, Otedola
April 17, 2024

State Department bars former Malawi officials from entering U.S. over corruption, abuse of office

These designations reaffirm the United States’ commitment to counter corruption.”

U.S. State Department
April 17, 2024

Thousands of doctors leaving Cameroon for Europe, North America: Health Ministry

Many doctors are fleeing the country to escape hardship, poor pay, difficult working conditions, and unemployment.

Cameroonian doctors
April 17, 2024

Kenya rolls out road safety action plan as crashes kill 3,500 annually

At least 3,500 people are killed and over 20,000 critically injured on Kenyan roads every year, and most of the victims are pedestrians,

Road crash
April 17, 2024

2024 Africa Wealth Report: Nigerian, other African nations’ millionaire population to rise by 65%, Henley & Partners forecasts

Africa’s ‘Big 5’ wealth markets — South Africa, Egypt, Nigeria, Kenya, and Morocco — together account for 56% of the continent’s millionaires and over 90% of its billionaires.

Luxury
April 16, 2024

Shipwreck kills eight in Mozambique

A makeshift ferry had capsized near the Island of Mozambique in the northern province of Nampula, where almost 100 people died.

SHIPWRECK