Year 2024

AU Urges de-escalation in Sudan to Halt Worsening Atrocities

THE African Union’s Special Envoy on the Prevention of Genocide and Mass Atrocities, Adama Dieng, has urged Sudan’s warring factions to de-escalate their conflict to prevent further civilian casualties. Addressing the situation on Tuesday, Dieng condemned the escalating violence in…

Mozambique Opposition Leader Claims Assassination Attempt

MOZAMBIQUE’S prominent opposition figure, Venancio Mondlane, alleged in a video on Monday that he narrowly escaped an assassination attempt while in South Africa, where he sought refuge following the controversial elections held last month. Mondlane contests the results of the…

UK Opens Advanced Visa Centres Across Seven African Nations

AS of October 22 2024, residents from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Cote d’Ivoire, Gabon, Gambia, Madagascar, Mauritius, and Seychelles can now access newly launched Visa Application Centres (VACs) by VFS Global, bringing a streamlined approach to UK visa applications. The…

Equatorial Guinea VP Cracks Down on Office sex After Leaks

EQUATORIAL Guinea’s Vice-President Teodoro Obiang Mangue has vowed strict action against government officials caught engaging in sexual acts in their offices, following a public scandal involving alleged videos of high-ranking civil servant Baltasar Ebang Engonga. The videos, reportedly showing Engonga involved with…

FG Drops Treason Charges Against Minors Amid Outcry

NIGERIAN authorities have decided to drop treason and other serious charges against dozens of protesters, including more than 30 minors, arrested during anti-government demonstrations in August. This decision follows widespread outrage over the treatment of these young detainees, some as…

Why National Grid Collapsed 10th Time – TCN

THE Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has explained the reason for Tuesday’s collapse of the national grid. Trojaninsights reported that the national grid recorded another collapse making it the 10th in 2024, a situation that plunged Nigerians into darkness. In a…