ON 24th February 2024, an article by a certain “Sanusi Muhammad” captioned “Group calls for sack of Musa Umar Yashi from NEDC” in which one “Muhammed Chinade” as the “Group’s Spokesman” was said to have issued a press statement on…
SOMETHING ludicrous is happening in Osun state, and I believe the issue is drawing the attention of lawyers, whose agreement or disagreement would push the matter to the appropriate court, where a legal decision can be taken. Until then,…
IN the early light at Senegal’s Niokolo-Koba National Park, rangers move in single file through the rugged brush, their eyes scanning for signs of poachers. Sgt. Abdou Diouf and his team, with guns at the ready, are not searching for…
GRAND Baie, a once-sleepy coastal town in Mauritius, has transformed into Africa’s fastest-growing millionaire enclave, boasting a staggering 95 percent increase in high-net-worth individuals over the past decade. This surge, reported in the 2024 Africa Wealth Report by Henley & Partners, places…
SUB-SAHARAN Africa is witnessing an impressive surge in finance app usage as the region steadily recovers from recent economic instability. In their latest report, The State of App Marketing in Sub-Saharan Africa, AppsFlyer and Google have conducted a comprehensive analysis of the…
KENYA is set to boost its cruise tourism sector as the government introduces significant changes to visa and Electronic Travel Authorisation (eTA) requirements at the Port of Mombasa. The move comes as part of broader efforts to simplify entry processes…
EQUATORIAL Guinea’s President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, who currently heads the Economic Community of Central African States, called on Gabonese voters to support their leader, General Brice Oligui Nguema, in the upcoming presidential elections on April 12, AFP reports. Speaking during a ceremony marking…
ROBERTA Flack, the Grammy-winning singer known for her timeless hit Killing Me Softly With His Song, died on Monday at the age of 88, AFP reports. Her publicist announced her passing, stating that she died peacefully surrounded by her family, without citing a cause.…
MORE Kenyan women are choosing to remain child-free and undergo sterilisation, challenging long-held societal norms about womanhood and motherhood. According to the BBC, 28-year-old Kenyan Nelly Naisula Sironka underwent tubal ligation last October, a procedure that permanently prevents pregnancy by blocking…
IN a historic move, the Senegalese government and the Movement of Democratic Forces of Casamance (MFDC) have signed a peace agreement, bringing an end to one of Africa’s longest-running conflicts. The peace deal, brokered by Guinea-Bissau’s President Umaro Sissoco Embalo,…
