DESPITE having no natural diamond resources of its own, Israel remains one of the world’s largest exporters of polished diamonds, a fact that has drawn international attention and criticism. The country’s booming diamond industry heavily relies on resources sourced…
THE United States has completed its troop withdrawal from Niger, according to a US official on Monday. A small contingent of military personnel remains in the country to guard the US Embassy, Pentagon spokesperson Sabrina Singh confirmed. This withdrawal follows Niger’s…
RUSSIA has greenlit a draft agreement to construct a major oil pipeline in the Republic of the Congo, marking a significant step in strengthening its influence in Africa. The pipeline will stretch from the port city of Pointe-Noire to Makoulou…
HERMAN Kojo Chinery-Hesse, renowned Ghanaian tech expert and founder of SOFTtribe, has passed away at the age of 61. Often dubbed the ‘Bill Gates of Africa’ by the BBC, Chinery-Hesse was a trailblazer in the African technology landscape, particularly in software development.…
THE Africa Creatives Alliance (ACA) is positioning itself as a key driver in transforming Africa into a global cultural powerhouse, aligning with the African Union’s Agenda 2063, ‘The Africa We Want.’ The alliance aims to unlock the immense potential of…
GHANA’S main opposition party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), organised mass protests across the country on Tuesday, ramping up its demand for an audit of the voter register ahead of the upcoming presidential election in three months. The NDC…
SIERRA Leone’s President Julius Bio has called for an extensive investigation following the collapse of a seven-storey building in Freetown, which has left at least eight people dead, including three children. Rescue teams are still searching for survivors trapped beneath…
BISHOP Godfrey Kariuki, a smallholder farmer nestled on the slopes of Mount Kenya, has witnessed a transformation in his farming fortunes. For decades, Kariuki, like many other Kenyan smallholders, struggled to produce enough from his one-acre plot to support…
HERMAN Kojo Chinery-Hesse, renowned Ghanaian tech expert and founder of SOFTtribe, has passed away at the age of 61. Often dubbed the ‘Bill Gates of Africa’ by the BBC, Chinery-Hesse was a trailblazer in the African technology landscape, particularly in software development. He…
Venezuela authoritarian government has plunged the South American country into one of the worst human rights crises in recent history, according to a UN report published on Tuesday. “We are witnessing an intensification of the state’s repressive machinery in response…
