IN 2022, Ghana saw 18,000 hectares of forest disappear—an area roughly the size of 30,000 football fields. Despite these troubling deforestation rates, the Ghanaian government has introduced measures that could put its protected woodlands at even greater risk. In November…
BAYOBAB Kenya, a division of the Bayobab Group under MTN Group’s digital infrastructure arm, has announced the completion of a pivotal fibre optic network that connects Mombasa to Uganda, passing through the key border towns of Malaba and Busia. This…
ETHIOPIAN Airlines and flydubai have agreed to a demand from the Somali Civil Aviation Authority (SCAA) to refer to Hargeisa, the capital of the self-declared Republic of Somaliland, as part of Somalia in their online booking systems. The SCAA had threatened to revoke the…
Liberia’s former chief justice and renowned politician, Gloria Maya Musu-Scott, has been acquitted by the Supreme Court in a landmark ruling that overturns her life sentence for the murder of her niece. The 70-year-old, along with three female relatives, had…
CHINESE lenders approved $4.61bn in loans to African nations in 2023, marking the first annual increase in Chinese financing to the continent since 2016, according to an independent study released on Thursday. This represents a more than threefold increase…
GHANA is set to invite investors holding its Eurobonds to exchange their current bonds for reissued ones in the coming days, as part of the country’s ongoing efforts to restructure its debt. The announcement was made by Finance Minister Mohammed…
Tanzanian police have uncovered the remains of ten individuals, including two infants, believed to be victims of ritual killings in the Singida and Dodoma regions. The grim discovery is part of an ongoing investigation into the deaths linked to a…
A NEW restaurant in Nairobi, Kenya, is creating quite a stir—not just for its food, but for its futuristic approach to service. Nestled in the vibrant Kileleshwa neighbourhood, Robot Cafe is pioneering a new era in hospitality, thanks to its…
FRANCE yesterday charged Pavel Durov, the founder and chief of Telegram, with a litany of violations related to the messaging app and banned him from leaving the country while allowing the billionaire to walk free after four days under arrest.…
PAVEL Durov, CEO and co-founder of Telegram, has been formally charged by French authorities with multiple violations related to the operation of the popular messaging app. Trojan News had reported that Durov, a 39-year-old Franco-Russian billionaire, was arrested on August…
