AMIDST the historic 1994 election frenzy in South Africa that ushered Nelson Mandela into power, Mariana and Ernesto Ubisi, Mozambican refugees residing in rural South Africa, welcomed their newborn son with a symbolic name: ‘Vote.’ This act encapsulated the hope…
NAMIBIA’S port authority, Namport, has ignited controversy with its proposal for a port expansion on Shark Island, a heritage site deeply revered by the indigenous Nama ethnic group in southern Namibia. The expansion aims to facilitate green hydrogen production and export to…
IN a forecast that could reshape the landscape of African wealth, the 2024 Africa Wealth Report by Henley & Partners predicts a substantial 65 percent increase in the number of millionaires across the continent over the next decade. Highlighting a surge in…
IN hospitals across West Africa, patients like a 96-year-old woman in Niger lie tethered to IV drips, casualties of a blistering heatwave that has swept the region, attributed to fossil fuel-driven climate change. The heatwave, described as the worst in…
TENSIONS escalate between Burkina Faso and France as the French Foreign Ministry expresses regret over Burkina Faso’s decision to expel French diplomats and staff, some of whom were serving at the French embassy in the country. ‘We reject the unfounded accusations made…
GHANA’S Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has taken decisive action against the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), imposing fines totalling millions of Ghanaian Cedis due to regulatory infractions. In response to ECG’s failure to disclose its complete financial information, despite…
HEARING of bail application of Binance Holdings Limited and one of its Executives, Tigran Gambaryan, before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, sitting in Maitama, Abuja, was on Thursday, April 18, 2024, stalled following a fresh application filed…
THE Basketball Africa League (BAL) today announced the 52 players from 11 countries across Africa, Europe and the U.S. who will compete in the 2024 Basketball Africa League’s (BAL) Nile Conference group phase, which will take place from Friday, April…
CHINA’s general aviation manufacturing industry has burgeoned in recent years, with the output rising nearly 60 per cent year on year in 2023, a senior official said Thursday. In 2023, China delivered more than 3.17 million civilian drones, and the…
Afghanistan is grappling with a devastating flood crisis that has escalated over the past week, with the National Disaster Authority reporting a significant rise in casualties. Trojan News reports that as of Wednesday, the confirmed death toll has reached 70, while injuries…
