Africa

  President William Ruto has announced that he will not sign the controversial Finance Bill 2024 into law, following widespread protests and public opposition. The bill had proposed tax increases that many Kenyans felt would unfairly burden them. In a ...

  Nkosi Nathi, a South African film director, has headed to social media to share his shocking and emotional experience after a DNA test confirmed the paternity of his newborn daughter Nine months ago, he was overjoyed to learn he ...

  Kenyans are protesting new tax proposals Thousands of them, mostly young people demonstrated in Kenya’s capital and across the country against the proposals by the administration of President William Ruto in its annual budget legislation. The protests brought Nairobi’s central business district to ...

  The Confederation of African Football, CAF, has announced a new date for AFCON 2025 The 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, will hold from December 21, 2025 to January 18, 2026. CAF, took the decision at its virtual executive ...

  South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa was sworn in for a second full term as president in Pretoria on Wednesday, after his weakened African National Congress (ANC) struck a government coalition deal. Chief Justice Raymond Zondo led Ramaphosa’s oath of office ...

  The prestigious Ojude Oba festival which holds years is currently ongoing in Ijebu Ode, Ogun State. The festival is known for drawing individuals from around the world. It holds just after the Eid-al-Adha every year. The event pays tribute ...

  Two mansions belonging to former Chelsea and Ghana midfielder Michael Essien are reportedly set for auction following a court order from the Accra High Court The sale was ordered by the Deputy Sheriff of the High Court (Commercial Division) ...

  A vehicle in the convoy carrying the body of late Malawi Vice-President, Saulos Chilima as k!lled four people Police say a pregnant woman was among the d3ad Twelve other people were injured in the incident last night and were ...

  President Bola Tinubu will on Tuesday, depart Lagos for Pretoria, South Africa The President is set to be in SA for the inauguration of President Cyril Ramaphosa. The presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, made the disclosure in a statement today. Ngelale said ...

  A senior police officer in Kenya has shot a magistrate in a Nairobi courtroom for revoking his wife’s bail. The officer was immediately shot d3ad after he opened fire on the magistrate. Chief Inspector, Samson Kipchirchir Kipruto, who was ...

Wild African elephants may address each other using individualized calls that resemble the personal names used by humans, a new study suggests. While dolphins are known to call one another by mimicking the signature whistle of the dolphin they want to ...

  The military aircraft conveying Malawi’s Vice President Saulos Chilima which went missing on Monday has been found The military plane carrying the VP and nine others, including the former First Lady, Shanil Dzimbiri, failed to make a landing on ...

An aircraft carrying Malawi’s Vice President, Saulos Chilima has been declared missing Also on board are nine others. A statement from the president’s office has confirmed this. The Malawi Defense Force aircraft “went off the radar” after it left the nation’s capital, Lilongwe, on Monday, ...

  At least 150 people, including 35 children, are feared d3ad in a massacre in a village in central Sudan blamed on the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the paramilitary group fighting the army The rivals have been battling over control ...

Government forces in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have successfully thwarted an attempted coup that unfolded on Saturday night. The incident has left the nation on edge as authorities work to restore order and investigate those involved. According ...

The President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Addo Akufo-Addo, has conferred music maestro, Stevie Wonder with Ghanaian citizenship. Akufo-Addo disclosed this on his official X account on Tuesday. The president’s post read, “In conferring Ghanaian citizenship upon Stevie Wonder, we ...

Singer, Portable has opened up on how he has been scammed once again after he ordered Azul and an empty bottle was brought to him in Nairobi, Kenya. Recall that Portable recently traveled to Nairobi with his wife, Bewaji, where ...

In a move aimed at boosting efficiency, Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has announced the end of the traditional reception protocol upon his return from trips This marks a significant break from the past, where high-ranking authorities would be required ...

A 16-year-old South African girl has been pronounced d3ad after taking a rat poison Family of the deceased confirmed that she took the substance after she discovered that she was born through r*pe. Musa Tshabalala, a grade 10 learner at ...

Kenya’s President William Ruto has appointed the first female commander of the air force Maj Gen Fatuma Gaiti Ahmed becomes the first woman in Kenya’s history to head one of the military services. She was appointed alongside other leaders including a new head ...

The Kenya Police Service has arrested fleeing Binance executive, Nadeem Anjarwalla, as the International Criminal Police Organisation moves to extradite him to Nigeria within the week. Government sources familiar with the case who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were ...

About 250 experts met up in Kinshasa, Congo, with the help of the World Health Organization and Africa CDC to tackle the Monkey Pox virus, a serious infectious disease. The situation is serious. Last year, the Congo had over 14,000 ...

Nollywood actress, Nkechi Blessing Sunday has bagged a doctorate degree in Real Estate Management at African Under 40 CEOs Awards & summit in Uganda Nkechi Blessing BAGS honorary doctorate degree The actress shared the news on her Instagram page and announced that ...

Somali pirates freed a hijacked ship called MV Abdullah and its 23 crew members after receiving a $5 million ransom. According to one of the pirates, they received the money a couple of nights ago and checked if it was ...

  Moderna, a US pharmaceutical company, has halted plans to build a vaccine manufacturing facility in Kenya due to over $1 billion in losses from decreased demand for COVID-19 vaccines in Africa.   The decision comes after facing over $1 ...