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Tension in Guinea as thugs storm prison, free ex-ruler

Guinea's former military ruler, Moussa Dadis Camara, is back in jail after being taken from prison by armed men, according to his lawyer. The group...

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), Ecobank, Flutterwave, and Jasiri to Headline AWIEF2023 Conference and Africa Women...

The Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) (www.AWIEForum.org) is delighted to announce the Bill&Melinda Gates Foundation, AGRA, Ecobank, Flutterwave and Jasiri as proud...

Mauritius Commercial Bank (MCB) Capital Markets advises EnVolt on its inaugural Green Project Bond issue

MCB Capital Markets, the Investment Banking, Asset Management and Principal Investments arm of MCB Group (www.MCBGroup.com), has advised EnVolt on its inaugural issue of...

Digital Afrique Telecom join forces with Clipfeed to bring esports to mobile operators in Africa

Digital Afrique Telecom (DAT) (www.DigitalAfriqueTelecom.com) partnered with Clipfeed to provide esport solutions for mobile operators in Africa. Clipfeed is a global esports entertainment company that...

The Board of Trustees of the Al-Sumait Prize for African Development announces the award winners for the year 2022

The Board of Trustees of the Al-Sumait Prize for African Development (https://www.AlSumaitPrize.org/) announced that Al-Sumait Prize 2022 was jointly awarded to Dr. Catherine Nakalembe and...

Guinea’s only dental school expanding in pioneering educational project to transform access to quality care

The critical need to give the people of Guinea access to quality dental care is taking a major step forward with the expansion of...

Africa Investment Forum welcomes Rugby Africa President to discuss the business of sport

The newly elected President of Rugby Africa (www.RugbyAfrique.com), the continental governing body for rugby in Africa, Mr Herbert Mensah, will discuss the business of...

Israel says Gaza City encircled as US continues diplomatic dash

It's gone midnight in London, 02:00 in the morning in Gaza and Israel, and 03:00 in Turkey - where America's top diplomat has arrived...

Married woman stages fake weddings to marry 3 other men

A Chinese woman was recently charged with fraud for allegedly cheating three men out of nearly $100,000 by marrying them in staged ceremonies, despite...

DJ shot dead during live broadcast

A radio anchor in the Philippines has been shot dead while performing a live broadcast. Juan Jumalon, known as DJ Johnny Walker, was shot...

British Gaza evacuees have three days to leave Egypt

British people and other foreign nationals who have fled Gaza only have 72 hours - three days - in Egypt before they need to...

Airport hostage drama ends after 18 hours

A hostage situation at Hamburg Airport involving a young child has ended after 18 hours, according to local police. The man, 35, drove through a...

MainOne, An Equinix Company, expands Data Center footprint in Cote d’Ivoire

MainOne (http://www.MainOne.net), an Equinix Company, West Africa’s leading connectivity and data center solutions provider announces the launch of their expanded open access, carrier-neutral, Uptime...

Football has sent a message of unity with FIFA World Cup hosting decisions

FIFA President (www.FIFA.com) addressed the 77th CONMEBOL Congress in Rio de Janeiro; Hosting decisions were based on “consensus and unity” after consultation and constructive...

Shock as man is discovered dead while standing in a park

A startling and unsettling discovery unfolded in a park in Lagos State as local residents came upon a deceased man who was found standing. An...

More than 150 killed as earthquake hits Nepal

More than 150 people have been killed after an earthquake struck remote western Nepal on Friday. Security forces have been deployed to help rescue efforts...

Mark Zuckerberg undergoes surgery after sustaining injury during Martial Arts training

Mark Zuckerberg’s latest martial arts sparring session sent him to the operating table. The Meta Platforms CEO and mixed martial arts enthusiast posted on social...

South Africa: This is how much Pentecost Church Deacon’s kidnappers demanded

It has emerged that the gunmen who abducted a Deacon of the Ghanaian Pentecost Church in South Africa, were after a ransom. The Church...

Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio meets Dr Isatou Touray as Envoy of the Uniting to Combat Tropical Diseases, talks about Country’s efforts at...

His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has received Dr Isatou Touray, former Vice President of The Gambia and Envoy of the Uniting to...

Gambia: Bridge over dangerous waters builds resilience and improves access to healthcare

In rural Gambia, young mother Sarata Ceesay, no longer has to wade through water where crocodiles like to gather to attend her ante-natal checks...

Eritrea: Meeting on ensuring health service provision

A meeting on global health law and guaranteeing public health service provision was organized by the Ministry of Health branch in the Southern Red...

Eritrea: Endeavor to cultivate voluntary blood donation

Dr. Samson Abay, a pediatrician at Mendefera Referral Hospital, emphasized the need to raise the number of voluntary blood donors and urged the public...

Kenya: Engaging Local Perspective in Shaping the 2024/25 Budget and Beyond

In a significant stride toward inclusive governance, the Government has initiated the collection of citizen views and priorities for the 2024/2025 budget and the...

Kenya: Building a Strong Health Workforce for Universal Health Coverage

The Government is dedicated to building a strong Human Resources for Health (HRH) as a fundamental pillar of Universal Health Coverage (UHC). Principal Secretary State Department...

World Health Organization (WHO) and Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) collaborate to support the fight against antimicrobial resistance in Ghana

The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) Ghana have signed an agreement to pilot a new project that will...

Africa’s polio certification commission calls for increased action in 2024 to rebuild immunity and end polio

The Africa Regional Certification Commission for Polio Eradication (ARCC) has advised Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe, together with health partners, to urgently...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Climate Action: Technology Mechanism supports transformational climate solutions

Artificial intelligence (AI) can make substantial contributions to climate-resilient and low-emissions development. UN Climate Change’s Initiative on Artificial Intelligence for Climate Action (#AI4ClimateAction) explores...

Remittance Fintech App Minit Money Launches Money Sending to Zambia

Blockchain remittance app Minit Money (www.MinitMoney.com) announced today that it has opened its first Southern Africa remittance corridor, enabling Zambians living in South Africa...

United States (U.S.) Ambassador Launches Two New United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Projects on Water, Hygiene and Sanitation (Worth $90 Million)

Today Ervin Massinga, U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia, and Ambassador Asfaw Dingamo, the State Minister for Water Supply and Sanitation from the Ministry of Water...

Popular crypto king found guilty of fraud, faces 115 years in prison

Sam Bankman-Fried has been found guilty on all seven counts related to fraud and money laundering. He is the co-founder and former CEO of...

Ex-gang leader pleads not guilty to Tupac murder

A former gang leader has pleaded not guilty to the 1996 murder of rapper, Tupac Shakur. Duane "Keffe D" Davis, 60, entered the plea during...

Global Security Leader Forcepoint Secures Double Cybersecurity Award Win and Honors Partner Engineers at GITEX Global 2023

Global security leader Forcepoint (www.Forcepoint.com), the world’s largest privately owned cybersecurity company, secured two prestigious awards in the lead-up to, and during, GITEX Global...

Scores injured after restaurant balcony collapse

At least 21 people have been injured after a balcony of a popular restaurant in South Africa's Cape Town caved in on Thursday evening. Reports...

Rwanda introduces visa-free entry for all Africans

Rwandan President, Paul Kagame has introduced visa-free travel for all Africans, making Rwanda the fourth African country to do so. “Let there be no mistake...

AstraZeneca equips Kenyatta National Hospital with a state-of-the-art prostate cancer diagnostic machine

In a significant boost to prostate cancer diagnosis in Kenya, AstraZeneca (www.AstraZeneca.com) announced the donation of a cutting-edge ultrasound biopsy machine to Kenyatta National...

Nigeria’s House of Representatives reject plan to buy presidential yacht

Nigeria's lower chamber of parliament has rejected the government's plan to buy a presidential yacht for $6m (£5m), a senior lawmaker has said. Nigerians had...

Prophet rapes sick teenage girl, threatens to cast demons into her if she reveals it

A self-styled faith healer is in trouble after allegedly raping a 19-year-old female patient at her parents’ house in Kariba in Zimbabwe. In a bid...

Nigerian woman commits suicide in UK due to boyfriend’s blackmailing

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Airwired Nigeria Limited, Oladapo Ogundipe, has narrated events leading to the death of his daughter, Alanis, in the...

A doctor, tailor, and bride-to-be: Stories of those killed in Gaza

The death toll in Gaza is rising as Israel presses on with its war against Hamas, following the attacks on 7 October in which...

Trump’s sons a study in contrasts on witness stand in New York fraud case

US President Donald Trump's two adult sons showed up to court wearing nearly identical navy blue suits on Thursday, as they testified back-to-back in...