UK to change immigration system, reduce hiring overseas labour/in /by
The recently elected Prime minister Keir Starmer said Thursday (Nov. 29) he will target sectors that are over reliant on immigration to reform the points-based system.
ILO says global wage inequality has declined but many challenges remain/in /by
Its latest report showed that wage inequality has decreased globally at an annual rate of 0.5 to 1.7 per cent since 2000.
Zimbabwe farmers turn to maggot-breeding to survive the drought/in /by
After harvesting the insects, farmers turn them into protein-rich feed for their chickens and as garden manure.
France’s Macron acknowledges 1944 killings of West African troops by French was a massacre/in /by
Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye said he received Emmanuel Macron's letter. In an interview aired on Thursday (Nov. 28) Faye said Macron's step should “open the door” so that the "whole truth about this painful event of Thiaroye” can finally come out.
Uganda: Former minister calls for relocation of landslides survivors/in /by
Irene Muloni, a former Minister for Energy who now serves as the Woman MP for Bulambuli district called Thursday (Nov. 28) for residents to be relocated from the disaster-hit district.
Rwanda: What Next As Rwanda Moves to Phase Out Fuel-Run Motos/in /by
[New Times] The government plans to stop registering petrol-powered motorcycles for public transport in the City of Kigali from January 2025 in a move aimed at only considering electric motorbikes for such a business.
Ethiopia: Severe Gasoil Shortages Prompt Amhara Region to Enforce Weekly Fuel Quota/in /by
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Drivers in the Amhara region are facing a severe gasoil shortage, prompting the regional government to implement a weekly quota system.
Nigeria seeks to boost economic ties with France as Tinubu visits Paris/in /by
For the first time in 24 years, a Nigerian President began a state visit to France on Thursday to boost economic ties and attract foreign investments.
Central African Republic: Shaping diamond’s future post-embargo [Business Africa]/in /by
This week: the lifting of the diamond embargo in CAR, a turning point for the economy, the GIMPay project reinventing payments in Nigeria, and the challenges of circular textiles in Ghana.
Amnesty International condemns deadly police crackdown in Nigeria/in /by
In a report released Thursday, the group revealed that police killed at least 24 people between August 1 and 10 in six states: Borno, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Jigawa, and Niger.