95 Libyan nationals arrested in South Africa/in /by
National police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe said in a post on the social media site X that the Libyans stated they had entered the country on study visas to train as security guards, but police investigations suggest they have received military training.
Nigeria: Let Dangote Refinery Breathe/in /by
[Leadership] Over the years, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, President and Chief Executive of Dangote Industries Limited, has garnered both admirers and detractors on a large scale. Regardless of opinions about him, he is among the select few using their entrepreneurial intellect, relentless attitudes, and substantial resources to make a positive impact on the Nigerian economy. Individuals like him come around, as Azu would say, only once in a century. To such visionaries, the nation owes it to itself to support.
Olympic flagbearer Gauff ‘nervous’ of meeting LeBron/in /by
Reigning US Open champion Coco Gauff will be competing in her first ever Olympics when she takes to the courts at Roland Garros in Paris during the Olympic Games.
Activists demand action to tackle the global food crisis/in /by
"We're talking about the empty plates, and we are using these to symbolize people around the world, 733 million people that are not having food, they are having an empty plate," activist Paul Newnham said Thursday (Jul. 25).
Nigeria: Making Dangote Cry, and Nigerians Bleed/in /by
[Daily Trust] Recently, on one of those social media perambulations we sometimes indulge in, I came across a cartoon that resonated deeply with me and compelled me to share it on my Facebook page. It featured a man tiptoeing on a huge pile of ladders to look over a fence. All he needed to do was stand one of the ladders against the wall, climb it like a gentleman, and comfortably enjoy the view on the other side.
France buses migrants and homeless out of Paris for Olympics/in /by
Carrying backpacks and small children, hundreds of people sleeping on the streets of Paris climbed aboard buses surrounded by armed police on Thursday, the latest group of migrants and homeless people to be driven out of the city ahead of the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympics
France’s rail network paralysed by ‘malicious’ arson attacks/in /by
France's high-speed train network was paralysed by arson attacks on Friday, just hours before the Paris Olympics opening ceremony is due to take place on Friday evening.
South Africa appoints first woman Chief Justice/in /by
Her term is due to start on Sept. 1, when she will replace Chief Justice Raymond Zondo as the head of the apex Constitutional Court.
Sudan’s agriculture minister denies the country is experiencing famine/in /by
Sudan's Agriculture Minister, Abubakr al-Bushra, denied that there is a famine in the country, challenging U.N. reports that 755,000 people are facing severe hunger.
Tunisia: pro-Saied demonstrations held, alongside counter-protest/in /by
Hundreds of supporters of President Kais Saied demonstrated in the Tunisian capital Tunis on Thursday, coinciding with the country's Republic Day.