Nigeria: Fuel Subsidy Removal – Attorney-General Warns Labour Unions Against Planned Strike/in /by
[Premium Times] The AGF, Lateef Fagbemi, wrote the unions through their lawyer, Femi Falana, warning them to desist from their planned strike over the fuel subsidy removal.
Ahead of a vote in Eswatini, Africa’s last absolute monarchy, some lack hope/in /by
"They are saying that there are elections that are free and fair, there is nothing like that," says a student union leader. About 585,000 registered voters will be called to choose 59 members of the lower house of parliament on Friday (Sep. 29).
Floods in eastern Libya displaced over 16,000 children – UNICEF/in /by
“When disasters hit, children are always among the most vulnerable,” said Adele Khodr, UNICEF Regional Director, who has just returned from a visit to Al Bayda and Derna. Damage to health and education infrastructure means children risk further disruption to their learning and the outbreak of diseas
Rwanda: an AI platform for small holder farmers/in /by
A young female student in Rwanda from the University of Rwanda Theofrida Muginga is creating 'Mkulima GPT,' a ChatGPT-driven Swahili chatbot. Its mission is to empower smallholder farmers by detecting crop diseases and providing culturally-sensitive agricultural advice.
Prioritizing African agenda at the UN general Assembly [Business Africa]/in /by
The recently concluded U.N. General Assembly underscores African priorities- emphasises climate action, and the need for global collaboration. African nations stress equitable representation at global financial institutions.
Putin’s talks with the head of South Sudan/in /by
Kiir said he was happy for the warm welcome and stressed that he was in Moscow "as an opening for our long work in the future."
Egypt: woman killed at Cairo University by rejected colleague/in /by
A Cairo University employee was shot and killed by a rejected colleague, the Egyptian Interior Ministry announced late Wednesday, a new case of femicide in the most populous Arab country.
Uganda: Uganda Looks to Chinese Backers After Pipeline Funders Withdraw/in /by
[allAfrica] Harare -- Uganda is in the closing stages of talks with Chinese bankers to help fund a contentious pipeline project after some Western partners withdrew, a top official said on Wednesday, the East African reports.
History of Kongo Kingdom at Tunis’ Dream City festival/in /by
45-minutes performance 'Missa Luba' revolves around an eponymous Congolese religious music genre, and the semi-fictional story of interactions between the Kongo Kingdom, the Kingdom of Portugal and the Vatican.
International safe abortion day: still a vulnerable right worldwide/in /by
Strictly banned in some countries, heavily restricted in others, access to safe abortion, which is observed Worldwide on september 28th, remains a fragile right in the world.