Twitter begins removing legacy verified check marks/in /by
Twitter users bid farewell to an iconic feature on the platform, as many reported on Thursday that they had lost their verified blue check marks.
Eid al-Fitr prayers held in Mecca, Omdurman and Nairobi/in /by
In Sudan, the holiday was eclipsed by raging battles between the army and its rival paramilitary force, despite two attempted cease-fires
France is ‘available’ to stand by Guinea in transition/in /by
Speaking in Conakry Thursday (Apr.20), the French foreign ministry's State Secretary for development said that her country "hope[d] that the political transition underway in Guinea [would] be successful." Adding it 'must allow a return to democratic and constitutional order [...]."
10 members of same family dead in mass shooting in South Africa/in /by
Ten members of the same family, seven of them women, were killed in a mass shooting at a house in South Africa, police said Friday.
Nigeria: Malami Bows to Pressure, to Appear Before Committee On Alleged Sale of 48 Billion Barrels of Crude/in /by
[This Day] The Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami yesterday expressed readiness to provide relevant information on the alleged sale of 48 million barrels of crude oil amounting to over $2.4 billion and crude oil export to global destinations from 2014 to date.
Uganda: Museveni calls for changes to anti-LGBTQ bill/in /by
Uganda: Museveni calls for changes to anti-LGBTQ bill
Mali: Assimi Goïta’s chief of staff killed in an ambush/in /by
The chief of staff of Colonel Assimi Goïta, president of Mali's military-dominated transition, was among four people killed in an attack on Tuesday near the Mauritanian border, said a note from the presidency authenticated by AFP on Thursday.
Top 10 African movies of all time, according to Chat GPT: Do you agree?/in /by
Blame AI if your favorite movie does not make the list which is in no particular order...
Tunisian president slams critics following opposition leader’s arrest/in /by
Tunisian president Kais Saied rejected Thursday (Apr. 20) the "blatant interference" in his country's affairs following concerns, raised particularly in Europe, after the arrest of opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi. Ghannouchi’s lawyer confirmed he was being detained Thursday.
IMF predicts fall in economic gowth in africa [Business Africa]/in /by
Catherine Patillo, Deputy Director of the Africa Department at the IMF is our guest this week.