IWD 2023: How can the digital gender divide be reduced? {Business Africa}/in /by
The United Nations whose theme for International Women’s Day 2023 is “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality” is calling for action to reduce the digital gender divide.
Uganda: Oil Pipeline – Affected Communities Accuse Judiciary of Shelving 10 Year Compensation Case/in /by
[Nile Post] Communities living in the areas affected by the oil exploration project including the pipeline have cried foul over the delay in having their case seeking compensation filed over 10 years ago.
Nigerian prostitution mob boss extradited to Italy/in /by
The 48 year old Joy Jeff played a key role in trafficking Nigerian women to Italy, Spain and the Netherlands from 2006-2007, exerting control through violence including threats against family members back home in Nigeria.
Former Senegalese PM Cheikh Hadjibou Soumare in police custody/in /by
Cheikh Hadjibou Soumare was taken into police custody on Thursday (Mar. 9) after asking President Macky Sall if he donated money to a French political figure. A Defense lawyer told the press that Soumare had been taken into custody "at the request of the public prosecutor."
Ghana: Soldiers train in US counterterrorism exercises ‘Flintlock’/in /by
The Flintlock 2023 drills, a two-week training, are being staged in Ghana and Ivory Coast and will run until March 15. On Thursday (Mar. 9) troops trained on board Spanish ship Audaz. Flintlock, U.S. Africa Command's largest annual special operations exercise, has taken place annually since 2005.
Son of ex-athletics chief Diack gets five years in prison for corruption/in /by
Papa Massata Diack, the son of former global athletics supremo Lamine Diack, had his five-year prison sentence for corruption involving Russian doping cases confirmed by a Paris appeals court on Thursday.
Idris Elba premieres ‘Luther’ film, talks being famous for not playing Bond/in /by
Idris Elba is bringing his beloved detective character from the small screen to the big screen for “Luther: The Fallen Sun.” Elba walked the carpet for the New York premiere on Wednesday (9 March 2023) night and talked about the ornery Detective John Luther starring in a feature film
Jihadists kill 37 fishermen in north Nigeria, say militia/in /by
Jihadists in northeast Nigeria's Borno state have killed at least 37 fishermen, militia sources and a local told AFP on Thursday, in the latest violence in the region
FIFA Sec Gen. Samoura reaches out to women in the upcoming World Cup/in /by
Secretary General Fatma Samoura reached out to a female representative (player or coach) of each one of the eight nations who will be debuting at the FIFA Women’s World Cup on 20 July 2023
Gabon: At least two dead and 28 missing in mini ferry sinking/in /by
"This intrusion resulted in a loss of control of the vessel. Authorities have been alerted and rescue is on the scene, passengers are being rescued,"