Chad’s new presidential pardon for protesters and failed coup/in /by
Chad's president on Wednesday pardoned a new wave of 67 people convicted of taking part in a bloody protest on October 20, 2022, and 11 others for a foiled "coup" in December, according to N'Djamena.
South Africa under more scrutiny over Russian ship as ruling ANC says it would ‘welcome’ Putin/in /by
The South African government was under more pressure Wednesday for declining to release cargo documents relating to the visit by a Russian ship that the United States alleges collected a consignment of weapons for Moscow.
China denies hacking Kenyan government amid debt strain/in /by
According to the Reuters report, the years-long cyber-attacks started in 2019 when the Chinese started closing credit taps to Kenya as debt strains started showing.
60th anniversary of African Union starts in Addis Ababa/in /by
The AU celebrates the Day under the slogan: “Our Africa Our Future” using the hashtag #OurAfricaOurFuture
Cholera kills 17 in South Africa and a further 9 in neighboring Zimbabwe/in /by
The toll has risen from an initial 10 fatalities reported by local health authorities earlier this week.
Released on bail, Nigeria’s Kuti to begin concert tour amid assault trial/in /by
Seun Kuti, who was in court on Wednesday, has concerts scheduled in more than a dozen countries but his departure had been on hold because of the trial, his manager Ayo Moses told The Associated Press.
Tina Turner: an extraordinary legacy/in /by
US-Swiss singer Tina Turner passed away on Wednesday (May 24) after a long illness. The 83-year-old star was known for a core of pop, rock and rhythm and blues favourites. She sold over 150 million records worldwide, won 12 Grammys and was voted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
The black Little Mermaid, an ode to representation/in /by
Actress Halle Bailey has been facing racist backlash for starring as princess Ariel in Disney’s new live-action rendition of The little Mermaid.
IMF approves US$3.5bn aid package for Ivory Coast/in /by
The programme, which has been endorsed by the Fund's Executive Board, is spread over 40 months and should help the West African country implement "the national development plan put in place by the authorities while preserving its macroeconomic stability",
Nigeria: Refinery – We’ll Ask Dangote to Sell Forex At Good Rate – Emefiele/in /by
[Vanguard] With the Dangote Refinery set to deliver its first products in July, the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Mr Godwin Emefiele, said yesterday that the refinery would be persuaded to sell foreign exchange earnings to banks at a good rate.