Akon arrested for failing to attend court on license suspension/in /by
Hip-hop artist Akon was arrested last Friday in the Atlanta suburb of Chamblee for failing to appear in court on a citation for driving with a suspended license, according to local police records, leading to a brief jail stay before his release on bail the same day.
Nigeria: The 15 Percent Fuel Import Levy/in /by
[Daily Trust] The recently introduced 15 per cent ad valorem levy on petrol and diesel imports, as approved by President Bola Tinubu, may be well-intentioned in its aim to protect local refineries and promote self-reliance in fuel production. However, the timing and design of this policy raise serious concerns about its economic and social consequences for ordinary Nigerians.
Climate Action tracker shows world is not on target to limit global warming to 1.5C/in /by
Climate experts meeting at the COP30 summit in Brazil on Thursday have been discussing the findings of the Climate Action tracker. They show that the world is not on target to meet its goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.
Sudan’s unsung heroes, risk lives to feed and heal amid civil war/in /by
As Sudan's brutal civil war enters its second year, creating the world's worst humanitarian crisis, a generation of young volunteers has chosen to stay and confront the devastation, operating soup kitchens and medical aid stations to save their communities from starvation and collapse.
Senegal’s president orders formation of National Gold Trading Centre/in /by
Faced with massive illegal gold exports that have drained billions from the national economy, it would assert greater state control over the precious metal.
Nigeria: CSO Kicks Against Deferment of 15 Percent Import Duty On Fuel, Diesel/in /by
[Vanguard] --Urges Tinubu to Protect Local Industries
Eddie Murphy looks back on 50 years as King of Comedy in new documentary/in /by
Comedy legend Eddie Murphy was on the red carpet on Wednesday for the premier of a new documentary “Being Eddie Murphy.”
UN and AU deepen partnership to synchronize agendas and end continent’s conflicts/in /by
The United Nations and African Union Commission have announced a strengthened collaboration to align their flagship development agendas, aiming to eradicate conflicts across Africa and rectify the continent's underrepresentation in global governance, particularly at the UN Security Council.
Morocco trains for friendlies with a month to go to AFCON 2025/in /by
The Atlas Lions will face Mozambique on Friday and Uganda on Tuesday 18 November with both matches to be played in Tangiers.
South Africa’s finance minister slams Trump’s genocide claims ahead of G20/in /by
Godongwana accused Washington of spreading fear and misinformation, while praising Afrikaner groups who publicly rejected Trump’s remarks as unpatriotic propaganda.