Kamala Harris Ghana trip ends, pledges $1B to advance women’s economic participation/in /by
Beyond this commitment, I am also pleased to announce a series of other significant private sector commitments alongside U.S. government efforts. In total, these investments represent more than $1 billion that is being dedicated to advance women's economic participation across the African continent.
British-Nigerian actor John Boyega hopes latest movie “Breaking” sparks conversation/in /by
"Brian Brown's ex-wife was the closest to us and giving us kind of like that day to day response and advice, which was very, very important to this because we didn't want to just make a generic film that had like thriller qualities and screaming and shouting. We wanted actually, Brian, to feel like
Gabonese student killed in Turkey/in /by
The death of a Gabonese student in Turkey, confirmed by her embassy and her university, provokes strong emotion among the African students welcomed in increasing numbers in the country.
World Cup Trophy Tour lands in Brazil/in /by
The 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup trophy was unveiled in Brazil by former player, Formiga
Burkina Faso: Civil society concerned after cases of “forced recruitment/in /by
A group of civil society organisations in Burkina Faso have expressed concern over cases of "abduction" and "forced recruitment" of citizens as army auxiliaries in the fight against jihadism, and denounced the "recurrent and systematic denial of freedom of opinion".
Top 10 African countries with the most millionaires/in /by
The report indicates that Africa's 'Big 5' wealth markets, namely South Africa, Egypt, Nigeria, Kenya, and Morocco, together make up 56% of the continent's high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs) and over 90% of its billionaires.
Somalis displaced by long-term drought struggle to celebrate Ramadan/in /by
Moslems in Somalia are celebrating the holy month of Ramadan, but faced with the country’s longest drought, many people are struggling to make ends meet.
Nigeria’s outgoing president recommends pay rises/in /by
Outgoing President Buhari's call for pay rises piles pressure on President-elect Bola Tinubu to deliver on the removal of the fuel subsidy
13 Cameroonians still missing after boat sinks off Antigua/in /by
The group had left Antigua early Tuesday aboard a 32-passenger boat that was apparently en route to the US Virgin Islands when it sank near the island of St. defense of Saint Kitts and Nevis, during a press conference.
Scientists use DNA to uncover story of Charleston slaves/in /by
Scientists in the United States are using ancient DNA to reveal the stories of 36 people who were buried in unmarked graves in Charleston, in the late 1700s.