Xenophobia: UN Cautions South African Leaders Against Inciting Statements
The Acting Resident Coordinator for the United Nations in South Africa, Ayodele Odusola, has expressed deep concern over recent and ongoing acts of violence against […]
Africa
Three Richest Billionaires Hold 40% Africa’s Wealth- Oxfam
An Oxfam International report has revealed that the richest persons in Africa own 40 per cent of the wealth in the entire continent, adding that […]
Mugabe To Be Buried September 15
The Zimbabwean government plans a state funeral for longtime ruler Robert Mugabe in a sports stadium in Harare next Saturday, with a burial ceremony a […]
Onyeama Blasts South Africa’s Foreign Minister Over Satanic Comments On Nigerians
Nigerian Foreign Affairs Minister Geoffrey Onyeama has criticised his South African counterpart, Naledi Pandor’s comments that many Nigerians in South Africa indulge in criminal acts. […]
Breaking: Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe Ex-President, Dies Aged 95
Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe’s first post-independence leader, has died aged 95. He died after battling ill health, his family confirmed to the BBC. Mr Mugabe had […]
South Africa Closes Missions In Nigeria Over ‘Afrophobia’
South Africa on Thursday, said it has closed its diplomatic missions in Lagos and Abuja after reprisal attacks on some of its businesses. South Africa […]
Xenophobic attacks: S/Africa closes embassy in Nigeria
South Africa has temporarily closed its embassy in Nigeria following the ongoing xenophobic crisis, Foreign Affairs Minister Naledi Pandor told Reuters. She said South Africa […]
History 101: Summary Of Nigeria’s Roles In Ending Apartheid In South Africa
In March 1960, 69 black people were massacred in Sharpeville, South Africa, by the white apartheid police. That same year, Nigeria successfully liberated itself from […]
Free Flight For Nigerians To Flee Xenophobic Attack
Nigerians in South Africa are being offered a free flight to return home “following the recent unfortunate xenophobic attacks on foreign nationals“, Nigeria’s foreign ministry […]
African Women Entrepreneurs Get $251m from G7
The course to support African women, with a financing capacity worth $5billion, received a boost at the just-concluded G7 leaders meeting in France, as the […]
AfBD Spends $2 Billion To Train 6 Million African Scientists
The African Development Bank (AfDB) says it has committed $2 billion to the education and training of six million science students in Africa from 2005 […]
Nigeria’s Falconets Beat Cameroon, Clinches African Games Football Gold
The Nigeria U 20 women’s team, the Falconets, have won the football gold at the African Games in Morocco. The Nigerian ladies beat Cameroon 3-2 […]
Nigeria’s Raymond Ekevwo Emerges Africa’s Fastest Man
Nigeria’s Raymond Ekevwo has emerged as the winner of the 100m event at the ongoing 2019 African Games He ran a time of 9.96 secs […]
Singer Angelique Kidjo Secures $251m Funding For Female Entrepreneurs In Africa
Benin born music diva, Angelique Kidjo has succeeded in securing the princely sum of $251 million for budding female entrepreneurs in the continent of Africa. […]
Oil tanker victims laid to rest in Tanzania
Tanzania on Sunday laid to rest most of the 71 people who died while trying to collect leaking petrol from an overturned fuel tanker that […]