The continent of Africa is usually referred to as the Dark Continent. It has a chequered history and her people have been co-travellers with the continent on her journey through time. Europe, then the United States of America and now…
Burkina Faso’s Prime Minister Christophe Joseph Marie de Dabire and his cabinet resigned on Wednesday as protests escalated over authorities’ inability to tackle a wave of jihadist attacks that have left thousands dead. President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, who had…
Gambian President Adama Barrow won a second term after the election results were announced on Sunday evening. According to the electoral commission, Barrow obtained more than 53% of the vote of the turnout that was 87% in Saturday’s election, far…
Mandatory Covid 19 vaccination is now standard for civil servants in Nigeria. Authorities in Nigeria have continued to receive mixed reactions over the announcement of compulsory Covid 19 vaccination of workers. Without proof of being vaccinated or proof of a…
Since June 2014, Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote has been on track to end the year at the richest level, bolstered by his second consecutive year of income growth in his cement unit. The increase in the stock price of…
The late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi’s son could compete in the next presidential elections. On Thursday, the Libyan court ruled, overruling the decision of the country’s top electoral body to disqualify him. Libyan media outlets reported that a court in…
The French troops have yet again encountered protests in Niger which have left some civilians dead and many injured. This protest was the continuation of the protest by the youths in Burkina Faso as they laid siege to the French…
The document, which collected data from 25 countries, noted that 1.3 million healthcare workers have been fully immunized since March of this year, with just six countries scoring over 90%, while nine others have fully vaccinated less than 40%. A…
On Saturday 27 November 2021, hundreds of protesters were tear-gassed by the police to disperse them during an unauthorized anti-government protest in the capital. The protesters gathering for the demonstration at a square in the centre of Ouagadougou were fired…
A new variant of COVID19 detected in South Africa with a high number of mutations has triggered travel restrictions by many countries amid fears of transmissions and raised concerns among scientists. The National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD) has reported…
