Kaduna community bury in mass grave because coffins are not enough
Yesterday, the Atyap village of Magaure in Zangon Kataf LGA of Kaduna State, NW #Nigeria, buried its dead from the…
Nigeria: Will oil investors return despite uncertain policy and rise of electric vehicles?
As countries around the world are ‘feverishly attempting to adapt to the rapidly changing dynamics in the energy industry’ to…
Taliban targeting Afghanistan’s crucial power, IT infrastructure | Internet News
Kabul, Afghanistan – When 30-year-old Ali Atayee enrolled for his first computer lessons as an Afghan refugee child growing up…
French police fire tear gas as anti-vaccine protest turns violent | Coronavirus pandemic News
Demonstrators, many of them unmasked, are unhappy with vaccination mandate for health workers and health pass to enter public places.…
US stocks edge higher after Fed chief talks up ongoing stimulus | Coronavirus pandemic News
The S&P 500 closed slightly higher after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell reiterated in Congressional testimony Wednesday that the United…
Western US wildfires force hundreds from their homes | Climate News
‘If you don’t leave, you’re dead,’ sheriff deputies and state troopers warn residents as the ‘Bootleg’ fire encroaches. A growing…
The church’s role in conflicts
Recent attacks on two Catholic priests have also put a focus on the role of the church in South Sudan.…
Gateway Real Estate Africa raises $200m for Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana growth
The amount will increase by the time the fundraising ends in early October, Pearson adds. The fund will use the…
Turkey, Israel want to improve ties after presidents’ call: AKP | Politics News
Turkey’s Erdoğan calls Israel’s new president but both sides say the other must move first for any rapprochement. Turkey and…
Angola’s electoral system needs a reform
This has a negative impact on the quality of the country’s representative democracy. It prevents voters from voting differently for…
EU unveils tough climate rules to stop ‘wars over water and food’ | Business and Economy News
The European Union unveiled sweeping new legislation to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 55 percent this decade, aiming to turn…
Regional cooperation is crucial for the continent’s growth
But by many measures, African countries are failing to meet their transformation goals in terms of diversification, export competitiveness, technological…
‘You can debate an ideology, not a religion,’ says Chadian film director Mahamat-Saleh Haroun
The last feature film he presented at the world’s biggest film festival was Grigris, back in 2013. And the last…
‘Little to lose’: Poverty and despair fuel South Africa’s unrest | Protests News
Johannesburg, South Africa – South Africa is facing its worst unrest in decades as protests over the jailing of former…
Transportation minister favours Chinese contractors to local ones
Nigeria’s outspoken transportation minister Rotimi Amaechi delivered a blunt message to local construction companies who’ve long complained that they’re shut…
WTO’s reputation rides on upcoming deal to curb overfishing | Business and Economy News
Negotiators hope WTO can deal a blow to overfishing and reassert itself as it hasn’t clinched a major trade deal…
Israel: ‘The Jewish population is winning the demographic war’
Numbering 158,000 in 1949, today, close to two million Palestinian citizens live in Israel. Palestinian leaders long hoped that such…
Heads have been rolling ever since South Africa’s Patrice Motsepe arrived at the CAF
Those who had turned off their phones had a brutal start to the day. “These appear to be unfair dismissals.…
Young, urban and disgruntled PF supporters, can Lungu woo them back?
Zambia’s ruling PF party and President Edgard Lungu’s support base, youth and urban dwellers, form one of the biggest disgruntled…
Nigeria’s disposal of electronic waste is causing a public health problem
Environmental contamination researcher Okunola Alabi spoke to The Conversation Africa’s Wale Fatade about the problem of electronic waste in Nigeria.…