Election further deepens the divide among IEBC commissioners
Division at the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) deepened after its chairman, Wafula Chebukati, claimed that the four commissioners…
Africa: Hot and Cold – Greece’s Treatment of Ukrainian and Non-Ukrainian Refugees
Athens — ‘They don’t want people from Asia and Africa to actually enter the country.’ Refugees from Afghanistan, the Democratic…
Can NCMD bridge the gap created by extensive deployment of security agents?
President Muhammadu Buhari, this week, launched the National Crisis Management Doctrine (NCMD) to bridge the gap created by the extensive…
What is next for president-elect William Ruto?
Kenya’s president-elect William Ruto is counting down the days before he is bestowed the responsibility of steering the East African…
Africa: Blinken’s African Charm Offensive
The US secretary of state’s candid and constructive messages suggest an overdue recalibration in US-Africa relations. United States (US) Secretary…
Broadband issuance to rake in N48bn revenue, create 10,000 jobs – ICRC
The Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) has issued two Full Business Case (FBC) certificates to the Federal Ministry of Science,…
Rising resentment against ruling Prosperity Party in Amhara
The Tigray war spilled into Amhara, Ethiopia’s second biggest regional state, in July 2021, with the Tigray People’s Liberation Front…
Africa: When Covid-19 or Flu Viruses Kill, They Often Have an Accomplice – Bacterial Infections
The 1918 influenza pandemic resulted in the loss of over 3% of the world’s population – at least 50 million…
NAWOJ demands arrest, prosecution of ex-husband
The Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) has expressed concern over the alarming spike in the cases of domestic violence…
Ghana’s central bank hiked interest rates to 22% to fight inflation. Will it succeed?
By Monday, the Ghana cedi had tumbled to a record 35% low against the US dollar since the beginning of…
Africa: Academic Freedom and Democracy in African Countries – the First Study to Track the Connection
There is growing interest in the state of academic freedom worldwide. A 1997 Unesco document defines it as the right…
Why Emirates airlines shut flights to Nigeria – Official
Emirates Airlines on Thursday announced the suspension of its flight operations in Nigeria from September 1, 2022. The suspension according…
Identitypass CEO on fundraising and valuations in Africa’s nascent start-up industry
Overtime, Ogungbe had amassed hundreds of names of people and companies that his peers in the start-up community had spoken…
Africa: Covid Vaccine – How the New ‘Bivalent’ Booster Will Target Omicron
The UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has approved a bivalent COVID booster vaccine, making it the first…
Mauritania’s Ousmane Mamadou Kane: ‘We can borrow on the international markets’
Despite the economic uncertainties linked to the war in Ukraine, Mauritania’s former central bank governor remains confident in his country’s…
Africa: UN Chief Pays Second Call On Ukraine, Will Visit Grain-Exporting Black Sea Port
Secretary-General António Guterres arrived on Wednesday to Lviv, the largest city in Western Ukraine. “Tomorrow, he will join President Recep…
PSG face dressing room split as Neymar, Mbappe’s relationship falls apart
Mbappe snubbed Real Madrid to sign a contract extension with PSG, but the warm feelings from that monumental agreement have…
Mnangagwa’s alleged rape cases shine light on treatment of women in politics
A young woman living in Australia, Susan Mutami, took to a four-hour Twitter Space in July to reveal how she…
Africa: Techcrunch+ Roundup – Usage-Based Billing, Web3 Fundraising, Serena Williams' Next Act
Netflix lost almost a million subscribers in the last quarter, and the streaming giant expects to shed hundreds of thousands…
Serena Williams thrashed by Emma Raducanu at Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati
British number one Emma Raducanu put a dampener on Serena Williams’ farewell tour after thrashing the American great in the…