The United States is to provide more than $1 billion in additional humanitarian assistance to address food insecurity and other urgent needs of refugees, internally displaced persons (IDPs), and affected communities in 31 African countries. The funding announced during President Joe Biden visit to Angola includes nearly $823 million through USAID – of which more…
US President Joe Biden is in Angola on Tuesday for the first and only visit to sub-Saharan Africa of his presidency, which is focused on a major infrastructure project that is a counterpoint to China’s investments. Biden arrived in the oil-rich Portuguese-speaking country late Monday for a two-day visit centred on a multinational project to…
The World Health Organisation Africa Regional Director-elect, Dr Faustine Ndugulile, is dead. He died on Wednesday, November 27, 2024. Born in 1969, Ndugulile was a Tanzanian politician and renowned public health expert. In August 2024, Ndugulile was nominated as the next Regional Director for the WHO African Region, taking the reins from Dr Matshidiso Moeti,…
Rescuers on Tuesday recovered four bodies and four survivors a day after a diving boat capsized off Egypt’s eastern coast, Red Sea governor Amr Hanafi said, with eight people still missing. Among the survivors were two Belgians, one Swiss national and one Egyptian, the governor said, bringing the total number of survivors from the vessel…
Vice President Kashim Shettima, on Wednesday, departed Abuja for Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire to attend the opening of the International Exhibition of Extractive and Energy Resources 2024 conference. The event holds from November 27 to December 2, 2024, at the Abidjan Exhibition Centre. Shettima’s visit is “At the invitation of Côte d’Ivoire’s Vice President Tiémoko Meyliet…
The South African singer continued her sweep of the global award season after fending off competitions from Nigerian superstars to win the best Afrobeats and Best African act at the 2024 VMAs. Tyla edged Asake, Rema, Ayra Starr, Burna Boy, and Tems for the Best Afrobeats prize. She also beat Ayra Starr, DBN Gogo, Diamond…
South African singer, Tyla, shone brightly at the 30th MTV Europe Music Awards in Manchester, United Kingdom, on Sunday, scooping three trophies. She fought off competition from Nigerian stars Asake, Tems, Rema, Burna Boy and Ayra Starr to win the Best Afrobeats Artist award. She also won the Best African Act gong, defeating Ayra Starr,…
Botswana swore in new president Duma Boko Friday, cementing a whirlwind change of government after his landslide election victory kicking out the party in power for nearly 60 years. Boko, 54, took the oath in front of several thousand people in the national stadium in the capital. The ceremony was attended by the presidents of…
The Director General, National Financial Investigation Agency in Equatorial Guinea, Baltasar Engonga, has been arrested for allegedly recording over 400 sextapes of the wives of notable people in the country. The scandal emerged in the course of a fraud investigation against the 54-year-old Economist which resulted in the search of his house and office on…
Members of the African Union Election Observation Mission on Wednesday visited polling stations across Gaborone, Botswana’s capital, to observe the Botswana Elections. This was made known in a statement shared by Goodluck Jonathan, Nigeria’s former president and leader of the AUEOM, on X.com. He wrote, “Out early on Election Day in Botswana, we, as members…
