Forbes notes that within the year in focus, there were rapid-fire public offerings, surging cryptocurrencies, and skyrocketing stock prices Three of Nigeria’s richest persons made it to the top six of Forbes’ 2021 Africa’s Billionaires list. Forbes released its 2021 billionaires list on Tuesday, it includes 14 African billionaires, with the President/Chief Executive of Dangote … Read more
Kolelas had missed his final campaign event on Friday after saying a day earlier that he feared he had malaria The leading opposition presidential candidate in Congo-Brazzaville has died hours after polls closed after becoming seriously ill with Covid-19, the BBC reports. Guy-Brice Parfait Kolelas died in a medical plane as he was being evacuated … Read more
Flutterwave partnership with PayPal will boost eCommerce massively in Africa It will connect more than 300 million PayPal users to Flutterwave’s platform It is expected to increase Africa’s share of global trade. Leading African payment technology company Flutterwave, has announced a partnership with global payment giant PayPal. EKO HOT BLOG gathered that the move will … Read more
Women in Africa are less likely to die from COVID-19 than men, but more likely to succumb to maternal complications due to limited access to reproductive services since the pandemic started, the UN said Thursday citing reports. A study of 28 African countries including Guinea, Mauritius and Uganda showed that on average women accounted for … Read more
No fewer than four persons were killed and several others injured after a lion on the rampage attacked a community close to the Nigerian border. EKO HOT BLOG gathered that the lion attacked residents of a Cameroonian town of Makary on Thursday, February 25, a few clicks away from encampments of Nigerian troops. Makary is … Read more
Botswana has been ranked as the most peaceful country in Africa according to the ranking by the 2020 global peace index, with nation occupying the 33 position worldwide. The Southern African nation is closely followed by Ghana and Zambia at the 43 and 44 positions while Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country sits on the 148 … Read more
The 54 countries in the region have a death toll of 100,000 from 3,793,660 reported cases Africa on Thursday recorded more than 100,000 deaths from COVID19, a grim milestone likely to understate the real toll, a grim milestone likely to understate the real toll, as the continent of 1.2 billion people battles a second wave … Read more
Summit The Summit also elected Dr. Monique Nsanzabaganwa, the new Deputy Chairperson. Dr Nsanzabaganwa is a Rwandan economist and former deputy Governor of the National Bank of Rwanda and Minister of State for economic planning. You May Also Like Breaking: Gov. Zulum Sacks Health Commissioner African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson, Moussa Faki Mahamat, was on … Read more
Donald Trump was the first president since Ronald Reagan not to visit Africa during his tenure Trump notoriously was quoted as using an expletive to describe African nations United States President, Joe Biden on Friday promised a robust partnership with Africa and said he hoped to attend the next African Union summit, an about-face in … Read more
Less than 20,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines are in Africa, according to the UN WHO said its target is to vaccinate at least 20% of Africans by the end of the year Africa will receive nearly 90 million COVID-19 vaccine doses from COVAX in February 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) African region, said on … Read more
Elections Uganda’s main opposition leader, Robert Kyagulanyi, aka Bobi Wine, on Monday petitioned the Supreme Court, seeking the nullification of President Yoweri Musevevi’s victory in last month’s election. Reports from Kampala said Kyagulanyi, leader of the National Unity Platform (NUP), filed the petition against President Museveni, the Electoral Commission and the Attorney General. Kyagulanyi contends … Read more
South Africa, Vaccine It is all systems go in South Africa as the first batch of the coronavirus vaccine from the Serum Institute of India left Mumbai on Monday morning, with President Cyril Ramaphosa set to personally greet the plane in Johannesburg. The first million shots of the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine will be used to inoculate … Read more
Former Ghana President Rawlings, Burial Activities for the state funeral for Ghana’s former president, Jerry John Rawlings, begin on Sunday with a Requiem Mass at the Holy Spirit Cathedral in Accra. Later in the evening, there will be a vigil at the Air Force Officers’ Mess in the Ghanaian capital. Giant portraits of the former … Read more
South Africa jazz trombonist and composer Jonas Gwangwa, whose music powered the anti-apartheid struggle, died on Saturday aged 83, the presidency said. President Cyril Ramaphosa led the tributes to the legendary musician who was nominated for an Oscar for the theme song of the 1987 film “Cry Freedom”. You May Also Like 10 African Presidents … Read more
Mandela’s Foundation, Scandal The Nelson Mandela Foundation on Wednesday confirmed that it was investigating allegations against its own senior managers. You May Also Like UK COVID-19 Strain Now Found In 60 Countries – WHO BREAKING: Joe Biden Sworn In As 46th President Of The United States The foundation, which seeks to promote the legacy of … Read more
Collation of the January 14 presidential election results in Uganda that pitched incumbent President, Yoweri Museveni whose 35-year reign is being challenged majorly by former popstar cum lawmaker, Bobi Wine is underway. While the Internet has been shutdown for the past three days in the East-Central African country, Bobi Wine has managed to get to … Read more
Ghanaian parliament It was a chaotic episode in the Ghanaian parliament yesterday December 6, following the dissolution of the 7th parliament, Eko hot blog gathered. In a footage which has gone viral on social media, it was gathered that the fight was between NPP and NDC members and centered on who takes the majority side … Read more
President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday announced a new ban on alcohol sales and said mask-wearing will be mandatory in public after South Africa became the continent’s first to record one million COVID-19 cases. AFP reports that Ramaphosa justified a raft of new measures by a “rapid rise” in infections, most by a new strain of … Read more
Zambia Road Crashes Zambia recorded 234 road traffic accidents, 18 of them leading to 28 deaths during this year’s Christmas holidays. According to statistics released Monday by police spokesperson Esther Katongo, from December 24 to December 28, the capital city, Lusaka, recorded the highest number of 105 road accidents with five deaths, followed by Copperbelt … Read more
South Africa has become the first African nation to record one million COVID-19 cases, according to new data published by the country’s health ministry on Sunday. Currently suffering a second wave of infections, of which the majority are a new variant of the COVID-19, South Africa is the hardest-hit country on the African continent, with … Read more