Coronavirus infections in South Africa surged past 20,000 with close to 400 deaths, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said on Friday. In a statement the ministry reported 20,125 coronavirus positive cases, and a total of 397 deaths countrywide. The continent’s most industrialised nation has the highest number of coronavirus infections, with the coastal province of the … Read more
Africa, home to the richest man in human history, Mansa Musa, one of the eight continents of the world and the cradle of civilization with over 50 countries has had her fair share of the global pandemic, coronavirus. Various national governments on the continent are on high alerts in putting strategic measures in place to … Read more
By Ikechi Uko Over 50% of all Covid19 Deaths globally are from 5 Nations in Europe. More People have Died from these 5 Nations of Europe than the Whole World Put together. The Media is focused on China as a Cause, Donald Trump as a Failure and Africa as the Victims. Not Much is heard … Read more
Nigerian crossdresser and transgender cum bleaching expert Idris Okuneye is popularly known as Bobrisky has taken to his Instagram page to brag about his beauty. Bobrisky bragged about how “beautiful” he is. He said “I represent beauty ?, Is high time I need AFRICA as a whole to support me like never before, let me lead … Read more
The World Health Organisation has warned that Africa could become the next epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak. According to reports, there was a sharp rise in cases in the past week. There have been almost 1,000 deaths and almost 19,000 infections across Africa so far, although these rates are far lower than those seen in … Read more
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has disclosed that the number of Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Africa has increased by 60 percent. WHO Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo gave the update in a “COVID-19 Situation Report” posted on its official twitter account @WHOAFRO on Thursday. “Over the past week, there has been a 51 … Read more
Legendary singer/songwriter and record producer, Innocent Idibia popularly called 2Baba, has finally dropped the long-awaited album titled, Warriors. And we are live!#Warriors is out on all major distribution platforms (link in bio)Stream, download and enjoy this work of art. #WarriorsAlbum #iamwarrior #20YearsAKing https://t.co/QyYuTo7pBQ — #ONELOVERELIGION #UNWASHTHEBRAINWASH #OPENYOUREYES (@official2baba) February 28, 2020 Songs in the album … Read more
Africa is set to benefit from the “No Time to Lose” campaign flagged off recently by the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH). The project is in a bid to promote safety and health in the workplace across all nations hence, unveiling the Africa edition here in Nigeria. The no time to lose campaign … Read more
Following the launching of its first large-scale vaccination campaign against the Ebola virus, Rwanda’s health minister Diane Gashumba said at the weekend that at least 200,000 people will be vaccinated over the next year in areas bordering the Democratic Republic of Congo. There have been no confirmed Ebola cases in Rwanda, although priority will be … Read more
President of Uganda Yoweri Museveni, has stated that he is not tired of holding on to the country’s Presidency after 33 years of being in power. The 75 year old who got into power on January 29, 1986 disclosed in an open letter published on his blogspot that he delibrately lost weight by shedding off … Read more
……….Describes Africa As A Continent With Troubles The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, Kristalina Georgieva, says 40 per cent of African countries are in debt distress. She described Africa as a continent of opportunities and one with many troubles, noting that the focus was to help countries have sound macro-economic policies, improve the … Read more
Amina Mohammed, the United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, has pledged the UN’s full support to the African Union (AU) as nations begin to earnestly operationalise the landmark African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). According to a statement issued by the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), she made the pledge on Sunday in Niamey, Niger, at … Read more
The Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of FCMB Bank (UK) Limited, James Benoit, has challenged African economies on the need to look inwards and create wealth that will ensure sustainable development of the continent and reduce over reliance on foreign remittances. Besides, while admitting that Nigeria’s dependence on Diaspora remittances may not just disappear, … Read more
Jumia and Mastercard are partnering to increase the platform’s investment, grow the e-commerce sector and as well support digital transformation in the continent. According to Jumia, under the new agreement, the two companies will look to build on MasterCard’s presence across Africa, bringing its deep knowledge and expertise in payment solutions and technologies to spark … Read more
Global report on the advertising industry has projected that Media and Entertainment (M&E) will drive growth of advertising (ad) in Nigeria by 12.1 per cent. The report released by Group M, a WPP media investment group, a British advertising and public relations company, made this projection while updating its 2018 and 2019 ad investment … Read more