Africa Health World

Three dead in attacks against Ebola response centres in Congo

Ihesiulo Grace 28 November 2019 0

Three health workers were killed and several injured in attacks against two Ebola response centres in eastern Congo early on Thursday, authorities and health services said. “Our sources tell us the attack was carried on by Mai Mai rebels,” said Jean-Jacques Muyembe, the Head of Ebola response

Africa World

EU tasks AU on solidarity, unity for AfCFTA to succeed

Ihesiulo Grace 23 November 2019 0

The European Union has called for solidarity and unity among African Union  (AU) member countries to achieve success and sustainability of the Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA). EU Head of Delegation to the AU, Ranieri Sabatucci, made the call on Friday at the closing session of the 2019 World Export Development Forum and Africa […]

Africa News Top Stories

GenCos threaten to shut down power generation supply

Ihesiulo Grace 18 November 2019 0

The Power Generation Companies (GenCos) have threatened to shut down power generation supply if pressing issues in the sector are not addressed. The GenCos spoke through the Executive Secretary, Association of Power Generation Companies (APGC), Dr. Joy Ogaji at a news conference in Abuja on Sunday. Ogaji explained that the main reason for considering taking […]

Africa World

70 people killed in Guinea ahead of 2020 presidential polls

Ihesiulo Grace 13 November 2019 0

At least 70 people have been killed in Guinea during protests ahead of the 2020 presidential election, Amnesty International said on Wednesday. The deaths have occurred since 2015, during various demonstrations against President Alpha Conde’s plans to amend the constitution to run for a third term, the human rights organisation said in a statement. In […]

Africa Health World

Gunmen kill journalist who raised awareness about Ebola

Ihesiulo Grace 4 November 2019 0

A Congolese journalist who had been raising awareness about the Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been killed at his home. The army said unidentified attackers raided Papy Mumbere Mahamba’s home in Lwebma, in the north-eastern province of Ituri, killing him, wounding his wife and burning their house down. DR Congo is […]

Africa World

Three dead as gunmen invade heavily guarded district of Bujumbura

Ihesiulo Grace 2 November 2019 0

Gunmen, wearing police and army uniforms, killed three people and injured three others at a bar in a heavily guarded neighbourhood of Burundi’s biggest city Bujumbura late on Friday, police and residents said. The attack took place in the Rohero district, where violence is rare and officials often have the protection of their own security […]

Africa Health News Nigeria Wellbeing World

Polio: Expert advocates increased medical attention to counter effects of disease on survivors

Ihesiulo Grace 22 October 2019 0

An Abuja-based Neurologist, Dr Ahmed Ibrahim, says a large number of polio survivors are likely to experience Post Polio Syndrome (PPS). He made the disclosure on Tuesday in Abuja. Polio, an infectious disease caused by the poliovirus, is a contagious viral illness that causes nerve injury, leading to paralysis, difficulty breathing and sometimes death. The […]

Africa Agriculture Business Food & Nutrition

Gombe govt working to transform state to Nigeria’s agricultural hub – Perm Sec

Ihesiulo Grace 16 October 2019 0

The Gombe State Government said on Wednesday that it was working on a plan that would transform the state into the country’s agricultural hub. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture in the state, Mr Obel Yaji, said this in an interview in Gombe. He said the state government’s efforts toward boosting productivity and making Gombe […]

Africa Education News World

Niger Govt. gets $6m World Bank grant to support out-of-school children

Ihesiulo Grace 16 October 2019 0

The Niger Government on Wednesday said it has received a six million dollar World Bank grant to get the teeming out-of-school children in the state back to classroom. Alhaji Abubakar Aliyu, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education disclosed this during an interview in Minna. Aliyu said that the grant would be utilised by the State Universal […]

Africa World

Court delays Ex-South African leader, Zuma, case to Feb 4

Ihesiulo Grace 15 October 2019 0

Court proceedings for former South African President Jacob Zuma were pushed back to February 4 on Tuesday as his legal team said it would appeal against an earlier court ruling that dismissed his attempt to halt prosecution on corruption charges. Former President Jacob Zuma faces 16 charges of fraud, corruption and racketeering related to 1990s arms deal. Zuma […]

Africa World

Malawi dismisses reports of first Ebola case

Ihesiulo Grace 15 October 2019 0

Health authorities in Malawi have dismissed as false reports that first Ebola case has been recorded in the country’s border district of Karonga. The scare broke Sunday when health workers in the district that borders with Tanzania quarantined one person suspected to have Ebola signs and symptoms. Louis Tukula, environmental health officer for the district, […]

Africa World

Gaddafi’s son has right to run for president, says Libya’s army chief

Ihesiulo Grace 15 October 2019 0

Saif Islam Gaddafi, the son of late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, has every right to run for president, Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, the head of the Libyan National Army (LNA), said. Haftar told Sputnik in an interview that there was no enmity between the two of them. When asked about Saif Islam Gaddafi’s plans to […]

Africa World

ECOWAS Court orders Nigerian government to pay N10m compensation to dismissed soldier

Ihesiulo Grace 14 October 2019 0

The ECOWAS Court of Justice has ordered the Federal Republic of Nigeria to pay N10 million compensation for the violation of right to work to Pte. Barnabas Eli. The judgment is contained in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Monday. It said that Eli was dismissed from […]

Africa World

Australia’s Fortescue confirms bid for Guinea iron ore

Ihesiulo Grace 7 October 2019 0

Australia’s Fortescue Metals Group confirmed on Monday that it has submitted a bid to develop two blocks in the giant Simandou iron ore deposit in Guinea. Reuters reported on Friday that Fortescue and Guinea’s biggest bauxite exporter SMB-Winning were the last two bidders in the running for the rights to develop the two blocks. A […]

Africa

Namibia’s ruling party launches election manifesto

Ihesiulo Grace 5 October 2019 0

Namibia’s ruling party South West Africa People’s Organisation (SWAPO) launched its election manifesto on Saturday. The launch in Outapi in northern Namibia signalled an all-out campaign for the ruling party in preparation for the forthcoming national election. SWAPO promised to spearhead efforts on ways to economically empower young people, who are mostly unemployed and

Africa World

Morocco arrests Libyan national over alleged links with drug trafficking

Ihesiulo Grace 5 October 2019 0

Moroccan authorities arrested on Friday a Libyan national for alleged links to international drug trafficking network at Casablanca’s Mohammed V International Airport. The suspect, aged 33, is directly involved in an international drug trafficking operation dismantled in Guelmim, 650 kilometres southern Moroccan capital Rabat, after the seizure of 8.8 tons of cannabis,

Africa News

Saudi Arabia, Qatar allegedly funding Boko Haram-Soglo

Ihesiulo Grace 3 October 2019 0

The former president of Benin Republic, Nicephore Soglo , has revealed that friends from Qatar and Saudi Arabia are responsible for the funding of Boko Haram. Soglo, disclosed this in a statement at the constitutional term limits summit, covered by TheCable, in Naimey, Niger Republic. Soglo said, “Boko Haram is funded by our friends from […]

Africa

See photos of luxurious cars seized from African politician, auctioned in Switzerland

Ihesiulo Grace 30 September 2019 0

A fleet of luxurious cars owned by the vice president of Equatorial Guinea, Teodoro Nguema Obiang Manguer, which were seized by the Swiss authorities as part of a money-laundering investigation and corruption probe, was auctioned on Sunday in Switzerland. CNN reports that the sale was organized by London-based auction house Bonhams and all the cars […]

Africa World

Jihadists ambush US military base in Somalia

Ihesiulo Grace 30 September 2019 0

Jihadists have on Monday, attacked a training base, where US soldiers train commandos in Somalia. The base, about 100km (60 miles) west of the capital Mogadishu, is said to house US special forces, Somali special forces and Ugandan peacekeepers. It is used as a launch site for US drones as well as being a training […]

Africa Featured World

Photo: West Africa’s biggest Mosque

Ihesiulo Grace 28 September 2019 0

Senegal’s Massalikul Jinaan mosque located in the capital city, Dakar, has been ranked as the ‘biggest in West Africa,’ built at a cost of around $33m. According to Voice of America, thousands of people from across Senegal converged on the capital Dakar on Friday for the inauguration of a gigantic mosque, claimed to be the […]