Africa

Billionaires in Africa: Here are Top 10 Billionaires in Africa According to Forbes 2025 List

With a cumulative wealth of over $100 billion for the first time ever, Africa's wealthiest individuals have continued to shape the continent's economic landscape...

Malawi’s President Calls for Prayer and Fasting to Seek God’s Help in COVID-19 Fight

The President of Malawi, Lazarus Chakwera, has urged citizens of his country to join him in fasting and prayer to seek God's face in...

COVID-19 and Democracy in West Africa: A Downward Spiral?

The world is currently confronted with one of the biggest human crisis, the novel Coronavirus infection (Covid-19). The virus which first broke in China...

New Ebola Outbreak Kills 11 in DR Congo

A new outbreak of the Ebola virus has affected 17 people and killed 11 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Al Jazeera reported earlier...

COVID-19: Nigeria Considers Shift System for Reopening of Schools

The federal government has disclosed that it would soon unveil the policy for safe reopening of schools, saying it’s also weighing the option of...

Zimbabwe’s dominant Mobile Money Platform accused by Central Bank as Running a Ponzi Scheme

Once touted by Zimbabwean authorities as the effective solution to the country’s cash problems, mobile money is now being blamed for the rapid loss...

COVID-19: Food insecurity fallout from Nigeria’s lockdown

In a bid to curb the spread of coronavirus that has infected over 3000 people and killed over 100 people in Nigeria, a five...

What does COVID-19 still have in store for Africa?

COVID-19 hasn't had the same the sort of devastating impact on Africa as it has elsewhere, according to official statistics. That may not last. Experts...

Nigeria: Buhari’s chief of staff dies of COVID-19

Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari has lost his chief of staff, Abba Kyari, to COVID-19, the presidency confirmed. Kyari died on Friday with underlying health...

China Vows Equal Treatment for Africans After Reports of Abuse

South Africa, the current African Union chair, separately expressed concern about “alleged ill-treatment of African nationals in China, including the forceful testing, quarantining for...

Nigeria extends coronavirus lockdown in key cities for two weeks

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has announced a 14-day extension to a lockdown in Lagos, Abuja and Ogun states to combat the coronavirus pandemic. In a televised...

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