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5 Ecosystem Builders Selected for Support in Village Capital’s Empowering Sustainable Entrepreneurship in Africa Program

Nairobi, Kenya — Village Capital has announced the selection of five standout Ecosystem Builders to continue in the next phase of its Empowering Sustainable...

Former Malian President Toumani Touré Dies

Former Malian President Amadou Toumani Touré, has died. Toure passed away on Monday in a hospital in Turkey, his family said. President Toure was 72. Touré was...

#EndSARS: Nigerians protest against police brutality

Hundreds of people have protested against alleged police brutality for a second day across Nigeria after a video of a man allegedly being killed...

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 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...

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