Britain sanctions Wagner-linked officials in three African countries
July 20, 2023 Britain on Thursday sanctioned 13 individuals and businesses in the Central African Republic, Mali and Sudan with links to Russia’s Wagner Group, including one it described as…
Brazil wants to resume ‘good, fruitful’ relations with Africa – Lula
July 20, 2023 Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Wednesday he wants to resume the “good and fruitful” relations his country used to have with Africa when…
Global power demand growth to rebound in 2024 after slowdown – IEAÂ
July 19, 2023 An ongoing energy crisis and an economic downturn is expected to slow global power demand growth in 2023, but a probable rebound in 2024 means more renewable…
UK government’s contested illegal immigration plan to become law
July 18, 2023 British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s highly contested plan to make it easier to send asylum seekers to Rwanda is set to become law after the government defeated…
Gunmen storm restaurants, shops, pubs; kill 10 in bloody dusk attack
Cameroon regional governor on Monday said gunmen killed 10 people and injured another two at a busy junction in the city of Bamenda in Cameroon’s troubled northwest. A witness…
Russian scientists warn of powerful solar flare activity on Monday
July 17, 2023 Powerful solar flare activity is forecast for Monday which may interfere with short-wave communications, Russian scientists said after three flares were observed on the sun on Sunday….
South African court rules against ex-president Zuma in parole release finding
July 14, 2023 South Africa’s top court on Thursday rejected an attempt to overturn a previous decision that found former president Jacob Zuma should go back to jail after being…
Miss Netherlands’ first transgender winner becomes target of hate speech
July 13, 2023 Rikkie Valerie Kolle, the first transgender woman to be crowed Miss Netherlands, once saw her success in the pageant as a symbol of her nation’s openness. Then…
Hushpuppi associate, Woodberry, jailed 8years in US, to pay $8m to victims
Nigerian internet fraudster, Jacob Olalekan Ponle, also known as Woodberry, has been handed eight-yea- and-three-month jail sentence by a federal judge in the United States for orchestrating a multimillion-dollar fraud….
Iranian President Raisi begins Africa trip with visit to Kenya
July 12, 2023 Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi received a red carpet welcome from Kenyan counterpart William Ruto on Wednesday as he began a three-country tour of Africa that Tehran has…