Africa’s democratic ‘laggards’ must listen to calls for change – Liberia’s Johnson Sirleaf
African leaders resisting “democratic transformation” must heed their citizens’ calls for change, former Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf said on Saturday, after receiving an award aimed at promoting good leadership…
Uganda to tax Facebook, Whatsapp users, press freedom advocates kick
Uganda’s government is proposing a tax of 100 shillings ($0.03) per day for at least some users of social media such as Facebook and WhatsApp, parliament said, amid criticism from…
Pope begins Vatican meetings with Chilean victims of clerical abuse
April 28, 2018 Pope Francis has begun his individual meetings with three victims of clerical sexual abuse from Chile, the Vatican said. The pontiff’s priority for the talks at the…
Korean leaders pledge to work for “complete denuclearisation of Korean peninsula”
April 27, 2018 The leaders of North and South Korea embraced on Friday after pledging to work for the “complete denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula”, on a day of smiles…
Bill Cosby guilty of sexual abuse, risks 10 years jail
Bill Cosby was convicted on Thursday of drugging and molesting a onetime friend in 2004. This marks the first such conviction of a celebrity since the #MeToo movement that has…
Johannesburg to host ID4Africa in 2019 – Chairman
April 26, 2018 The ID4Africa 2018 came to a successful conclusion in Abuja, Nigeria, on Thursday with Johannesburg, South Africa nominated to host the 2019 edition of the conference. The…
Fuel shortage hits Sudan as dollar crisis hampers imports
April 25, 2018 Vehicles queued for hours at gas stations in Sudan’s capital as fuel shortage, caused by government’s difficulty in importing it due to a foreign-currency-crisis hit home, the…
Brent crude oil races toward $80 amid strong demand
April 24, 2018 Brent crude oil rose for a sixth day on Tuesday to hit its highest since November 2014 at over 75 dollars per barrel. This development is…
Facebook finds, removes 1.9million terror posts in first quarter of 2018
April 24, 2018 Facebook found and removed 1.9 million social-media posts by the Islamic State and al Qaeda terrorists during the first three months of 2018, using new anti-terror algorithms.“In…
UNICEF concerned by 500,000 Afghan children affected by drought
April 24, 2018 The impact on the children could be devastating Water scarcity emanated from lack of precipitation in late 2017 and early this year has affected the live of…