Terrorism Financing: EU Includes Saudi Arabia, Panama, Nigeria to Dirty-money Blacklist
The European Commission has added Saudi Arabia, Panama, Nigeria and other jurisdictions to a blacklist of nations that pose a threat because of lax controls on terrorism financing and…
Africa Scrabble Championship: Nigeria’s Moses Peter is 2018 Winner, 10 Other Nigerians Make Top 40 List
Moses Peter, the captain of Nigeria’s senior scrabble team, on Sunday emerged the 2018 African scrabble champion at the 13th African Scrabble Championship in Kiriyangi, Kenya. The team’s coach, Anthony Ikolo,…
Aid Campaigns: Africans Call for a Move to Look Beyond Pictures of Poor Children
Communities that benefit from aid want international charities to move beyond pictures of poor children and show a more balanced view of Africa, a study showed on…
Nigeria’s Farmcrowdy, Kobo360, 12 Others, Win Big at AppsAfrica Award, 2018
Fourteen AppsAfrica.com Award Winners have been announced at the annual Awards party in Cape Town South Africa. Now in its fourth year, the Awards celebrate the best…
Google Lunchpad Accelerator Africa programme Graduates class 2
Google has graduated the Class 2 of its Lunchpad Accelerator Africa programme in Lagos. The Country Director, Google, Mrs Juliet Ehimuan-Chiazor disclosed this at the graduation…
Additional 3.4 bpd of Refined Fuels will be needed to meet Africa’s Needs by 2030…As Outlook for Africa’s oil & gas industry improves- PwC
Given projected population growth and refined fuels consumption, an estimated additional 3.4 bpd of refined fuels will be needed to meet Africa’s needs by 2030;…
AMC launches new film production hub for Africa
With a focus on African storytelling, the African Movie Channel has launched a production hub to develop and produce movies and TV series. Its new production division will be…
Asaba 2018: Ethiopians win 10,000m gold, silver medals
Jemal Mekonnen and Andamlak Berta of Ethiopia on Wednesday won the first medals of the 21st African Senior Athletics Championships (ASAC) tagged Asaba 2018, in Delta State. Mekonnen finished the…
40 dead after bus, beer truck and tractor collide
At least 40 people have died in a road accident involving a passenger bus, a tractor and a beer truck in Northern Uganda, the country’s Red Cross said on Saturday….
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…