AGAIN, TANZANIA BARS OPPOSITION CANDIDATE MPINA, DESPITE COURT RULING
AGAIN, TANZANIA BARS OPPOSITION CANDIDATE MPINA, DESPITE COURT RULING Electoral commission disqualifies ACT-Wazalendo’s Luhaga Mpina for the second time ahead of October election, leaving President Samia Suluhu Hassan facing only minor challengers. Tanzania’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday reversed its own earlier decision and disqualified Luhaga Mpina, opposition presidential candidate and leader of […]
MOROCCO’S QUAKE SURVIVORS PROTEST AS WORLD CUP FUNDS OUTSPACE HOUSING AID
MOROCCO’S QUAKE SURVIVORS PROTEST AS WORLD CUP FUNDS OUTSPACE HOUSING AID Two years after the deadly Atlas Mountains quake, many victims still live in tents while billions are invested in stadiums for the 2030 World Cup and AFCON. Two years after the 2023 earthquake that killed nearly 3,000 people and destroyed tens of thousands of […]
ALGERIAN PRESIDENT, TEBBOUNE APPOINTS SIFI GHEIEB AS PRIME MINISTER, MOURAD ADJAL HEADS ENERGY MINISTRY
ALGERIAN PRESIDENT, TEBBOUNE APPOINTS SIFI GHEIEB AS PRIME MINISTER, MOURAD ADJAL HEADS ENERGY MINISTRY New appointments follow the dismissal of Nadir Larbaoui, part of Algeria’s push to stabilise its government amid economic pressure and energy transition demands. President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has named Sifi Ghrieb, formerly Industry Minister and acting prime minister, as the official Prime […]
BURKINA FASO WAIVES BISA FEES FOR ALL AFRICAN NATIONALS
BURKINA FASO WAIVES BISA FEES FOR ALL AFRICAN NATIONALS Move under Security Minister Mahamadou Sana aims to deepen Pan-African ties, boost tourism and trade while maintaining online visa application requirement. Burkina Faso has officially abolished visa fees for citizens of all African countries in a sweeping reform designed to facilitate the free movement of people […]
HILDA BACI PULLS OFF SPECTACULAR WORLD JOKLOF RECORD ATTEMPT IN LAGOS
HILDA BACI PULLS OFF SPECTACULAR WORLD JOKLOF RECORD ATTEMPT IN LAGOS Following her Guinness cooking marathon feat, Hilda Baci attempts another milestone with record-breaking jollof rice. Nigerian chef and Guinness World Record holder, Hilda Effiong Bassey popularly known as Hilda Baci, completed her much-anticipated attempt to cook the world’s largest pot of Nigerian jollof rice […]