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Nigerians Demand End to Police Squad Known for Brutalizing the Young

By Shola Lawal and Adenike Olanrewaju LAGOS, Nigeria — With protests breaking out across Nigeria and in expatriate Nigerian communities around the world, the country’s president vowed to a skeptical public on Monday that he would crack down on rogue police officers accused of brutalizing citizens. President Muhammadu Buhari’s promise came a day after his […]

How Do We Create A Real Dent In Unemployment?

Big technology companies dominate the world’s biggest stock exchanges, so how do we turn this flow of capital into jobs for South Africans? With the demand for skills increasing exponentially, finding work won’t be difficult for those lucky enough to have experience. The challenge we have is gaining this experience and that our traditional internship […]

What to Expect When Travelling to South Africa

Antigen tests for coronavirus detection will be rolled out to all ports of entry with immediate effect, the government said on Thursday. On arrival, a traveller will be screened for symptoms and sent for testing should they not have a certified polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test result. The test will be conducted at a fee of […]

African States Breathe a Sigh of Relief

The International Monetary Fund approved new emergency aid for 28 countries — 22 of which are African. Funds received will enable these nations to either pay back their debts or mitigate the debilitating impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on their soil. In April, the IMF cancelled the debts of 25 of the economically-challenged countries by […]

World Food Programme Wins 2020 Nobel Peace Prize

The WFP, a United Nations entity, was created in 1961 and today provides food to over 100 million people a year. The organization tweeted its “deepest thanks” for the honor, adding: “This is a powerful reminder to the world that peace and #ZeroHunger go hand-in-hand.” It praised its staff who it said “put their lives […]

Poor Transport Infrastructure a Big Hindrance to Economic Development in Nigeria

This Kaduna-Abuja railway line, opened by President Muhammadu Buhari in 2016, is the first of the country’s standard gauge railway modernisation projects, accommodating high-speed rail lines. It is part of an attempt to reinvigorate Africa’s largest economy as railways make a comeback after decades of neglect. The British colonial government completed Nigeria’s first rail infrastructure […]

Addis at the Brink of a Messy Break Up

Ethiopian lawmakers have ruled that federal officials should cut off contact with leaders of the northern Tigray region, which defied Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed last month by holding elections his government deemed “illegal”. The decision, announced late on Tuesday by the House of Federation, the upper house of parliament, furthers the breakdown in relations between […]