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Africa Business Featured World 

Why the AU is pushing for an African credit rating agency

Elwin Mandowa, , , , , , , ,
– – There is an urge and surge from the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM), an organization under the African Union to work towards establishing an African-owned credit rating agency by the end of this year. The need for such African Credit Rating Agency followed complaints from some African countries that credit rating agencies from the West aren’t being fair… Read More
Africa Featured Nigeria News and Headlines World 

Nigerian atheist jailed 24 years for blasphemy

Elwin Mandowa, , , , , , , ,
– – A Nigerian court on Tuesday sentenced Mubarak Bala, an atheist, to 24 years in prison for blasphemy. “This court hereby sentences Muhammad Mubarak Bala to 24 years … This will take into consideration the time he served awaiting trial,” said Judge Faruk Lawan in Kano, Nigeria. Bala, a former Muslim and the president of the Humanist Association of Nigeria,… Read More
Africa Featured World 

Unethical advertising of baby formula gets ‘aggressive’ in Africa

Elwin Mandowa, , , , , , ,
– – A joint study by the joint World Health Organization (WHO) and the UN Children’s Fund (Unicef) has found unethical advertising of baby formula in Africa. The report found nearly half of new mothers in Nigeria, two in five Moroccan mothers and more than a fifth of South African mothers have been advised by a health professional to feed… Read More
Africa Featured Technology World 

World’s first 4G-connected earbuds that will make phone obsolete

Elwin Mandowa, , , , , , , ,
– – UK tech company Mymanu announces the launch of Titan, the world’s first 4G-connected earbuds at CES Las Vegas 2022. After launching their award-winning true wireless translation earbuds Mymanu CLIK + and Mymanu CLIK S at previous CES events, CEH have stayed true to their ways and have revealed their latest innovative invention at CES Las Vegas 2022. CEO… Read More
Africa Featured Ghana West Africa World 

CPJ condemns the jailing of Ghanaian journalist for contempt of court

Elwin Mandowa, , , , , , ,
– – The Committee to Protect Journalists has condemned the jailing of a Ghanaian journalist by a court in Ghana. The Accra-based broadcaster working for Power FM, Oheneba Boamah Bennie was arraigned before a High Court on Tuesday. He was captured on tape alleging that Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo met with some eight judges including the Chief Justice, Kwasi Anin-Yeboah… Read More
Africa Featured Ghana West Africa World 

Ghanaians boycott mobile phone calls over SIM card re-registration

Elwin Mandowa, , , , , , ,
– – Thousands of Ghanaians on Tuesday boycotted mobile phones calls in protest at an ongoing SIM card re-registration process. The Ghanaian government has given a March 2022 deadline for all mobile network subscribers to re-register their SIM cards or risk having them blocked. Citizens though can only do this re-registration using a Ghana Card, whose acquisition is still ongoing.… Read More
Africa Featured Ghana West Africa World 

Ghanaian journalist jailed for making claims against President

Elwin Mandowa, , , , , , , ,
– – A Ghanaian journalist has been jailed for fourteen days by a court after he was found guilty of contempt of court on Tuesday. The Accra-based broadcaster working for Power FM, Oheneba Boamah Bennie was arraigned before a High Court. He was captured on tape alleging that Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo met with some eight judges including the Chief… Read More
Africa Featured Mali West Africa World 

Mali’s military leaders now want a four-year transition period

Elwin Mandowa, , , , , , , , ,
– – Mali’s military rulers have revised their earlier request for a five year transition period to four years. In a letter to the chair of ECOWAS, Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo, the coup leaders have said they can work towards elections within four years. Mali’s military leaders carried out a coup in August 2020, deposing then president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita.… Read More
East Africa Featured 

Norwegian Refugee Council suspension lifted in Ethiopia

Village Reporter,
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) has been informed by the Ethiopian authorities that the five-month long suspension on its humanitarian work has been lifted. The Authority for Civil Society Organizations (ACSO) ordered the suspension at the end of July citing the advocacy of NRC on humanitarian needs and access in the country, and a number of administrative issues relating to… Read More
Africa Featured World 

The 6 Best Modern Day African Contemporary Writers

Elwin Mandowa, , , , , , ,
– – There are countless skilled and talented African writers. This list of 6 African contemporary writers includes some of the best authors in the world of literature. The work these writers publish is always inspiring and refreshing. These writers have shown that they have been able to overcome all of their hardships, and are now speaking out for others… Read More
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