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Last updated: 8 hours ago While on a royal trip to Northern Ireland Wednesday (29 SEPT. 2021), William and Catherine, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visited the City of Derry Rugby Club. The couple spoke to athletes and also kicked around a rugby ball. They then spoke with contributors of a program called ‘Sport Uniting Communities,” which uses sporting… Read More

Thousands of Sudanese rallied in the capital of Khartoum on Thursday to demand an exclusively civilian transitional government, accusing the generals now in power of derailing its transition to democracy. Sudan has been ruled by an interim joint civilian-military government since 2019. The military ousted longtime autocrat Omar al-Bashir in April that year, following four months of mass protests against… Read More

– African Telecom sector is seeing a boom – The telecom sector in 2021 has recorded huge revenues in Africa. MTN, Vodacom and Safaricom dominate the sector on the continent with huge revenues of up to 6 billion US dollars. The reason why the sector, is doing so well despite Covid 19 effects, the answer in this report. – Nigeria… Read More

A former deputy speaker in Malawi on Thursday shot himself in the head inside parliament, where he had gone for a meeting, parliament said. Clement Chiwaya, who was 50, killed himself inside the parliament building, where he had gone to discuss vehicle benefits entitled to him when he left office in 2019. Police spokesperson James Kadadzera confirmed the incident but… Read More

Cynthia Erivo may already be a Grammy winner, but she’s still scared to have her debut solo album, “Ch. 1 Vs. 1” out there for the world to hear. “I’m excited. I’m nervous. I want people to like it. I want people to enjoy it. I want it to do well. You know, I want the same things most musicians… Read More

The head of the world’s biggest free trade area, AfCTA, has described the global intellectual property rights system as “outdated” saying it is constraining Africa’s industrialisation. The plea was made in Johannesburg after attending a conference on post-pandemic economic recovery and trade hosted in his home country. “This pandemic has shown that the IP rights regime is outdated, particularly for… Read More

Prosecutors in Ivory Coast said Wednesday they had opened an investigation into a prominent minister who had been accused of rape by a young woman. The probe focuses on the minister for reconciliation, Kouadio Konan Bertin, who also contested last year’s presidential election. “The young woman filed a complaint with the police. A (judicial) investigation is under way,” the prosecutor’s… Read More

In Nigeria the Supreme Court is yet to rule over the controversial Value Added Tax (VAT) collection. A legal practitioner and tax administration expert is calling on the state government to create other means of generating more funds. Rex Ogbuku says that as a federal state, each state should be encouraged to engage in positive competition. “So I don’t see… Read More

In South Africa, President Cyril Ramaphosa authorised the release of a controversial report into the irregular awarding of a contract for a Covid-19 media campaign. The contract was awarded by the health ministry to a private company, Digital Vibes. The report claims senior officials benefitted from some of the money paid to the company. The investigations led to the resignation… Read More

Algeria on Wednesday started producing the Covid-19 vaccine developed by Chinese firm Sinovac, with production expected to be eight million doses a month. Prime Minister Aimene Benabderrahmane, who attended the launch of the production process at a factory in the eastern city of Constantine, called it a “big achievement”. Production could be doubled in the North African nation if needed,… Read More