Tag: Africaglobalvillage

Nigeria will lift its ban on Twitter soon after negotiations for an agreement to end its differences with the social media giant, the government said on Wednesday. The June ban came days after Twitter deleted a remark from President Muhammadu Buhari, and provoked an international outcry over freedom of expression. “The ban on Twitter will soon be lifted as we… Read More

Twenty-four members of a family in northwestern Nigeria died after consuming poisoned food, a local government official said Tuesday, according to Anadolu news agency. Ali Inname, Sokoto state’s commissioner for health, said the incident occurred in Danzanke village of Bargaja ward in the Isa Local Government Area of the state. He said a fertilizer popularly known as ‘Gishirin Lalle’ in… Read More

Olympic marathon winner Eluid Kipchoge jetted back home to a quiet reception early Wednesday morning. Kipchoge and team earned Kenya 10 medals; including 4 Gold, and 4 Silver, making it the best team from Africa at the Tokyo Games. “I have a huge plan to inspire the youth, and inspire everybody in this world. I want to inspire Kenyans and… Read More

Zambians will decide Thursday whether to re-elect President Edgar Lungu after the country’s worst economic performance in decades and a crackdown on dissent that has raised fears of unrest in the southern African country. His main rival, in what polls suggest is a close election race, is 59-year-old Hakainde Hichilema, making his sixth run for the presidency. Hichilema has already… Read More

Some 19,000 doctors across Nigeria are on strike for the fourth time since the start of the pandemic, with some of them complaining they haven’t been paid in months. The stoppage has left government-run hospitals and COVID-19 treatment centers short of staff. The latest strike comes as Nigeria confronts an avalanche of new COVID-19 cases blamed on the delta variant.… Read More

“We do not know the cause of the conflict. We are suffering losses without knowing the cause of the conflict. We are just ordinary citizens.”Athma Adam, a refugee from Palma uttered those words out of pain but also relief. His words came as Rwanda helped Mozambique to retake a strategic port that had been held by Islamic extremist rebels for… Read More

Last updated: 13 hours ago Hundreds of Indigenous people dressed in traditional clothing marched down Paseo de la Reforma, one of Mexico City’s main avenues, to the National Palace to demand inclusiveness from the government of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. With more than 23 million people who consider themselves Indigenous out a population of 126 million, Mexico is one… Read More

Ethiopia on Tuesday called on “all able-bodied Ethiopians of age” to join the armed forces as the nine-month conflict in Tigray has spread in recent weeks to two neighbouring regions in the north of the country. “It is now time for all able-bodied Ethiopians to join the defence forces, special forces and militias and show their patriotism,” said a statement… Read More

The World Health Organization said at least four people have turned up as contacts of a man who died from the Ebola-like Marburg virus in Guinea, as staffers from the UN health agency were deployed to the West African country to help authorities prevent an outbreak. WHO spokeswoman Fadela Chaib said the case, reported late on Monday, amounts to the… Read More

Aretha Franklin, simply known as the “Queen of Soul,” tapped Jennifer Hudson to play her in her biopic, and now that “Respect” is about to hit theaters, Hudson is breathing a sigh of relief. “I feel like I’ve been holding my breath for 15 years, OK? And it’s different phases of it. Like it’s exciting, but it gives me anxiety… Read More