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An Egyptian court sentenced a former member of parliament and others to ten years in prison on Thursday for smuggling antiquities out of the country. The former MP, Alaa Hassanein and four others would serve 10 years whiles Hassan Rateb, a prominent businessman, and 17 others will face five years in prison, according to Egypt’s state news agency. All were… Read More

Former Arsenal and Paris Saint Germain player Kaba Diawara, formerly of Bordeaux, has been confirmed as Guinea’s new coach, the country’s football officials announced on Thursday (April 21). Kaba Diawara was chosen from four candidates and judged “more likely to lead the national team towards the expected performances”, said Sega Diallo, vice-president of the Normalisation Committee which manages the current… Read More

Sudanese artist Mutaz al-Fateh has been using special recipes for years to create his unique paint. Ground coffee, tea leaves and shavings of fruit peel are only some of the natural ingredients he uses on his artworks. His paintings depict scenes of everyday life in Sudan, men and women in traditional dress, as well as more abstract drawings. “I chose… Read More

Kenya has announced that it will host a meeting between rebels in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo and the government in Kinshasa. The announcement was made on Thursday after a meeting of leaders from Kenya, Uganda, Burundi, Rwanda and the DRC that met in Nairobi to discuss violence by armed groups in the DRC. The meeting takes… Read More

– Global Financial Stability – Russia‘s invasion of Ukraine coming on the heels of the pandemic has caused instability in the global economy. What is the state of the global financial system and markets? How are emerging markets like fintech being financed globally? What challenges and vulnerabilities could the rapid growth of fintech expose for financial stability in the world?… Read More

More than one million children in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi have now received at least one dose of the first malaria vaccine. Data provided by the UN’s World Health Organisation suggests that the pilot programme launched in April 2019 was safe and “substantially reduced severe cases” of the disease. The “RTS,S” vaccine could save the lives of 40,000 to 80,000… Read More

Cameroon has signed an agreement on April 12 with Russia for military cooperation. According to security sources, this agreement is part of the continuation of military tie between the two countries for several years, with the emphasis recently on the revision of the military deal signed in 2015. “On the instructions of Cameroon’s Head of State Paul Biya and Russian… Read More

Libya’s National Oil Company, NOC, announced in recent days that it has halted operations at two major oil terminals closing several fields. Daily ouput has been halved at a time when “oil and gas prices are soaring” under the impact of the war in Ukraine, according to the NOC. At the centre of the crisis is the dispute between the… Read More

One of Nollywood’s biggest names, Rita Dominic has tied the knot. According to local media reports, the aura of the traditional marriage ceremony that filled the atmosphere in Aboh, Mbaise, Imo State, on Tuesday evening has never been witnessed in recent times. Social media posts were evident that indeed it was a grand ceremony with the official hashtag for the… Read More

French President Emmanuel Macron took on his far-right challenger Marine Le Pen on Wednesday in their only head-to-head confrontation before the electorate. The two candidates confronted each other on the cost of living, Russia, climate change and immigration. The rare times Africa was mentioned, was through the prism of military collaboration. The only commitment kept for Africa, beyond the military… Read More