Polling stations and vaccination sites next to each other in South Africa
More than 26 million South Africans began Monday morning to go to the polls for municipal elections at high risk for the party in power […]
Articles by Steven Addamah
Covid-19: Syringe shortage threatens vaccination in Africa
The Covid-19 pandemic continues to grow on the African continent. According to WHO Africa, which held its weekly press briefing on Thursday 28 October, there […]
Former President Charles Taylor sues Liberia for his pension
Former Liberian President Charles Taylor, sentenced to 50 years in prison for crimes against humanity for his role during the civil war in Sierra Leone, […]
South Africa to deploy 10,000 troops for local elections
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has authorized the deployment of 10,000 troops to secure the country’s municipal elections on Monday, Parliament announced Wednesday, three months […]
Nigeria: Sixteen people killed in a mosque
Gunmen shot dead 16 people praying inside a mosque in a village in west-central Nigeria on Monday, local authorities said Tuesday. Central and northwestern Nigeria […]
Liberia: A boy who collected and returned $50,000 is named an “Integrity ambassador”
A Liberian teenager who collected US$50,000 and returned the money to his owner was named an “integrity ambassador” for the poor West African country and […]
Nigeria launched the new version of its digital currency eNaira
Nigeria on Monday finally officially launched a new digital version of its currency, the eNaira, President Muhammadu Buhari announced. Abuja says the crypto-currency saves on […]
Somalia: President and Prime Minister agree to “accelerate” the electoral process
Somalia’s president and Prime minister have called for the “acceleration” of the electoral process leading to the appointment of a new Head of State, ending […]
Soon, mandatory vaccination for Nigerian civil servants
The Nigerian federal government wants to introduce mandatory vaccination for its employees. The authorities have announced that federal employees who have not been vaccinated will […]
New attack by the Ethiopian army against Tigray’s Mekele
The Ethiopian army launched an air strike against Mekele, the capital of the northern region of Tigray, for the second time this week. The information, […]