Congo To Begin Mpox Vaccine Rollout Oct. 2
The Democratic Republic of Congo has moved up the start of its mpox vaccination campaign to October 2, a week earlier than initially...
Uganda’s Oil Production Set to Boost Economic Growth – IMF
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected that Uganda’s economy will grow by 10.8 per cent in the fiscal year 2025/2026. This forecast...
Germany To Impose Tighter Controls On Its Land Borders After Knife Attacks by Asylum Seekers
Germany has announced plans to tighten controls at all its land borders starting September 16, 2024. Interior Minister Nancy Faeser announced that the...
U.N. Resumes Talks To Settle Libya’s Central Bank Dispute After Oil Production Halt
The U.N. mission in Libya is set to resume talks between rival factions in Tripoli on Wednesday. The discussion is to address political...
Workers Strike at Kenya’s Main Airport Over Adani Group’s 30-Year Lease Deal
A strike by aviation workers at Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) has led to flight delays and cancellations. The strike, which began...
Deadly Flood Hits Morocco, Kills At Least 18, Destroys Several Homes
Heavy rains in southern Morocco have caused devastating floods, killing at least 18 people and leaving several others missing. Moroccan officials confirmed the...
Boeing Offers 25% Pay Raise to Over 30,000 Employees to Avert Looming Strike
Boeing and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers have reached a tentative agreement to avoid a strike that would have affected...
Tanzania’s President Orders Investigation into Murder of Opposition Leader Doused in Acid
Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan has condemned the brutal killing of Mohamed Ali Kibao, a senior member of the opposition party Chadema. Kibao,...
Like Edo, Kano State Postpones School Resumption
The Kano State Government has postponed the resumption date for primary schools for the 2024/2025 academic session. School resumption was initially set for...
Kenya Declares Three Days of Mourning After School Fire Claims At Least 17 Lives
Kenya has declared three days of mourning after a fire at Hillside Endarasha Primary School killed at least 17 pupils. The fire broke...
FG Launches ₦40,000/50kg Rice, Sets NIN as Requirement Despite Growing Hunger
The Federal Government has mandated that only public servants with a valid National Identification Number (NIN) can purchase the 50kg bags of rice...
FG Directs Opay to Introduce N50 Electronic Transfer Levy on Transactions Above N10,000
Starting September 9, 2024, OPay, a fintech company in Nigeria, will implement a one-time fee of N50 on electronic transfers of N10,000 and...