Senegalese-born Tiktoker Gets Italian Citizenship
Khaby Lame, who this year was crowned the most-followed person on TikTok, has been granted Italian citizenship after moving to the country from his native Senegal as an infant. Lame, 22, best known for his droll and completely wordless reactions to internet “life hacks”, took his oath of citizenship on Wednesday (17 August) in Chiavasso, […]
Cairo’s Metro has Hired Egypt’s First Female Train Drivers
As Egypt prepares to expand to serve a population of over 20 million, the Cairo metro has recruited Egypt’s first female train drivers, a novelty in a country where few women have formal jobs. Since April, commuters on the network’s newest line have seen women take the controls in the driver’s cab, with reactions ranging […]
Calling Young Africans in Climate Technology
The Youth Climate Innovation Labs has called on young innovators in Middle East and North Africa that are creating climate technology solutions to join a launchpad which will see the best projects receive a 6-8 week Climate Innovation Academy Programme to help build out their companies. The Youth Climate Innovation Lab, a collaboration between the […]
A Parliamentary Inquiry into Ghana’s Covid-19 Expenditure
Back in June, the speaker of parliament, Alban Bagbin had tasked the health and finance committees to investigate the country’s Covid-19 incomes and expenditures and report its findings back to the House. This was after the finance minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, delivered a much-anticipated address to the legislative body highlighting Covid-19-related monies the State received and […]
Harare Excited about Potential Oil and Gas Discovery
A new oil and gas well that will be 3.5km deep is being drilled in northern Zimbabwe by Australian firm Invictus Energy in partnership with the government. The project is being called “a game changer” for the country, as it could improve its power supplies and economy. Zimbabwe’s President, Emmerson Mnangagwa, has said the government […]
Will Luanda Vote for Change?
Millions of Angolans will vote this week in a landmark election described as an “existential moment” for the key oil-rich central African state, and a test for democracy across a swath of the continent. The poll on Wednesday pits veteran politicians against a generation of young voters just beginning to grasp that they can bring […]
Young People Bear the Brunt of Cameroon’s Inability to Govern Artisanal Mining
Authorities in Cameroon have sealed at least 30 gold mines, including some owned by Chinese, after at least 33 young miners died in landslides this month and scores more were declared missing. Officials said Monday that they are also concerned about working conditions that have caused deaths within the seasonal gold mine community. On Monday, […]
Adichie says Nigerians do not have Enough Leaders to Look Up To in the Current System
World-renowned author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is trending in Nigeria after making a speech at the annual general conference of the Nigerian Bar Association. In her keynote address, Chimamanda said: ” Nigeria is disarray. Things are hard and getting harder by the day. We can’t be safe when there is no role of law. Nigerians are […]
Somalia Vows to Find those Behind a Deadly Siege
Somali forces ended a deadly 30-hour siege of a hotel in the country’s capital with security personnel clearing explosives planted by al-Shabab fighters in the damaged building. The area surrounding the hotel was quiet and the roads were blocked by a heavy security presence on Sunday as emergency workers and bomb disposal experts sought to […]
Standard Bank Nurtures STEM Skills By Sponsoring The South African Tertiary Maths Olympiad
Spokesperson: Maymoona Ismail, Head: Youth Development, Standard Bank Standard Bank is partnering with the South African Mathematics Foundation (SAMF) to promote and support this year’s South African Tertiary Mathematics Olympiad (SATMO). The bank is helping to promote the Olympiad and encourage university students from all corners of South Africa to participate, as well as contributing […]
