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Celebrations for Ivory Coast’s football team continued on Tuesday as the country marked its victory in the Africa Cup of Nations. Players, coaches, and officials were received by head of state, Alassane Ouattara, for a reception at the Presidential Palace. The victorious Elephants, African champions in 2023, received medals from Ouattara and each member of […]

World marathon record holder Kelvin Kiptum has died in a car accident two months before his planned attempt to run a historic sub-two hour marathon, prompting tributes from around the world. Kenyan authorities confirmed the 24-year-old died in a road accident in Eldoret in Kenya’s Rift Valley at 11pm on Sunday night. “Kiptum was our […]

One of Nigeria’s largest banks has appointed a temporary replacement for CEO Herbert Wigwe, who died alongside five others in a helicopter crash last Friday. Bolaji Agbede, Access Bank’s most senior founding executive director, will assume the CEO position in acting capacity, the bank’s parent company, Access Holdings Plc, announced in a statement. Ms Agbede […]

Exact figures are difficult to come by because audience research differs across countries. But studies estimate radio listenership to be between 60% and 80% of the continent’s 1.4 billion population. In contrast to many western countries, where there has been a shift towards streaming and podcasts, traditional radio continues to be widely embraced in Africa. […]

South Africa says it has asked the World Court to consider whether Israel’s plan to extend its offensive in the Gaza Strip into the densely populated southern city of Rafah requires additional emergency measures to protect Palestinians. “In a request submitted to the court yesterday [Monday], the South African government said it was gravely concerned […]

The deaths of three women in one week, all allegedly murdered by their husbands, has caused outrage in Somalia and sparked days of protests over the country’s femicide rates. Police have named the suspects in all three killings, which took place in the first week of February, as the dead women’s husbands. Two of the […]

Senegal’s government banned a scheduled march and suspended mobile internet access on Tuesday, amid continued protests over President Macky Sall’s decision to postpone the Feb. 25 presidential election. The government’s handling of the protests, which has led to three deaths in clashes between demonstrators and security forces, received international condemnation. The dead include a 22-year-old […]

Following the protests by the wives of soldiers, which brought about the resignation of the former defense Minister, the president of the country Joseph Boakai decided to name a new Minister. As a result, Geraldine George has been named the new acting minister of defense. This is the first time in the country’s history that […]

In many African cities, for instance, there have been efforts to address the shortage of healthcare workers by implementing training programs and educational initiatives. In these cities, state-of-the-art hospitals with modern technology are becoming the norm, ensuring residents have access to high-quality medical services. Numbeo’s updated Health Index report revealed African cities doing well in […]