AFRICA NEWS

The president of the World Bank will step down from his post in June, leaving the organisation almost a year before his term was due to end. David Malpass announced his decision on social media, without providing a specific reason for his departure. The pick of former US President Donald …

The Tanzanian government has banned 16 titles of a popular children’s book series from being used in schools for allegedly advocating LGBTQ rights. The Diary of a Wimpy Kid series are said to violate the country’s traditions, customs and cultures.Education Minister Adolf Mkenda said the books endanger the quality of …

Popular Nigerian skitmaker and actress, Favour Daniels, has been announced dead. The 26-year-old, who is known for her skits on social media, was said to have died after a boat mishap. Her elder sister Elizabeth Daniel made the news public where she revealed that the ugly incident that took Favour’s …

One of Africa’s most prestigious universities has banned those attending its graduation ceremony from carrying phones, cameras and video cameras. Uganda’s Makerere University will from Monday hold a five-day graduation ceremony at its Freedom Square. Faculties have been assigned different graduation dates across the week.   No reason was given …

The Nigerian military has denied a claim by the governing party that it is planning to disrupt the upcoming presidential election. An official from the APC party had said that generals had last week held a secret meeting with the rival PDP presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar. The allegations are “wicked” …

The CCTV footage capturing the moment South African rapper AKA was shot by an unidentified person is circulating on social media. Kiernan Jarryd Forbes was shot just before 10 pm (South African time) while standing outside the Wish Restaurant in Durban on Friday. The deceased was seen interacting with some …

Somalia has reopened its embassy in the UK after 32 years, in a ceremony attended by ambassador Abdulkadir Ahmed Kheyr, Olympic champion Mo Farah and Somali-Canadian model Sabrina Dhowre, among others. The embassy in London is expected to provide consular services to the nearly 500,000-strong diaspora community in the UK …

The Nigerian National Universities Commission (NUC) has ordered the country’s universities to close from 22 February to 14 March because of the general elections, which will be held on 25 February.   The decision follows concerns about the safety and security of staff and students during the poll.   The …

South Africa’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa has declared a state of disaster to try to deal with an energy crisis. Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement on Thursday gives the government additional powers to tackle crippling electricity shortages that have worsened in recent months. He insisted South Africa would emerge with a more efficient …

The Minister of Defence Dominic Nitiwul has said criminals tried to blow up a bridge using improvised explosive devices for the first time in Bawku in the Upper East Region, fueling growing violent spillover from a jihadist war across the border in Burkina Faso. The once vibrant border town is …