Nigerian’s Electoral Body Records Eight Million Youths Voter Registration
The Independent National Electoral Commission says over eight million young Nigerians completed the recently concluded Continuous Voter Registration exercise. The INEC says there were 10,487,972 fresh...
3 Aug 202247s
Elon Musk Files Countersuit Against Twitter Over $44bn Deal
Elon Musk has filed claims against Twitter as he fights the tech firm’s lawsuit demanding he is held to his $44bn purchase deal. The Chancery Court in the state of Delaware says Musk mounted a legal d...
1 Aug 202247s
UN Chief Displeased Over DR Congo Deadly Shooting
The UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, says he is outraged after at least two people were killed when peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of Congo opened fire at a border crossing. Mr. Guterr...
1 Aug 202245s
Zimbabwe Targets 5% Growth In 2023
Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube says Zimbabwe’s economy is now forecast to grow 4.6% this year, down from an earlier forecast of 5.5%. Ncube says the lower forecast was because of the global economic en...
1 Aug 202247s
Facebook Accused Of Approving Hate Speech Fueling Ethnic Violence in Kenya
Kenyan authorities have called on Facebook to do more to rid the platform of hate speech ahead of the August 9 general election. Rights group Global Witness says the social media company approved hat...
1 Aug 202251s
DR Congo Auctioning Oil Rights In Parts Of Rain-forest
President Felix Tshisekedi says the licensing rights for 30 oil and gas blocks in the Democratic Republic of Congo have gone up for auction, opening parts of the world's second-biggest rainforest to d...
1 Aug 202245s
UN Accuses Poland Of Double Standards With African Migrant
The UN has urged Poland to end double standards in the way it treats migrants. It says Warsaw welcomes Ukrainians but routinely locks up people from the Middle East or Africa who enter the country ill...
1 Aug 202252s
US Express Concern Over Tunisia's New Constitution
The US says it shares concerns that Tunisia’s new constitution could weaken democracy and erode respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms. It comes after the approval of a new Tunisian constit...
1 Aug 202254s
