The list of 100 Most Influential African Women 2020, released by Avance Media group as part of ‘Be a Girl’ Initiative to acknowledge their efforts to empower girls through education to enable them to reach their potential and pursue their dreams Accra, Ghana & Mumbai, Maharashtra, India: Leading African PR & Rating firm, Avance Media announced…
Sudan’s prime minister said on Saturday the country was ready to cooperate with the International Criminal Court (ICC) so those accused of war crimes in Darfur appear before the tribunal, a list that includes ousted President Omar al-Bashir. “I reiterate that the government is fully prepared to cooperate with the ICC to facilitate access to…
The Rwandan Ministry of Health on Saturday reported a record daily high of 109 new COVID-19 cases, including 81 from mass testing on market vendors in the capital city Kigali. The rise brought the national tally to 2,889, with 1,754 recoveries and 11 deaths, according to the ministry’s daily update. The central African nation, recognized…
Cote d’Ivoire’s President Alassane Ouattara was formally nominated on Saturday by the ruling party to stand for a third term in October elections despite charges by the opposition that the run is unconstitutional. Ouattara has been in power since March 2010 and earlier this year promised not to run again. However, the ruling party nominated…
People wearing face masks to help protect against the spread of the coronavirus pray while maintaining social distancing during a service at the Chogyesa temple in Seoul, South Korea, Aug. 23, 2020. South Korea Warns It’s on Brink of Nationwide Pandemic US Faces Back-to-School Laptop ShortageBlack Barbershops Join COVID-19 Fight “We’re on the brink of a…
A South African believed to be the world’s oldest man died Saturday. He was 116 years old and a survivor of the 1918 Spanish Flu. Fredie Blom’s family said he died of natural causes at Tygerberg Hospital in Cape Town. Blom was born May 8, 1904, in the rural town of Adelaide, near the Great…
At least 45 migrants and refugees died off the Libya coast on Monday in the largest recorded shipwreck of the year, the United Nations reported on Wednesday. In a statement, International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said some 37 survivors – mainly from Senegal, Mali, Chad and Ghana – were…
https://www.africanews.com/embed/1191062 A Locust Desert Storm The Horn of Africa, battling an unprecedented proliferation of locust crop pests for months, is facing an exacerbated food shortage threat – with crops of farmers in Turkana county, Kenya, decimated by an infestation of desert locusts. The unwelcome presence of the desert locusts is severely impacting their livelihood. A…
هى أول سيدة مصرية وأفريقية تعمل على تقديم عروض أزياء تواجه العنف ضد السيدات العقيمات في أفريقيا … فكرة جديدة رأت النور على يد الدكتورة ” رشا قلج ” المصرية الحائزة على لقب السيدة الأكثر تأثيراً و إلهامها في أفريقيا لعام 2019 و الرئيس التنفيذي لمؤسسة ميرك الخيرية الدولية … “ رشا قلج ” تتخذ من عروض الأزياء وسيلة جديدة لإلقاء…
South African authorities are investigating government departments for graft over irregularities in coronavirus-related tenders worth 5 billion rand ($290 million), the head of its Special Investigating Unit (SIU) told lawmakers on Wednesday. The figure is likely to add to pressure on President Cyril Ramaphosa and the ruling African National Congress, who have struggled to deflect…
