Canon Collaborates with Uganda Press Photo Awards (Uppa) for its 2021 Edition
Continuing to support education and youth under the umbrella of its flagship ‘Miraisha Programme’, Canon EMEA – a world leader in digital imaging solutions, announced today of its sponsorship participation for the tenth anniversary edition of Uganda Press Photo Awards…
South Africa’s Department of Mineral Resources and Energy Fully Endorses African Energy Week
The African Energy Chamber (AEC) is proud to announce that South Africa’s Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) has declared their full support of African Energy Week (AEW) 2021, scheduled to take place in Cape Town on the 9th-12th…
Securing Africa’s Recovery from COVID-19: G20 Compact Push For Private Sector Development and Vaccine Manufacturing
Participants of a G20 Compact with Africa meeting have assessed Africa’s progress in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. “We are meeting at a pivotal time in the relationship between Africa and the rest of the world,” said Italian prime minister Mario…
TWG Presents Draft Tripartite Agreement For Voluntary Repatriation Of Nigerian Refugees In Niger, Chad
The Technical Working Group on the repatriation of Nigerian Refugees in Cameroon has presented a Draft Tripartite Agreement for the voluntary repatriation of Nigerian refugees in Niger Republic and Chad to the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social…
MRA Drags FG to ECOWAS Court for Failing to Investigate, Punish Killers of 11 Journalists
Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has filed a suit at the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice in Abuja over the failure of the Federal Government of Nigeria to effectively investigate, prosecute and punish perpetrators of the murders of 11 journalists killed…
Mugabe-era Massacre Victims in Zimbabwe to Be Compensated, Others for Reburial
Zimbabwe is ready to open talks on compensation for victims of a notorious 1980s massacre that took place when a Zimbabwean revolutionary and politician who was former President Robert Mugabe was in power, Zimbabwe’s government said at the weekend. Some…
It’s Judgment Day as Court Deliver Verdict on Constitutional Change in Kenya
Judgment is being awaited in Kenya as the Court of Appeal is billed to deliver its verdict today, Friday, on the controversial three-year quest of the Kenyan President to change the constitution. The ruling, watchers say, could shake up the…
‘Change is Here’, Says Zambia’s President-elect Hakainde Hichilema
Zambian president-elect Hakainde Hichilema on Monday slammed the southern African country’s outgoing “brutal regime” while promising a “better democracy” in his debut address to the nation, hours after winning the top job in a landslide. Speaking shortly after his predecessor…
Hichilema Takes Zambia’s Top Job at 6th Bid
Hakainde Hichilema, Zambia’s veteran opposition politician and a business tycoon, tried six times for the country’s presidency before finally landing the top job on Monday. With more than 2.8 million votes, he secured a landslide against his long-time rival President…
Christian Stakeholders Move To Re-define Leadership in Nigeria
….Say Prayer is Not Enough At Launch of New Institute Christian stakeholders have expressed hope for a greater Nigeria amid rising security and economic challenges in the country, urging citizens to go prayer as such spiritual exercise is not enough….
Agba Jalingo: ECOWAS Court Awards N30m Against FG
The ECOWAS Court of Justice in Abuja has “ordered the Federal Government to pay journalist Agba Jalingo N30m as compensation for ill-treating and torturing him while in detention in Cross River state.” The court said, in a judgment, “Agba Jalingo…
