Tag: African news
Can Africa corner the Call Centre market?
Christopher Bell, the Africa Channel Manager for software provider Interactive Alliance has stated that Nigeria, as well as other countries in Africa are in...
Rhino poacher jailed for 77 years
A Rhino poacher from South Africa has been jailed for 77 years, the highest sentence ever given for the crime.
Mandla Chauka, who was caught...
Border Force to tackle FGM at airports
Specially trained Border Force teams will be operating across airports and ports this summer to identify and protect potential victims of Female Gentile Mutilation...
MP encourages UK businesses to trade in Africa
Britain’s Africa Minister, Mark Simmons, has encouraged businesses in the North-West of England to take advantage of opportunities to do business with African nations.
During...
Air Algérie flight reported missing
An Air Algérie flight, travelling from Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso’s capital, to Algiers early Thursday morning (July 24), has been reported missing, according to the...
Kenyan writer Okwiri Oduar wins 15th Caine Prize
Kenyan Writer Okwiri Oduor was announced as the winner of the Caine Prize for African Writing on Monday with her short story ‘My Father’s...
"ONE NIGHT IN VEGAS" OPENS IN NIGERIA CINEMAS
Movie lovers are in for a theatrical treat as Nigerian born director, John Uche’s ‘One Night In Vegas’ hits cinemas across the country on...
Femi Sowoolu becomes Patron of Nigerian Broadcasters Merit Awards
It’s over a year since the demise of Ambassador Segun Olusola, the Grand Patron of Nigerian Broadcasters Merit Awards (NBMA), and it’s no doubt...
South African thieves steal railtracks for cash
A group of South Africans have been caught stealing the metal tracks of a railway line from Johannesburg to Nigel a gold mining town...
Goodluck Johnathan meets with Taliban survivor Malala Yousafzai
Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani human rights activist who was shot in the head by the Taliban for campaigning in favour of education for women...
