(5 mins read) Uganda‘s President Yoweri Museveni took an early lead in the presidential election, according to preliminary results released on Friday by the electoral commission, but his main rival Bobi Wine said he had proof of election fraud. Just over 29% of votes from Thursday’s ballot have been counted and Museveni is in the…
(3 mins read) The annual January the 10th voodoo festival held in Benin has been restricted due to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic. Though Benin never officially went into lockdown, it has been affected by the pandemic with 3,300 confirmed cases and only 44 deaths .The Beninese government have implemented restrictions on large gatherings and limited…
(5 mins read) The blocking of social media applications such as Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp is becoming increasingly common in certain African countries. Digital rights activists say it’s censorship, but governments argue it helps maintain security. How do governments exactly block people from social media? A government can restrict access by ordering internet service providers…
(5 mins read) Uganda has now become the 15th country in Africa to restrict social media access due to elections since 2015. African governments commonly restrict it’s citizens social media access, especially during elections, protests, demonstrations, or exams. Researchers have found that at least 27 countries in Africa blocked or heavily restricted social media access…
(3 mins read) The Berbers or Imazighen (meaning free men) are an ethnic group which reside in current day North African and West African regions in countries like Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Mauritania, northern Mali, northern Niger, and the Canary Islands. Berbers were the original inhabitants of North Africa before the 7th century Arab invasion,…
(3 mins read) Researchers and scientists for the first time have come across two rare dwarf giraffes in Namibia and Uganda Giraffes are known to all for their height which helps them survive in the wild and they can reach up to 20 feet in height but in 2015 Conservation scientists found a 9-foot 3-inch…
(7 mins read) 2020 was supposed to be the year of big sporting events such as the Olympic Games, Africa Women’s Cup of Nations, and Uefa men’s Euros. But then the coronavirus pandemic came upon us, all aspects of life including sports came to an unexpected halt. Many competitions were canceled, jobs were lost and…
(5 mins read) The UK has now issued further travel bans to and from certain African countries. travellers from countries near South Africa are to be banned from entering England to stop the spread of the South African Covid variant. Arrivals from Namibia, Zimbabwe, Angola, Botswana, as well as Mauritius and Seychelles, will be affected. This rule has…
(3 mins read) 24-year-old Moroccan athlete Soufiane El Bakkali, in 2018 broke the fastest world time in the 3000 metres steeplechase at the Monaco diamond league finishing in under 8 minutes. Since finishing 4th in the Rio Olympics and getting silver in the world champion athletics in 2017. El Bakkali has won a 1500m race…
(6 mins read) Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi started his five-nation tour in Africa to Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Botswana, Tanzania, and Seychelles in line with the ministry’s 30-year diplomatic tradition of paying new year visits to Africa, said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying at a press briefing. Chinese foreign ministers…