(3 mins read) The DRC’s President Félix Tshisekedi has now become the chairman of the African Union for one-year. He replaces his South African Cyril Ramaphosa, following the African Union’s 34th summit on Saturday. Mr. Tshisekedi faces some big challenges this year with the coronavirus pandemic hitting health service and economies hard. The continent has so far…
(5 mins read) In May 2020, the French Council of Ministers passed a bill modifying its monetary agreement with the eight Francophone West African countries (Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Senegal, and Togo), following the reform of the CFA announced in December 2019 with the French Treasury. What is this and what would…
(3 mins read) Welket Bungué is an actor and director from Guinea Bissau who has been awarded at the Stockholm International Film Festival with the “Bronze Horse” for Best Lead Actor. His recent project ‘Cacheu Cuntum,’ will be premiered at the Bissau Film Meeting The project is a documentary which the actor captured on his smartphone. He…
(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…
(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…
(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…
(3 mins read) Abdoul Razak Alfaga is a taekwondo world champion and Olympic silver medalist of Nigerien heritage. Growing up, Abdoul had to hide his passion for the sport from his disapproving mother and practiced in secret. We didn’t even have this kind of floor where we used to train,” he says, “So it shows…
(10 mins read) Now that 2020 is over and done with. You cannot enter 2021 without having listened to African music. The African entertainment market has skyrocketed with the help of the internet with many people now realising the amazing sounds coming from Africa. Now millions of Africans worldwide can reconnect with their home countries…
there’s no denying that 2020 has been a difficult year for many and with the threat of COVID still looming, 2020 to say the least has been a surreal year. But good news, if you’re reading this we made it! And that’s not something to be taken for granted. Despite the difficulties 2020 has presented, many…