54° Across Africa

A month ago, three out of the eight candidates for the role of the Director General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) were Africans. Now, there are two of the eight candidates shortlisted and one of them, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala...

Algeria The Turkish Parliament approves the presidential memorandum to send Turkish forces, at the request of the United Nations, to the Central African Republic and Mali https://twitter.com/ismail_yasa/status/1313562147746656260?s=20 Egypt The pioneers of the networking sites admired the simple and elegant look of the bride...

Abduction in Africa

Triggered? Or don't you feel like there should be more women in politics? More women desire to be in politics but except there is a level playing ground, it is going to be difficult to have women play important roles. Notwithstanding,...

A compilation of trends across West Africa. Gambia (#Gambia) Musu Kuta Komma, country director ChildFund, The Gambia, has disclosed that they have disbursed over five million dalasi to the most vulnerable families as Covid-19 response. She said: "3758 families have benefitted from...

World Teachers' Day, an international day that holds annually on October 5 was established in 1994. It commemorates the signing of the 1966 UNESCO/ILORecommendation concerning the Status of Teachers, which is a standard-setting instrument that addresses the status and situations of teachers...

A compilation of trends across East Africa. Kenya KCAA is pushing for revocation of the title issued in the 1990s, which ultimately will lead to the demolition of the Weston hotel. https://twitter.com/NationAfrica/status/1313013513128992769?s=20 Tanzania The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology has canceled the training...

Mesfin Woldemariam, born April 4, 1930, has passed on and Ethiopians are mourning the veteran activist. Mesfin received his early education at Teferi Mekonnen School, and was a student of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, until his ordination as a deacon in...

Victoire Tomegah Dogbe, 60, has on Monday, September 28, been named the new Prime Minister of Togo by President Faure Gnassingbe. Victoire replaces Komi Selom Klassou, who resigned on Friday. Togo has been due for a political reshuffle since Gnassingbe...

Born into an improvised house hold in the humble town of  Debe Nek, a town situated close to King Williamstown, in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa, Rev. James Arthur Calata is a South African born minister who...