Author: admin

The Pandemic Today, the Corona virus, declared a pandemic last month is spreading rapidly around the world. According to the news, Kenya has recorded more than one hundred confirmed cases with three deaths. As a result, the government has imposed strict rules to help curb the rapid spread of the virus. Most of the citizens have taken the measures seriously while others are flirting. The Kenyan federal government suspended travels across borders to assist in fighting the Corona virus outbreak. Here comes the bad news, despite the government ban on trips across borders, some illegal visitors manage to sneak in…

Egypt’s Suez Canal Authority (SCA) will request more than $1 billion in compensation for the container ship Everest’s damages. SCA chairperson Osama Rabie claimed that it was trapped in the waterway and prevented navigation for six days. The compensation for the losses and damages “will reach over 1 billion dollars,” Rabie told a local TV channel on Wednesday. “This is the right of the state, and we will not give it up.” On March 23, the 224,000-ton Panama-flagged ship became trapped in the crucial Suez waterway. Six days later, it was refloated thanks to the SCA’s efforts in collaboration with…

The Ghana Inspector general of Police Mr. David Asantu has called on the citizen of the country to be very conscious and take security with personal safety seriously in their environments. Mr. David in an interview with our correspondent this morning said that taking precautions measure for individual safety, families, and people around them is a major way of curbing crime and also preserving lives and property in one’s environment. He also said that a programme had been scheduled for July 2019 to create awareness and enlighten Ghanaians and the entire sub-region on security and safety. He stressed that majority…

It’s good news for Somalia after the US has announced to re-open the Somalia embassy. This has been after such a long time since the two countries had bilateral ties. Us closed its embassy in Somalia in January 1991 after civil wars emerged in the country. After almost three decades of civil war, violence, and militia attacks in the country, the US has decided to revive collaborations between the two countries. The reason why the embassy had ended is that Islamist militias wanted to take over power thus resorted to fighting. This led to endless civil wars. After overthrowing the…

For years, the African fraternity has been fighting against racism. On Friday, President Ramaphosa said the police forces brutality at anti-racism rallies is unjustified. Most of the police use force to enforce the outlaid lockdown rules. While criticizing these actions, he draws reference to the last week’s killing of George Floyd in the United States. The death of George Floyd sparked widespread protests in Africa and movements across the world. A lot of people showed up in South Africa’s anti-racism protests in solidarity with Floyd. For that reason, the ruling African National Congress (ANC) party initiated an anti-racism movement on…

The violence began in Libya back in 2011 after the dethronement of the then President, Gaddafi. Since then, the country has been in chaos. Attempts to establish a democratic government and restore peace in the country have failed. Instead, the nation has disintegrated into a war-prone environment with rival governments battling each other. The country has become a home to lawlessness. Like extremists like Islamic State, armed groups have evolved and happen to run the country’s violent operations. Who is Currently Fighting in Libya? Since 2014, Libya has reported surging violence cases, mainly between rival centers of politics in the…

The 72-hour ultimatum to surrender issued by Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed to Debretsion Gebremichael, the leader Of Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), has since lapsed. There were protests outside the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) in Pretoria by Ethiopians from the Tigray region living in South Africa, calling for an immediate end of the ongoing conflict. Mr. Abiy on Wednesday warned against outside interference from the International Community. He instead urged their “friends” to offer help only when Addis Ababa officially asks for it. “While we consider the concerns of our friends, we reject any interference in…

Coronavirus is proving to the rest of the world that Africa is not just a continent of death and diseases. Africans are struggling to contain the pandemic while the Western countries focus on their own survival. The situation has given Africans an opportunity to become what they’ve been longing for. It is presenting an opportunity to become independent of Western aid. This article highlights the reasons why coronavirus could lead to the decolonization of Africa. African response to the virus Africans started canceling flights coming from the West to their countries. This was followed by quarantining their citizens and putting…

Today entrepreneurs have started applying technology in the agricultural sectors to solve some of the biggest problems like drought. A 2016 report from Brookings International, a non-profit organization, farming constitutes 60 per cent of the source of income in Africa. World Bank also estimated that agriculture and agribusinesses in Africa will grow to a trillion-dollar industry by 2030. However, there are endless threats facing this goal such as dry weather, floods, hurricanes, high population, and depressed economies. Agritech companies in conjunction with the government and experts are finding solutions to some of these problems. The following are some of the…

The fast radio burst  According to CNN, astronomers have discovered a mysterious fast radio burst. The radio burst repeats its occurrence following a specific sequence. Fast radio burst refers to instant radio emissions that originate from light-years away. Approximated to be of a millisecond length. Compared to fast radio waves, individual radio bursts radiate once. These fast radio waves emit powerful short radiations that occur continuously. Initially, a series of individual fast radio bursts have been experienced, and there have been several attempts to trace them to their sources. Though no certainties yet. The possibilities are soon enough. These radio…