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With only a few days remaining to Niger’s election scheduled for 27 December, politicians intensify their campaigns. The anticipated election will be the country’s first democratic transition since independence. Peaceful Democratic Transition Incumbent Mahamadou Issoufo will not go for re-elections since he has served his two-terms. Consequently, he has paved the way for a peaceful transition between two elected presidents. Since attaining independence from France in 1960, the West African country has had four coups. Notably, the coming election will thus be a landmark achievement for the country. It will go down in history as the first democratic transition. The…

Tunisia expels top European trade union official for taking part in protest. “Esther Lynch has been instructed to leave the country by the Tunisian authorities on the directives of President Kais Saied,” said the European Trade Union Confederation leader. However, she claimed, Lynch “participated in a demonstration organized by (the UGTT trade union federation) and made statements that amounted to flagrant interference in Tunisia’s internal affairs. She had 24 hours to leave being a “Persona non grata”. Lynch addressed tens of thousands at a UGTT rally in Sfax, which is Tunisia’s second-largest city. Where she denounced a weak economy and…

Zoom to roll out new security features in the coming days to prevent the highly unwelcome ‘zoombombing’ that has affected the platform. This news was released after the platform suffered a cyber-threat. The intercept released a report stating Zoom’s meetings weren’t encrypted end to end as they say. The company also boasts of a secured “Transport Encryption” to protect meetings from external attackers. This initiative is not from Zoom itself despite what they say. The lack of encryption makes the meetings vulnerable to unwanted attackers and the sharing of personal information without the users’ approval. Users also face issues, due…

Desert locusts have evaded the eastern region of Africa. This year’s second wave of locusts is twenty times worse. The UN reports that food and livelihoods in East Africa are in ‘an alarming and unparalleled danger.’ A recent report from the UN shows the situation in Kipsing close to Oldonyiro, Isiolo County, which is “particularly worrying” as a growing number of a new swarm is forming in northern and central Kenya. The swarms have targeted Ethiopia and Somalia as well. Throughout Somalia, younger adult locusts which are voracious eaters are part of this second breeding attack. According to the United…

John Mbadi is the national assembly minority leader. He attended the Msambweni MP burial ceremony in Gazi, Kwale County, where mourners booed him for his words toward the Vice President William Ruto. The late Dori was a close friend to the DP, and he remembers him as a competent leader who pushed for equality for all Kenyan citizens, especially for the people of the Coastal region. Here will capture some of the reasons why the mourners’ booed Mr. Mbadi. Do not miss this since we always keep you updated. Disrespected the vice President As per the news, the Suba South…

The African continent is the most incredible region in the world, especially its people. Let us call it the Black Excellence, though many in the past did not recognize the Excellence of black people as they do today. The black artists, particularly Beyonce, Burna Boy, and Jay-Z, portray the Black Excellence aspect in their works or arts. Africa is excellent in many ways, but for today, we will focus mainly on inventions connected to ‘Africanness’ or blackness. Black inventors and inventions can generate great wealth. Recently, the African Diaspora invented an African currency called the Lumi currency, which will help…

Growing up, Angel Rich has always dreamt of starting a business that teaches people financial literacy. Today, she has turned her childhood dream into a reality by developing Credit Stacker, an app that teaches students a variety of financial strategies. Angel Rich Innovates Credit Stacker When she was still working for Prudential in 2009, she came up with the idea for Credit Stacker. She was credited with overseeing a huge $6 billion sales mobilization while at Prudential but received a meager $30,000 bonus and an invitation to pay for an MBA at Wharton. Rich decided to call it quits at…

According to the United Nations, Africa’s film industry is growing and has the potential to produce millions of new employments if its full potential is realized. According to a survey by the United Nations cultural organization UNESCO, Africa’s film industry employs an estimated five million people and contributes $5 billion to the continent’s GDP. Nigeria has the continent’s largest film industry, producing 2,500 films every year. UNESCO, despite the numbers, believes the industry has a lot of untapped potentials. Affordable digital film equipment and new online distribution channels have provided content creators new chances, but Africa has fewer screens per…

Sara Al Madani, a blazing Emirati entrepreneur, says recessions and launching businesses go hand in hand. She believes a recession is never a reason to stop or a reason to be scared to fail. An outspoken Emarati businesswoman, her excellency Dr. Sara Al Madani is both contrarian and charming. She offers advice to struggling companies during this period, but most of all, wholly rejects the concept of women empowerment. Who is Sara Al Madani? From a tender age, Dr. Sara Al Madani believed her ideas could turn into successful huge profits. Her first business at a tender age of fifteen…

In New York, a British-Nigerian national has entered a guilty plea to charges of participating in a scam that spanned over seven years and involved hacking into the computer servers of financial institutions and brokerages, resulting in losses for consumers totaling over six million dollars. During a hearing in Brooklyn before United States District Judge Pamela Chen, Idris Dayo Mustapha, who is 33, entered a guilty plea to the charges of access device fraud, conspiracy to commit computer intrusion and securities fraud, and conspiracy to commit wire fraud. It was in August 2021 when Mustapha, who was born in Lagos,…