In a reconciliation village, Rwanda is building a community out of tragedy
Anastasie Nyirabashyitsi and Jeanette Mukabyagaju think of each other as dear friends. The women’s friendship was cemented one day in 2007, when Mukabyagaju, going somewhere, left a child behind for Nyirabashyitsi to look after. This expression of trust stunned Nyirabashyitsi…
Nigeria files fresh charges against ex-central bank chief
The former head of Nigeria’s central bank governor is expected to appear in a court in Lagos on Monday after fresh charges alleging misuse of office and corruption were filed against him by the anti-corruption agency on Friday. Godwin Emefiele…
Ivory Coast to increase official farmgate cocoa price
Ivory Coast, the world’s largest exporter of cocoa is exected to increase the official cocoa farmgate price to 1,500 CFA francs ($2.47) per kg from Tuesday from the current 1,000 CFA. It comes as President Allassane Ouattara on Saturday validated…
Basketball: Grass to grace, despair to hope, the story of Jeremiah Armstead
Jeremiah Armstead moved around so much he wasn’t even eligible to play high school basketball until his senior year. He never lost faith through all the nights his family slept in their car when they couldn’t get a hotel room…
Tinubu Appoints 36-yr-old Nwagba As New CEO For CREDICORP
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Engineer Uzoma Nwagba as the new Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Consumer Credit Corporation (CREDICORP). According to a statement by Presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, on Friday night, the appointment was…
Chad election: Campaigns start as opposition candidates lament violations
In the capital Ndjamena, the billboards and posters promoting the candidacies of junta leader Mahamat Idriss Deby and Prime Minister Succes Masra are already up despite the official start of campaigns for the presidential election still being weeks away. Campaigning…
BREAKING: Government Announces 4-Day Eidul Fitr Holidays From April 10
Government Announces 4-Day Eidul Fitr Holidays From April 10. Studiocb55news reports that the government on Thursday announced a three-day and four-day holiday for Eidul Fitr for offices observing five and six working days a week, respectively. As per a notification…
Morocco opens Ivory Coast’s largest mosque
Morocco has opened what is now Ivory Coast’s largest mosque, after seven years of work in the Ivorian capital, Abidjan. Muslims make up around 40 percent of the population in Ivory coast, and are concentrated in the country’s north. Mabri…
Dangote, Onyema responsible for recovering economy – Agbakoba
A former chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Olisa Agbakoba, SAN, has said that the economy is beginning to turn, showing signs of recovery. This is even as he suggested that the turning points now witnessed in the economy…
Sierra Leone declares emergency over drug abuse
Sierra Leone has declared a national emergency after increased cases of substance abuse. President Julius Maada Bio’s decree Thursday follows an explosive rise in the use of a synthetic drug known as Kush. The drug which is highly addictive is…