Africa: Can Africa Turn Red Sea Rivalries to Its Advantage?
[ISS] Growing competition for African ports and security partnerships offers new leverage - if countries can avoid deeper geopolitical fragmentation.
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East Africa: East Africa's Iconic Snow Peaks Face Imminent Extinction
[Daily News] EAST Africa's iconic equatorial glaciers across three mountain peaks in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania will soon disappear entirely, with new climate assessments predicting total extinction within three to five years.
Shots heard as police start moving migrants from Ceuta beaches
Police reportedly fired into the air on Friday morning as they struggled to contain crowds jostling to secure a place at the tented site.
Liberia: Jewel Lawyers Push for Bail
[New Republic] Lawyers representing former Vice President Jewel Howard Taylor have withdrawn their request for a preliminary examination in the ongoing drug-related case and are instead asking Criminal Court "C" to release their client on bail.
Liberia: 'Govt Spent Almost All the One Billion' - Ngafuan Says - As Citizens Question Government Spending
[New Republic] Finance Minister Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan says the Government of Liberia has spent nearly all of the US$1 billion, with less than US$50 million remaining in government bank accounts.
Uganda: Police Spent Shs59.3 Million to Transcribe Audio, Videos in Besigye Treason Case
[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala -- The High Court in Kampala has heard that the Criminal Investigations Department of Police paid UGX 59,300,000 to Makerere University's Institute of Languages Project Account for transcription services of audios and videos arising from various meetings in which jail
Liberia: Kogar Condemns Alleged Ai Images of VP Koung
[New Dawn] NIMBA COUNTY -- Nimba County Senator Samuel G. Kogar has condemned the circulation of images purportedly generated or manipulated with artificial intelligence to ridicule Vice President Jeremiah Kpan Koung, amid continuing controversy over reports surrounding the Vice President's experien
Angola cuts rates to lowest since 2016 as inflation hits single digit
Angola’s central bank has cut its key interest rate by 100 basis points to 14.75 percent, its third consecutive reduction, read more Angola cuts rates to lowest since 2016 as inflation hits single digit
When regulation distorts the market: The bigger lesson from Uber’s exit, By Dipo Baruwa
In the first part of this discussion, I examined what Uber’s exit reveals about the analogue infrastructure beneath Nigeria’s supposedly digital economy. But physical and digital infrastructure are only part of the story. The other question is how effectively Nigeria governs the markets created on t
IBBU student reportedly killed by stray bullet during military operation in Niger
400-level student of the Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University (IBBU), Lapai, Niger State, reportedly killed by a stray bullet during a military operation in New B The post IBBU student reportedly killed by stray bullet during military operation in Niger appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.