Ivory Coast Prime Minister, Bakayoko dies aged 56
Ivory Coast Prime Minister Hamed Bakayoko has died, less than a year after being appointed to the position following the death of his predecessor.
Bakayoko...
Paradigm Initiative expresses deep concerns over internet disruptions in Senegal
By OBINNA EZUGWU
Senegalese protesters
Digital rights advocacy group, Paradigm Initiative (PIN), has...
Paradigm Initiative calls for respect of digital rights during Congo elections in Congo
OBINNA EZUGWU
Paradigm Initiative (PIN), a non-profit social enterprise that builds ICT-based support systems and advocates for digital rights and inclusion in Africa, says it...
Ex-French president Nicolas Sarkozy sentenced to jail for corruption
Former French president, Nicolas Sarkozy has been found guilty of corruption and influence peddling and accordingly sentenced to three years in prison with two...
Sheikh Yamani, long -serving oil minister of Saudi dies at 90
Adebayo Obajemu
Sheikh Ahmed Zaki Yamani, Saudi Arabia's long-serving oil minister and the postal boy of the 1973 oil embargo that defined the country’s newfound...
Italian ambassador to DR Congo killed in UN convoy attack
Italy's ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo has been killed in an attack in the east of the country, its foreign ministry has...
Invictus Obi sentenced to 10 years in jail for $11m fraud
Nigerian born Obinwanne Okeke, better known as Invictus Obi, has received a 10-year jail term for $11 million fraud.
Recall that Okeke was arrested by...
JPMorgan hires Chuka Umunna to head sustainable investments in EMEA
JPMorgan Chase & Co. has hired former U.K. lawmaker Chuka Umunna to head its environmental, social and governance practice in EMEA.
Umunna, who of Nigerian...
Adi Amin’s grandson wins mayoral race in Uganda
Grandson of late Ugandan dictator Iddi Amin Dada, Mr Sadik Amin Agele, has been elected mayor of Busia, a municipality in the Eastern Region...
