Renson Mwakandana To meet the demand for technology hubs in Africa, AfriLabs was founded in 2011 to build a community around the fast-growing tech hubs-innovation spaces. The hubs often serve as meeting points for entrepreneurs, developers and investors. According to an AfriLabs and Briter Bridges ecosystem report, an innovation hub is a community and learning center that nurtures innovative […]
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Lisa Mugo The New York state Senate has passed a bill on Tuesday dubbed ‘Rap Music on Trial’ that prevents lyrics from being used as evidence in criminal cases and against rappers in court. This comes after rappers Young Thug Gunna were arrested and prosecutors used their lyrics to incriminate them last week. Rappers Jay-Z, Meek Mill and Fat […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu According to the youth, police in Nkoranza shot and killed Albert Donkor on suspicion of being an armed robber. Nkoranza is a town in Ghana’s northwestern region. The enraged youth blocked roads, burned car tires, and later attacked the municipal police headquarters, destroying police vehicles and property while law enforcement officers fired warning shots. Locals believe Mr Donkor was killed by […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu Rescue workers have discovered no survivors in a rescue chamber deep inside a flooded zinc mine in Burkina Faso, the government and mine owner announced on Tuesday, effectively putting an end to hopes that eight missing miners could still be alive after a month. The Perkoa mine, owned by Canadian firm Trevali Mining Corp (TV.TO) and located […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu According to the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, at least nine people were killed after an explosion on Aba Road in Kano’s Sabon Gari neighborhood on Tuesday. The bodies were discovered in the rubble of a building that had collapsed next to a primary school. The police previously stated that the explosion was caused by a gas […]
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Lisa Mugo Kenyan boy band, Sauti Sol is planning on taking legal action against Presidential candidate Raila Odinga’s ‘Azimio La Umoja’ party. The group took to their official social media account to reveal that they have no affiliation with the political party and that they did not consent to their hit song ‘Extravaganza’ to be used for political […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Humanitarian organisations have cautioned that across Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia, one person is dying every 48 seconds from acute hunger tied to conflict, the climate crisis and the rising cost of food. An Oxfam and Save the Children report estimates that around the world, 181 million people will experience crisis levels of hunger […]
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Wayne Lumbasi South Africa Test batter Zuabyr Hamza has been suspended for 9 months after accidentally taking his father’s medication that contained the banned substance Furosemide. Zubayr Hamza intended to take his own anti-allergy medication but he ingested the wrong pill, according to a submission to the International Cricket Council integrity unit. The ICC has accepted his explanation […]
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Wayne Lumbasi Top-flight football in Zimbabwe has been suspended until further notice following a wave of violence, pitch invasions, and vandalism at a game between Highlanders and Dynamos during a heated game on Sunday, May 15. The match between Highlanders and Dynamos dubbed the biggest fixture in Zimbabwe, had to be abandoned following unfortunate scenes. The incidences of violence […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu An explosion occurred on Aba Road in Kano’s Sabon Gari neighborhood, injuring several people and possibly killing some. Details about the explosion and its cause are still sketchy, but images from the scene show that it damaged some buildings and injured several people, including schoolchildren. The images also confirm that the explosion claimed […]
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