Renson Mwakandana Jonas Afumwisye, the regional manager for Dar es Salaam for the Tanzania Railways Corporation (TRC), was fired for publicly criticizing the implementation of mobile money transfer fees on social media. While acknowledging receiving the notice of dismissal, Mr. Afumwisye stated he will appeal to the Public Service Commission. “It is true I have […]
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Wayne Lumbasi Manchester United defender Eric Bailly has joined French club Marseille on a season-long loan. Since appearing in a Premier League victory over Burnley in December last year, Bailly had not participated in a competitive match for United. Since then, he has only played for the Ivory Coast and during preseason. Bailly slipped down the […]
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Avellon Williams TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO- For centuries, African women have been at the center of historical movements. The diaspora and enslaved communities in Africa have successfully challenged dominant power structures in order to shift the global realities of Black people, from empowering enslaved communities to nation-building on the continent. A great number of these ancestral women — mothers, […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Kenya Airways (KQ) has confirmed the death of a passenger aboard its flight operating from New York to Kenya. The airline noted that the passenger passed away mid-flight on Monday August 22. In a Tuesday statement seen by AEM, Kenya Airways said one of the passengers in flight KQ003 was taken ill prompting […]
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Faith Nyasuguta So far, about seven African countries are at various stages – commissioning, shopping for vendors and mapping appropriate sites – in the roll-out of nuclear power plants, as most eye 2030 as a start-date for generating electricity from nuclear energy. Presently, Egypt is the only nation that has kicked off construction, following the […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu 23 interest-free mature loans for 17 African nations are set to be forgiven by the Chinese government. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi revealed this during his speech at the recently held Forum on China-Africa Cooperation. He said the action shows China’s commitment to forging greater commercial connections with the African continent. The foreign minister […]
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Lisa Mugo African musical Giant Burna Boy, has gotten into an online fight with Wizkid’s fan club, where he termed them as ‘delusional’. It all started off when one of Wizkid’s fans shared on Twitter that one of Burna’s sold out shows in London was cheap with tickets going for as low as $14. He also […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu Aliko Dangote, president of the Dangote Group, has been requested by the Zambian Minister of Commerce and Industry, Mr. Chipoka Mulenga, to help grow the agricultural industry in his nation. Chipoka Mulenga appealed for cooperation between the Dangote Group and the Zambian government in the building of a fertiliser plant in the southern African nation while leading a group from Zambia on a weekend […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu Thousands of South Africans are participating in a nationwide strike to show their opposition to the country’s rising cost of living. Trade union federations Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) and South African Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu) have called on all non-essential workers to strike for the day on Wednesday, 24 August. […]
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Programme equips women entrepreneurs with leadership skills to empower their businesses and communities. By Thandisizwe Mgudlwa, Cape Town, SA The African business sector has just become a lot richer. Thanks to the first cohort of 35 women entrepreneurs from 9 African countries who recently successfully completed the Ecobank Ellevate Leadership Training Programme. According to Ecobank, […]
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