Ekeomah Atuonwu Yemi Alade, a Nigerian singer, songwriter, musician, and actor, has been named Africa’s spokesperson for COVID 19. She also affirmed this on her twitter page below: In a campaign dubbed It’s Up to Us, the multi-award-winning African star is entrusted with urging Africans to get vaccinated against Covid-19. The Africa Centre for Disease Control (CDC) and Mastercard […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu Burkina Faso’s army announced on Monday that President Roch Kabore had been deposed, the constitution had been suspended, the government and national legislature had been dissolved, and that the country’s borders had been blocked. The army cited the deterioration of the security situation and Kabore’s incapacity to unite the West African nation and successfully respond to problems, including an Islamist […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu According to financial reports, the Ghana cedi is now the worst-performing currency among Africa’s major currencies. Between January 1, 2022, and February 25, 2022, there is an estimate of an 8.86 percent devaluation of the cedi against the dollar. The Zambian kwacha, which has lost 6.02 percent of its value, is next. The Ghana cedi was […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu Patients are dying in Tigray owing to a lack of oxygen and medicines, according to a doctor at the region’s main hospital, as physicians struggle to care for the sick in the face of frequent power outages and fuel shortages. The secluded northern region of 5.5 million people continues to suffer under a de facto embargo as […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu Uganda has opened a $200 million iron ore smelting plant, which will help the region reduce its reliance on scrap metal, billets, and coils for raw materials. Tembo Steels Uganda Ltd is building a facility in Iganga, eastern Uganda, with a capacity to produce 1.2 million tonnes of metal per year. “This is East Africa’s largest integrated […]
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• Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, tens of thousands of African students were trapped. • As they attempt to flee, some claim they are being discriminated against. • They claim they have been unable to cross the border because Ukrainian officials place a premium on “Ukrainian citizens.” Ekeomah Atuonwu Reports are emerging of African students trapped in Ukraine […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) have staged a protest against the Academic Staff Union of Universities’ (ASUU) ongoing strike. The students gathered at Unity Fountain in Abuja on Monday morning, led by the national president, Sunday Asefon, holding banners and chanting songs of support. The protest was also staged in several […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu African students in Ukraine are in dire need of government assistance to move out of the war-hit nation. Via social media, students and their supporters mobilized, asking their home governments to charter planes out of the country, sharing locations where students were stranded, and offering advice about where to find shelter. All images /Courtesy/
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Ekeomah Atuonwu Police in Cameroon have arrested a teacher after a video of him allegedly viciously abusing a nine-year-old kid surfaced online. The attack is thought to have occurred at an elementary school in Doula, Cameroon’s commercial center. The video has attracted a lot of attention on social media, and it has sparked a lot of […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu As tensions between Russia 🇷🇺 and Ukraine 🇺🇦heightens, African students in Ukraine are currently living in fear of the possibility of being caught up in a war zone. They are unsure of what plans their governments have in place. Some countries had issued advisories for evacuation from the besieged nation for weeks. Bombs […]
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