Lagos, Nigeria (CNN)The Central Bank of Kenya on Tuesday unveiled four new currency coins with inscriptions depicting the country’s rich wildlife.Kenya’s new 1, 5, 10 and 20 shillings coins feature images of a giraffe, rhino, lion, and an elephant respectively on one side with the Kenyan coat of arms on the other.The old coins had portraits of the country’s former… Read more »
Thank you, Minister Gyan-Baffour, for that kind introduction. I would like to extend my sincere gratitude to Vice-President Bawumia and the Ghanaian government for co-hosting this conference with the IMF. Your excellency, Vice-President Bawumia, Minister Gyan-Baffour, honored guests — it is my pleasure to welcome you to our conference on the Future of Work in sub-Saharan Africa. Why are we… Read more »
A fire still under investigation has destroyed 8,000 voting machines in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital — 80% of the city’s stock — just 10 days ahead of a presidential election, the nation’s electoral body and police said Thursday.Smoke still lingered the day after flames engulfed a warehouse housing electoral materials on Wednesday in Kinshasa, the officials said.The ruined… Read more »
At just 31 years old, Rebeca Gyumi has a list of accomplishments anyone twice her age would be proud of. She has successfully challenged her country’s legal system, winning a landmark ruling in 2016 to raise the age of child marriage for girls in Tanzania from 14 to 18; started a foundation to advocate for girls’ education; won the UNICEF… Read more »
Nigerian professor Richard Akindele, accused of demanding sex from a female student, was sentenced to prison on Monday.Akindele was convicted after pleading guilty to four criminal charges, including demanding gratification from a student and sexual coercion of a student, according to court documents seen by CNN.Akindele had pleaded not guilty to the charges in earlier court appearances at the Federal High Court… Read more »
(CNN)In one day, everything changed.One day, she could walk down the street like anyone else.People still stared and often judged but in their own minds — not out loud.But before she knew it, she was dodging abuse and stones thrown at her by strangers, as well as familiar faces.”Since the announcement was made, things got worse,” said the 23-year-old trans… Read more »
CNN — A group of members of the US Congress are calling on the Rwandan government to drop charges against Diane Rwigara, a fierce government critic who is facing up to 22 years in prison on charges of incitement and fraud.Rwigara, 37, has long said that the charges against her are politically motivated and stem from her bid to run against… Read more »
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – The Nigerian military on Friday accused United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) staff of spying for Islamist militants in northeast Nigeria, and suspended the agency’s activities there. The northeast has been torn apart by a decade-long insurgency by Boko Haram and its splinter group Islamic State West Africa, in which more than 30,000 people have been killed… Read more »
LUANDA (Reuters) – Angola’s state oil company Sonangol and Exxon Mobil on Friday signed a memorandum of understanding for oil exploration in the country’s Namibe basin, the two firms said. Angola, Africa’s second-largest crude producer, is facing a steep output decline unless it can revive exploration in what was once one of the world’s most exciting offshore prospects. Sonangol is… Read more »
Namino Jonathan was woken one June night by a noise outside the house he shared with his parents and siblings. Startled, the 16-year-old saw a group of armed men stationed around the building. It was two am, and he was sure the family was about to be robbed. But the gang turned out to be a group of policemen. “Where… Read more »