Violence erupted yesterday in KuGompo City, Eastern Cape, South Africa, following the purported coronation of a Nigerian national as king, prompting the Nigerian High Commission to issue a 10-point advisory to Nigerians in the country amid rising tensions over the alleged installation of an Igbo traditional ruler. In a circular issued on Monday, titled “Advisory…
Mystery Surrounds Ugandan Presidential Jet Landing in U.S. The sighting of a Ugandan presidential jet in the United States without an official explanation has drawn public attention amid questions about First Lady Janet Museveni’s whereabouts, as authorities remain silent about the purpose of the trip. Flight data showed that the government-owned Gulfstream G550 departed Uganda…
A general view of the Port of Kharg Island Oil Terminal, 25 km from the Iranian coast in the Persian Gulf and 483 km northwest of the Strait of Hormuz, in Iran on March 12, 2017. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images Oil prices swung in volatile trading on Tuesday as traders assess President Donald Trump‘s…
Microsoft has unveiled new features in its Copilot research assistant that would allow users to utilise multiple AI models simultaneously within the same workflow, the latest move by the tech giant to improve its AI offering and boost adoption. In a new feature called “Critique”, Copilot’s Researcher agent will now be able to pull outputs…
Africa Bitcoin Corporation holds 5.0246 Bitcoin in its corporate treasury as it advances a long-term strategy to accumulate digital assets on its balance sheet. The company, listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, has set a target of holding 21,000 Bitcoin by 2030, a level that would make it the largest African-listed corporate holder of the…
African Development Bank will provide $5.65 million to support a financing mechanism for solar mini-grids in Central African Republic, Chad, Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The funding, approved in Abidjan, will be deployed as a repayable grant through the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa. It is matched by the Nordic Development Fund, bringing…
Dust off the sequins and stock up on the pyrotechnics: The Eurovision Song Contest is coming to Asia. The organizers of Eurovision, the glitzy singing contest that draws Super Bowl-like viewership every year in Europe and beyond, said Tuesday that they would hold the first-ever Eurovision Song Contest Asia in Bangkok on Nov. 14. Music…
SASSA is looking for wide area network services for its 461 offices across the nine provinces. (Image source: 123RF) It’s a slower week for National Treasury’s eTenders Portal, with little for the ICT industry to get particularly excited about. It’s against this quieter background that the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) takes the headline…
West Africa as a region has long had one of the most mobile populations in the world. Since 1979, the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) has allowed citizens of its member states to travel freely across borders without visas. This freedom of movement has helped support regional trade, labour mobility and social ties….
In rural sub-Saharan Africa, access to clean drinking water often depends on a simple technology: the handpump. These manually operated systems pump water out of the ground for more than 184 million people. Yet despite their importance, research has found that at least 100,000 handpumps out of the 500,000 to 1.3 million in use in…
