Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP | Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari arrived in South Africa on Wednesday for a state visit after an outburst of xenophobic violence in and around Johannesburg stirred tensions between Africa’s leading economic powerhouses. Buhari and his South African counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa will meet Thursday to …
Read More »The toxic cocktail that fuels South Africa’s xenophobia
Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP | A witch’s brew of unemployment, inequality and poverty, mixed with South Africa’s violent past, are to blame for attacks on foreigners that so tarnished the country’s image last month, experts say. The deadly assaults rocked South Africa’s relations with its neighbours but especially with Nigeria, …
Read More »Uganda showcasing faith-based tourism in Nigeria
Kampala, Uganda | Julius Businge | Uganda is showcasing faith, adventure and film tourism at the Akwaaba Africa Travel Market in Nigeria which started on September 22 and ends today September 24, 2019, according to a media release distributed by Uganda Tourism Board dated Sept.20. Team Uganda is led by the Minister of …
Read More »Nigeria’s $9.6bn gas debt case
How London court punished country for failing on contract to construct pipelines for transporting wet gas to investor Nigeria | OLUDARA AKANMIDU | Nigeria has received a legal hiding after a UK court awarded a private company a US$9.6 billion judgment debt against the West African nation. The ruling has …
Read More »Why African star tech start-up Andela has laid off hundreds of junior developers
Lagos, Nigeria | AFP | Major African tech start-up Andela sacked hundreds of its staff this week — the majority from Nigeria — in one of the largest layoffs in the continent’s budding tech industry. The start-up, backed by hundreds of millions of dollars from investors including Facebook and tennis …
Read More »‘I’ll never go back’: Nigerians flee S.Africa xenophobic violence
Lagos, Nigeria | AFP | “I’ll never go back in my life,” says Victor Indiobe. Five years ago, the young technician left Imo in southern Nigeria to start a new life in South Africa’s economic capital Johannesburg. But on Wednesday, he was one of 189 Nigerians on a plane to Lagos, …
Read More »South Africa vows crackdown on xenophobic attacks after five die
Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP | Five people have been killed in a surge of xenophobic violence in South Africa, police said on Tuesday, as President Cyril Ramaphosa vowed to clamp down and the African Union, Nigeria and Zambia condemned the attacks. Hordes of people — some armed with axes and …
Read More »Zambia calls off soccer friendly with South Africa after xenophobic attacks
South Africa vows crackdown on xenophobic attacks after five die Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP | Zambia has cancelled an international friendly football match which was slated for Lusaka next weekend against South Africa after recent xenophobic attacks. “This is because of the security concerns, you never know what can happen,” Football …
Read More »Nigerian women struggle to raise children born of Libya rape
Benin City, Nigeria | AFP | She was only just 18 when she gave birth without a doctor in a Tripoli apartment, gripping the hand of her best friend who had come on a journey they hoped would lead from Nigeria to Europe. For Joy, who told her story to AFP on …
Read More »AFCON golden boot winner Ighalo retires from international football
Abuja, Nigeria | AFP | Nigeria striker Odion Ighalo announced on Saturday his retirement from international football after winning the Golden Boot at the Africa Cup of Nations. The 30-year-old Shanghai Shenhua striker struck five times as the Super Eagles finished third in Egypt, bagging him the top scorer honours with …
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