Empire
Russia to dispatch military specialists to Congo
Russia and the Republic of the Congo have signed a bilateral agreement…
Gokada gets $5.3m backing to dominate Nigeria’s estimated Billion Dollar Okada riding market
San Francisco-based Rise Capital and other investors lead Lagos-based on-demand motorcycle taxi…
Xiaomi dismisses the head of its African arm for indecency
China’s smartphone giant Xiaomi has dismissed the head of its Africa division,…
President Mutharika takes lead in Malawi election with 75% of votes counted
Malawians went to the polls on Tuesday, May 21, casting their votes…
Nigerian Aviation workers threaten to shut down Airport activities
Nigerian aviation workers are threatening to boycott activities in the Nigerian Civil…
Culture Currents
Kenya’s housing scheme could bring about double taxation
As part of Kenya’s Big Four Agenda, involving providing affordable housing; food…
NBA to invest millions of dollars to start a new men’s basketball league in Africa
The National Basketball Association (NBA) of the United States of America is…
Bizarre trades that people delve into for money
When it comes to money, the human mind has the ability to…
African art in Western museums: it’s patrimony not heritage
Museums with colonial-era collections have always known about the brutal parts of…
Mummies: Egypt’s new set of artifacts that need to be preserved
There is long-held belief that mummies are dead bodies of demon-possessed individuals…
Egypt launches portal with three African languages as El-Sisi becomes AU president
Egypt government’s information outlet, the State Information Service (SIS) has launched a…
