Already known for finding land mines, the rodents could now transform the way the disease is detected. The African giant pouched rats work with scientists at the APOPO Project, a Belgian non-profit organisation in Tanzania, because they can detect the smell of…
Nearly 12 years after its independence, South Sudan, which holds the third largest oil reserves in sub-Saharan Africa, is unable to feed more than 7 million of its people who live on humanitarian aid. Because of corruption and years of instability, the…
Annual inflation in Egypt hit a new high in January as the country continues to struggle with price increases and currency depreciation, Egypt’s statistics bureau said on Thursday. The Central Agency for Mobilization and Statistics released figures showing that annual inflation rose to 26.5% last month…
The Ethiopian government announced on Thursday the sale of 45% of the capital of the public operator Ethio Telecom, which lost its monopoly in 2022, a figure up from the 40% sale announced in November. “The Ethiopian government is proposing a partial…
Nigerian tech entrepreneur, Dozy Mmobuosi is close to acquiring Sheffield United, an English Club for around 90 million pounds amid a transfer embargo by the club. Reports say Mmobuosi is allegedly in the final stages of finalising the deal. He is said…
Brook Lopez scored 27 points and the Milwaukee Bucks stretched their winning streak to eight games with a 127-108 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday night. Greek Nigerian Giannis Antetokounmpo had 24 points and 13 rebounds as the Bucks led…
Ghana international Christian Atsu has reportedly been trapped under rubble after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit Turkey and Syria on Monday. The 31-year-old, who previously had spells with Newcastle United, Everton and Porto, has been playing for Hatayspor in the Turkish Super Lig…
LeBron James said Tuesday that he expected to extend his NBA career by at least two more years as he basked in the “surreal” achievement of becoming the league’s all-time leading points scorer. The 38-year-old Los Angeles Laker finally passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar…
The Moroccan parliament decried Wednesday an “unjust campaign” against it at the European Parliament ahead of a hearing in Brussels over the North African country’s alleged use of Pegasus spyware. The European Parliament is set to hear from experts, human rights defenders…
Malawi’s deadliest cholera outbreak has killed at least 1,210 people, the World Health Organization announced Thursday (Feb. 09), urging for strong interventions to prevent the situation from worsening. The Southern African nation saw a 143-percent increase in the number of cases last…
