By : Lloyd Mahachi The World Bank issued $1.2 billion for investment in girls’ education in 18 Nigerian states, aiming to improve the quality of education and to empower adolescent girls. The announcement was made during the restoration of the Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) program in Abuja. Reports that the World Bank Country Director, Mr. Ndiame Diop, announced the investment during the event, with the Bank’s Senior Social Protection Specialist, Tina George, on behalf of him. Diop said that the AGILE program will support secondary education for adolescent girls and enhance empowerment. “An educated girl…
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By : Lloyd Mahachi The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has resolved urgent shipment of ministers of defense, chiefs of defense and representatives of nations that deployed peacekeeping troops in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) where rebels of the March 23 (M23) movement are threatening to overwhelm the international and local security forces after seizing some parts of the mineral rich city of Goma. In a memorandum after convening a four-hour SADC Exraordinary Summit held in Harare on Friday, chaired by President Emmerson Mnangagwa. The leaders who attended the summit also resolved to conduct an urgent meeting with…
By : Lloyd Mahachi US President Donald Trump will impose tariffs on 1 February 2025, of 25% on Mexico, 25% on Canada and 10% on China, says the White House. But Trump said on Friday that Canadian oil would be impacted with lower tariffs of 10%, which could take effect later, on 18 February. The president also said he planned to impose tariffs on the European Union in the future, saying the bloc had not treated the US well. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the Canada and Mexico duties were in response to “the illegal fentanyl that…
By : Lloyd Mahachi Chaos exploded in Ghana’s parliament late on Thursday night, with lawmakers destroying furniture, and pushing and shoving each other. Police were called into the convention held to vet Ghana’s new ministerial appointments as MPs damaged tables and microphones. The committee had disagreed over various issues, with some accusing opposition MPs of dragging out the process in order to settle political scores. On Friday morning the vetting committee’s chairman apologised to the Ghanaian public. The inter-party committee had been scheduled to vet three lawmakers from the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC). The trio had been nominated…
By : Lloyd Mahachi The anticipation is growing for the 67th Annual Grammy Awards, due to take place on Sunday, February 2, 2025, at the Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles. Known as music’s biggest night, this year’s ceremony promises not only to celebrate the best music from the past year but also to honor the courage and commitment of first responders. With trophies up for grabs across 94 genres, artists from various categories will be striving for recognition for music released between September 16, 2023, up to August 30, 2024. The anticipation is evident among fans and nominees…
By : Lloyd Mahachi Two months after Chad cuts off its military alliance with Paris, the French army surrendered its last military base in the country, the Kossei base, in N’Djamena. Though it was Chad who revealed the end of the defence pact, the head of the French Armed Forces’ Africa Command stated that the handover was partly France’s choice. Pascal Ianni, head of French Armed Forces’ Africa Command, said, “The transfer of the (Adji) Kossei base today marks a new stage. It is part of the French decision to end permanent military bases in Central and…
By : Lloyd Mahachi Uganda’s ministry of health has confirmed that a new outbreak of the Ebola virus hits the city of Kampala, with one reported fatality. The reported victim was a 32-year-old male nurse whose symptoms consisted of “high fever, chest pain, and difficulty in breathing” and “bleeding from multiple body sites”. He lost his life due to multi-organ failure on Wednesday at Mulango National Hospital, located in the capital city’s central business district. This marks Uganda’s eighth recorded Ebola outbreak since the first infection was documented in the year 2000. The Sudan Ebola Virus Disease…
By : Lloyd Mahachi Zimbabwe’s inflation rate skyrocketed in January in both the U.S. dollar and local currency Zimbabwean Gold (Zig), driven by food and housing prices within the Country. In dollar terms, inflation accelerated to 14.6% year on year after rising by 2.5% in December last year. On a local currency basis, inflation rose to 10.5% month on month in January compared to an increase of 3.7% in December, statistics agency data showed on Tuesday. Independent economist Prosper Chitambara said last year’s severe regional elnino induced drought and additional taxes introduced this month had…
By : Lloyd Mahachi As the East African bloc urged an immediate ceasefire in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwandan-backed M23 rebels who seized the city of Goma moved deeper on Wednesday, and Congo said it planned a campaign to liberate occupied territory. While saying he favors a peaceful resolution, Congo President Felix Tshisekedi told the nation on Wednesday night that he would mount a military counter-aggression and warned: “The presence of thousands of Rwandan soldiers on our soil is leading to an escalation with unpredictable problems.” The eight countries of the East African…
By : Lloyd Mahachi At least 20 people lost their lives in a plane crash in the north of South Sudan, Unity state’s minister for information said. The aircraft descended near the oil fields in Unity state at about 10:30 am (08:30 GMT) shortly after taking off for the capital, Juba, on Wednesday. “The plane crashed 500 meters away from the airport. There were 21passengers on board. As for now, there’s only one survivor,” Gatwech Bipal said. The passengers are employees of the Greater Pioneer Operating Company, 16 South Sudanese, two Chinese nationals, and 1 Indian. Bipal added…