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Speaking on the impact of AI on the media and the quest to position the media as a trusted source of verified news and information, Dr Moyo said the African [...]

Byline: George Mhango, Blantyre, and Joana Chirwa, Lusaka Malawi and Zambia, just like other Southern African Development Community (Sadc) countries, have spoken out about the relationship with Russia amid rising [...]

Byline: Yusuf Babalola Vice president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator Kashim Shettima, has stated that Nigeria is currently on the path of economic recovery. Shettima stated that the [...]

Byline: Nosakhale Akhimien Oladips transforms his 'death' experience into art, proving his resilience and creative prowess. A year ago, budding rapper Oladipupo Olabode Oladimeji, popularly known as Oladips, was f(https://www.premiumtimesng.com/entertainment/music/649839-fake-death-oladips-apologises-takes-full-responsibility.html) [...]

Byline: Sharon Resian Nairobi -- The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) recorded a total of 1,376 arbitrary arrests and 610 cases of injuries between June 18 and November [...]

Byline: Agency Report The police chief spoke against corruption in police and roadblocks on highways. The Commissioner of Police in (https://bayelsastate.gov.ng/) Bayelsa State, Francis Alonyenu, says the introduction of drones [...]

Addis Abeba -- Among the legislative proposals introduced in the final days of the previous fiscal year and carried over to the current year was the draft Federal Civil Servants [...]

Byline: Sharon Resian Nairobi Kenya -- Interior Principal Secretary Raymond Omollo has emphasized the need to enhance border controls and strengthen legal frameworks to promote responsible transfers of small arms [...]

Byline: Bruhan Makong Nairobi -- The Forum of Small Arms and Light Weapons Experts Meeting has kicked off in Nairobi, bringing together regional stakeholders to strategize on combatting the spread [...]

Byline: Sharon Resian Nairobi -- President William Ruto has commended the Foreign Policy draft review by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, stating that economic transformation is dependent on forward-looking diplomacy. [...]

Byline: Ojwang Joe Kisumu -- Informal settlements in the lakeside city of Kisumu are benefiting from an ambitious sanitation program worth Sh1.6 billion, aimed at reducing raw effluent being discharged [...]

Byline: Agency Report According to the University's Bulletin issued on Monday, the noble gesture highlights the traditional leader's philanthropic nature. A philanthropist, Abubakar Atiku, has donated a 25-year-old crocodile worth [...]

Byline: Fortune Eromonsele Genomic sequencing is a laboratory method that is used to determine the entire genetic makeup of a specific organism or cell type. The Institute of Genomics and [...]

Byline: Wangechi Purity Nairobi -- I&M Bank has recorded a pre-tax profit of Ksh 14.1 billion in Q3 2024, marking a 24% growth compared to Ksh 11.4 billion in the [...]

Byline: Nike Adebowale-Tambe If the country continues with the current fertility rate, its population will almost double by the year 2050. Experts have raised concerns over the potential surge in [...]

Byline: Wangechi Purity Nairobi -- Kenya Power has unveiled its Sustainability Strategy, aimed at integrating sustainable business practices into its operations. The strategy outlines measures to reduce the company's carbon [...]

Byline: Irene Mwangi Nairobi -- Lawmarkers have reached an agreement on the revenue allocation for devolved units proposing Sh 387 billion for the Financial Year 2024/2025. A Mediation Committee of [...]

Byline: Mitchelle Akala National Rainbow Coalition (NARC) Kenya Party leader Martha Karua has demanded accountability from Kenyan security agencies regarding the alleged abduction of Ugandan opposition leader Dr Kizza Besigye [...]

Byline: Susan Simolo President William Ruto has announced a Sh100 million allocation to support a 16-day campaign against femicide spearheaded by women leaders. Ruto committed the funding even as he [...]

Byline: Paul-Simon Handy and Félicité Djilo With elections for new commissioners in February 2025, member states must decide what kind of commission they want. One weakness of the African Union's [...]

Byline: Claver Gatete Addis Ababa, Ethiopia -- Today, women in Africa generally have better access to education, healthcare, and opportunities than ever before. Yet, as they step into the world, [...]

The signing of the Durban Declaration between the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure and stakeholders involved in the fight against 'construction mafias', has been welcomed by Public Works and [...]

Byline: Lynet Igadwah Kenyan universities expect a boost in biotechnology research and education following the recent lifting of a decade-long ban on genetically modified organisms (GMOs). The move is anticipated [...]

Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson has called on the police to take stronger action to arrest those found guilty of disrupting infrastructure projects. Macpherson said government cannot negotiate [...]

While South Africa supports the development of an internationally legally binding instrument to combat plastic pollution, government has assured the plastic industry that the problem of plastic pollution and the [...]

Byline: Gabisile Ngcobo Rio De Janiero -- President Cyril Ramaphosa says that the two-day G20 Leaders' Summit held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, has been a success. He noted that, [...]

Government is preparing to present an intervention regarding Eskom's proposed tariff hike. This according to Minister of Electricity and Energy, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, who briefed the media on Wednesday. The [...]

Byline: Abdulkareem Mojeed and Nicholas Adeniyi Some participants have expressed frustration over the ongoing deadlock on critical issues at COP29, amidst perceived lack of commitments from wealthy nations and the [...]

Byline: Fredrick Nwabufo President Tinubu is confronting Nigeria's housing challenge with gravitas and a deliberate plan, understanding the criticality of the situation. He is determined to renew the hope of [...]

Byline: Uchenna Igwe Dozens of climate groups from across the continent under the aegis of the Pan African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA), asked world leaders to refrain from increasing the [...]

Byline: Friday Omosola This is the first time MC Oluomo will resume office and make it public since the court dismissed him as NURTW president. Days after the Court of [...]

Byline: Abdulkareem Mojeed With less than four days to the end of the ongoing COP29 negotiations, the African negotiators are demanding over $1 trillion per annum from 2026 and 2030 [...]

Byline: Wendy Alexander MP - DA Spokesperson On Finance Note to Editors: Please see attached soundbite by Wendy Alexander MP Today's release by Statistics South Africa (StatsSA) of October's inflation [...]

Byline: Rex Mainoo Yeboah President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Tuesday inaugurated the Ghana Bridge Power Project (GBPP), marking a significant milestone in Ghana's commitment to expanding its power generation [...]

Byline: Melissa Chemam Negotiators at the UN climate talks in Azerbaijan are working to overcome a deadlock in negotiations. African representatives are emphasizing that, despite being the least polluting continent, [...]

Byline: Clarkson Mambo Achieving lasting peace in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is high on the agenda as leaders from southern Africa convene on 20 November to discuss the [...]

Each year, over 3 million lives are silently cut short by chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a noncommunicable disease too often overlooked despite affecting over 380 million people globally. COPD, [...]

Nigerian music star Tiwa Savage has revealed that she once returned a Range Rover gifted to her by an admirer for her birthday. In an interview on The Beat 99.9 [...]

...says publication fake, misleading Special Adviser to Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State on Community Development, Dr. Toyin Orighomisan Agbolayah has debunked an open letter addressed to President Bola Ahmed [...]

The official said the naval operations had contributed to the increase in Nigeria's crude oil production. The Nigerian Navy says its units, under the auspices of Operation Delta Sanity, successfully [...]

Seychelles has begun updating its National Implementation (NIP) Plan to effectively target Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) and stay aligned with the Stockholm Convention. A workshop was held at the Savoy [...]

Eight countries in the Horn of Africa region are set to receive more than usual rainfall leading to floods, the Climate Prediction and Applications Center (ICPAC) of the Intergovernmental Authority [...]

Byline: George Okojie Lagos State governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has stressed the need for Nigeria to increase its exportation capacity to revamp its economy. The governor, who stated this as the [...]

Beijing -- Dr. Hodan Osman Abdi, the newly appointed Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Somalia to the People's Republic of China, officially began her diplomatic mission on Wednesday after [...]

Byline: Aurore Teta Ufitiwabo The main suspect in the murder of 66-year-old Pauline Nduwamungu, a survivor of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, has confessed to killing her and throwing [...]

Mogadishu, Somalia -- Following a diplomatic stir over comments made in Hargeisa, Danish Ambassador Steen Sonne Andersen met with Somalia's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ahmed Moallim Fiqi, to address concerns [...]

Byline: Tladi Moloi The focus should instead be on holding government accountable for ensuring food safety at all stores The head of the Refugee and Migrant Rights Project at Lawyers [...]

Garowe, Somalia -- The Puntland House of Representatives issued a statement Tuesday congratulating the newly elected members of the Jubbaland House of Representatives, who were officially sworn into office yesterday [...]

Byline: Kimberly Mutandiro Payment dispute between City of Ekhurhuleni and cleaning contractors has left several communities with dirty, smelly toilets Two unemployed men have started charging residents to clean dirty [...]

Byline: Vincent Lali Mfuleni residents have also had to resort to digging holes to bury human waste Nearly 800 families in Malgus Camp informal settlement in Mfuleni, Cape Town, rely [...]