Tag Archives: 2024.

Guinness World Records has announced that John Tinniswood, the world’s oldest man, died at the age of 112 on Monday, November 25, 2024, in the care home in Southport, England. His family told Guinness World Records in a statement: “His last day was surrounded by music and love.” John always …

The 9ᵉ edition of the Prix internationaux des musiques urbaines (Primud d’Or 2024) returned its verdict on the night of November 10-11, 2024, in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. On the sidelines of the prestigious ceremony, Roseline Layo lifted the trophy, with a cool 20 million FCFA to her name. Organized by …

In Senegal, the government has decided to suspend peanut seed exports from November 15 for the 2024-2025 season, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Equipment announced on Tuesday, November 5, 2024. The aim of this decision is to prevent any competition between exports and local marketing, the Ministry said. During …

In Lebanon, more than 60 civilians, including two children, were killed in several Israeli air strikes on Monday, October 28, 2024. These strikes hit several localities in the province of Baalbek, a Hezbollah stronghold, and left many wounded. The bombardments, concentrated in the eastern Bekaa Valley, caused extensive destruction. The …

Niger’s former Prime Minister and former President of the National Assembly Hama Amadou passed away on Wednesday, October 23, 2024, his relatives announced. “Hama Amadou died at the Niamey reference hospital,” according to reports. Born in 1950 in Youri, Hama Amadou held key positions in Niger’s institutions. He was Prime …

Mali’s transitional government welcomed two new ambassadors yesterday, Tuesday October 15, 2024, who were received by President Assimi Goïta at the presidential palace. Assimi Goïta granted an audience to Cheick Oumar Coulibaly, Mali’s new representative in Nigeria, and to Mamary Camara, recently appointed Mali’s ambassador to Rwanda. During the meeting, …

One of Africa’s best-known thinkers passed away as he answered his heavenly father’s call this Friday, February 2, 2024, the president of the Association of Journalists and Communicators of the Methodist Protestant Church of Benin (Ajcpmb) said. Professor Paulin Hountondji was born in Abidjan (Ivory Coast) in 1942, and was …

Since the 1984 CAN, when only eight nations took part, Côte d’Ivoire is hosting this continental sporting event for the second time in its history, starting on January 13, 2024. In total, nearly 1.5 billion dollars have been invested to accelerate certain infrastructure projects, notably stadiums and roads. “All eyes …