As the world prepares to celebrate Valentine’s Day on Thursday February 14, voices are being raised in Nigeria calling for a ban on this festival of Hearts and Beautiful Colors. Indeed, Bishop Charles Ighele, Superintendent General of the Holy Spirit Mission in Lagos, has called for a ban on Valentine’s …
Read More »Cameroon: President Paul Biya still feels young
On the eve of Youth Day, celebrated in Cameroon every February 11, Cameroon’s Head of State made his customary address to his young compatriots. President Biya repeated his promises in terms of employment and training for young people, reaffirming his determination to continue to meet the challenges facing his people. …
Read More »Ghana: a bike rider stabbed to death
The Agona Kwanyarko Police have arrested two suspects for allegedly stabbing an Okada rider to death at Agona Okoto-Kwaa in the Agona East District of the Central Region, Ghana. According to reports, “the suspects, who have been handed over to the Agona Swedru Divisional Police Command, killed the rider after …
Read More »New deadly attack in Ituri: at least 52 dead
At least 52 people have been killed in a suspected attack by the militia group Cooperative for the Development of Congo (CODECO) in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to reports. The militia group launched attacks on Monday evening in three localities in Dguju, in the northeastern …
Read More »India to host the next international summit on artificial intelligence
India will be happy to host the next summit on artificial intelligence, said Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the close of the Summit for Action on Artificial Intelligence in Paris on Tuesday, February 11, 2025. Co-hosting the Paris summit, India will be the fourth country to host an international …
Read More »Another Ivorian breaks a Guinness Record
Paper artist Mylène Amon spent 120 hours creating 130 optical illusion representations on the theme of Ivory Coast in portrait, surpassing the previous record of 100 portraits held by a Nigerian. This Guinness Record-holding optical artist has just taken up the challenge of a marathon that began on February 5 …
Read More »Efficiency and profitability: AI impacts business life
According to a report by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), 65% of companies in Sub-Saharan Africa that have adopted artificial intelligence (AI) have seen an improvement in their financial situation by 2024. The study is based on a survey of 245 business leaders in the region, as part of the 28th edition of …
Read More »Nigeria: 27 terrorists neutralized in one week
The Nigerian Army has neutralized 27 terrorists in operations against terrorist organizations Boko Haram and Daech in the country’s northeast. The Army said on Saturday that it had carried out operations against terrorists in Borno State between January 30 and February 7. During these operations, 27 terrorists were neutralized and …
Read More »50 bodies found in mass graves in the Libyan desert
According to reports, the first mass grave containing 19 bodies was discovered last Friday on a farm in the town of Kufra, in the south-east of Libya. According to the charity al-Abreen, which helps migrants in eastern and southern Libya, most were shot dead before being buried. Another mass grave …
Read More »Landguard shoots farmer dead
A suspected landguard has shot and killed 27-year-old farmer at Akyem Ayisikrom in the Upper West Akyem District of the Eastern Region, Ghana. The incident occurred during a forceful takeover of ancestral farmland that has sustained the community for centuries, reports said. According to Adom News, some peasant farmers who …
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