Africa

By Deborah Nnamdi Google has unveiled the 2025 edition of its AI-focused startup accelerator in Africa, aimed at supporting early-stage companies with up to $350,000 in cloud credits and expert guidance, the company announced on Thursday. According to the tech giant, the program is open to seed to Series A…

By Deborah Nnamdi A South African court on Wednesday acquitted Nigerian televangelist Tim Omotoso of all 32 charges against him, eight years after his arrest on accusations of rape and sexual assault. Judge Irma Schoeman of the Eastern Cape High Court ruled that the prosecution had mishandled the case against…

By Deborah Nnamdi More than 2,000 people marched through the center of Cape Town, with thousands more at protests in other major centers such as Pretoria, Johannesburg, and Durban, South Africa on Tuesday in support of a seven-year-old girl allegedly raped at school last year and to demand justice for…

Thirteen Nigerien soldiers were killed in two separate clashes with jihadist groups, the army said Wednesday. During the first incident, at a gold mining site in the western Tillaberi region, “nine soldiers fell in combat” with Islamic State affiliates, the army said in an operations bulletin. The March 15 attack…

The World Bank’s Country Director for Nigeria, Dr. Ndiame Diop, has confirmed that Nigeria remains the largest economy in Africa by Gross Domestic Product (GDP) despite the challenges faced by its private sector. Speaking at the Country Private Sector Diagnostic (CPSD) and Stakeholder Engagement in Abuja on Thursday, Dr. Diop…

By Deborah Nnamdi A 59-year-old grandfather was tragically trampled to death by an elephant on Saturday while trying to save his grandchildren from the charging animal. The incident, which happened at South Africa’s iconic Kruger National Park, was reported on Sunday by Times Live. The fatal encounter unfolded near the…

Kenya has announced that citizens from nearly all African countries can now visit without prior authorization, following a new cabinet directive. Previously, travelers were required to obtain an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) online—criticized as a “visa in disguise.” However, on Tuesday, the cabinet confirmed the ETA will no longer be…

Nigerians in South Africa, under the umbrella body Nigerians Citizens Association South Africa (NICASA), have protested the reported death of a colleague, Jeremiah Offorbike Okoye. They also demanded justice for the late Okoye. 50-year-old Okoye was reported to have died while in police custody in Limpopo, South Africa, on Monday,…

By Deborah Nnamdi A drunk police officer in Zambia freed 13 suspects from custody so that they could go and celebrate the new year, officials say. Reports said detective inspector Titus Phiri was arrested after releasing the suspects from Leonard Cheelo police station in the capital, Lusaka, before running away…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has approved visa-free entry to Ghana for all African nationals, fulfilling a key promise made earlier this year. The policy is expected to take effect before the end of the president’s term on January 6th, 2025. This policy reportedly places Ghana among the few African…