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Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday defended the West African nation’s decision to stop subsidizing fuel, a move that already is adding to economic hardships by pushing up prices for transportation and commodities. The money saved by removing the decades long subsidy last week will help the government’s efforts to fight poverty and its initiatives, Tinubu told governors in a meeting in the capital city of Abuja. He appealed for patience even though hardship is biting harder on millions of citizens. “We can see the effects of poverty on the faces of our people. Poverty is not hereditary, it is…

Societe Generale has announced the conclusion of agreements with two African banking groups to sell four of its subsidiaries to them. They are found in Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Mauritania and Chad. Societe Generale announced on Friday the conclusion of agreements with two African banking groups to sell them four of its subsidiaries. Two will be in Congo and Equatorial Guinea at the Vista group, the others in Mauritania and Chad at the Coris group. The two groups “would take over all the activities operated by Societe Generale in Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Mauritania and Chad, as well as all the client…

With her bag slung over her shoulder and an orange sweater tied tightly around her waist, 10-year-old Rokia Koumaré heads for the banks of the Niger River in Bamako, Mali. Every morning, at around 7:00 am, she and dozens of her classmates take to their school on Dialogun Island, a small pirogue with a straw roof. Located in the Malian capital, this island school educates 218 children from the banks and islands of the River Niger. It was granted public school status in June 2022. It was built to guarantee a place of study for young people not attending school,”…

Kenya’s finance bill of 2023 contains a raft of proposals that intend to expand the country’s tax bracket. One of the controversial proposals is aimed at subjecting income earned through digital content monetization to a 15 percent withholding tax. Eric Omondi, a renown comedian is leading content creators in opposing the proposal. “Do not attempt, do not think, do not try to tax youth and especially online media. Do not tax content creators because you did not create them, you did not support them. You don’t know who they are, you don’t know their struggles, you have never talked to…

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II first encountered the play “Topdog/Underdog” in college, performing a section as a favor for a student director who needed actors for a showcase. It turned into a favor for Abdul-Mateen. “I immediately came alive. I used to struggle with contemporary work because none of the characters felt like me. I didn’t really relate,” he says. “It unlocked something inside of me where I just could give everything that I had to give to it.” Abdul-Mateen returned to Suzan-Lori Parks’ Pulitzer-winning work this winter, earning a Tony Award nomination in his Broadway debut opposite Corey Hawkins. “To be…

Members of the Libyan 6+6 Joint Committee for Preparing Electoral Laws announced that they had reached an agreement on presidential and legislative electoral laws, pending the signing of the agreement by the speakers of the House of Representatives (HoR) and the High Council of State (HCS). In a press conference from Bouznika in Morocco, the head of HoR delegation at the Committee, Jalal Al-Shuwaidi, explained that they had completed the laws of the presidential elections and the National Assembly in its two chambers, and they are awaiting the presence of HoR and HCS Speakers, Aqila Saleh and Khaled Al-Mishri, for…

Ugandan dance sensations, the Ghetto Kids, have missed out on swiping one of the top three spots in the epic showdown of Britain’s Got Talent. Made up of six minors, aged between six and thirteen, hailing from humble beginnings in Uganda’s vibrant capital, Kampala. Against all odds, their guardian-turned-manager, Dauda Kavuma, scooped them up and showered them with care. The Ghetto Kids strutted their stuff among the crème de la crème of talent, making it to the esteemed group of ten finalists. Ultimately, the victory crown was snatched by Viggo Venn, a side-splitting 33-year-old comedian all the way from Norway.…

The first edition of Gitex Africa was launched in Marrakech on Wednesday. Operators in the sectors of technology and innovation came together in Morocco to exchange views on the digital economy. 900 companies and 250 lecturers from 95 countries are taking part in the exhibition. Although the digital economy is booming in Africa, a dissemination of technologies is needed to accelerate the development of infrastructures and generate inclusive growth. “One of the objectives of this meeting is to take full advantage of digital opportunities and develop a digital economy”, the CEO of the Digital Development Agency said.  “We need to invest in…

Health authorities said that they have detected at least 346 COVID-19 cases in Ilocos provinces between May 28 and June 3, marking the second week that the number of additional infections in the region surpassed the 300-mark. The health care utilization rate continued to be in the “safe” zone despite the rise in COVID-19 cases in the past week, according to the weekly advisory released on Monday (June 5) by the regional office of the Department of Health. AMN | Anochie’s Report | Health

Violence linked to Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State group has made Burkina Faso one of the fastest-growing internally displaced populations in the world, with the number of displaced people increasing by more than 2,000% since 2019, according to government data. Figures released last month showed that more than 2 million people are internally displaced in West Africa, the majority of them women and children, fueling a serious humanitarian crisis. as the conflict has driven people from their homes, off their farms, and into congested urban areas or makeshift camps. Aid groups and the government are scrambling to meet the lack…