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VolkerFitzpatrick lands £174m London movie studio contract

VolkerFitzpatrick lands £174m London movie studio contract

VolkerFitzpatrick has been appointed to build a £174m film and TV production centre in East London. Eastbrook Studios in Dagenham will include 12 soundstages and three acres of backlot, as well as offices and ancillary…

Mali: French NGOs Involved for Civilians in Wake of Suspension

Mali: French NGOs Involved for Civilians in Wake of Suspension

French-backed NGOs in Mali fear their future is in limbo after military-run authorities ordered the suspension of their activities earlier this week. The announcement marks a further twist in the downward spiral between the Sahel…

Nigeria: Nigerian Govt Trains 3,700 Academics Forward of Historical past Reintroduction in Faculties’ Curriculum

Nigeria: Nigerian Govt Trains 3,700 Academics Forward of Historical past Reintroduction in Faculties’ Curriculum

Stakeholders have intensified calls for the government to re-introduce the subject into the nation's education curriculum since its removal in the 2009/2010 academic session. The Nigerian government has commenced training of 3,700 teachers of History…

South Africa: We Cannot Deal with Flood of Surrendered Pit Bulls

South Africa: We Cannot Deal with Flood of Surrendered Pit Bulls

Following nationwide calls for pit bull owners to surrender their dogs to the SPCA, South Africa's national animal welfare organisation has said they don't have the funds or capacity to take in all the dogs…

Nigeria: APC Muslim-Muslim Ticket

Nigeria: APC Muslim-Muslim Ticket

Abakalaiki — Eight All Progressives Congress (APC) Christian leaders in the northern part of the country, led by former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara and Prof Doknan Sheni, have dissociated themselves from…

Nigeria: 13 Years After, Federal Govt Reintroduces Historical past Into Curriculum

Nigeria: 13 Years After, Federal Govt Reintroduces Historical past Into Curriculum

Federal government has formally announced the reintroduction of History as a stand alone subject in the basic education curriculum in Nigeria 13 years after it was removed. A total of 3,700 History teachers have also…

Comoros seeks life sentence for ex-president Ahmed Abdallah Sambi for prime treason

Comoros seeks life sentence for ex-president Ahmed Abdallah Sambi for prime treason

Prosecutors in the Comoros on Thursday sought a life sentence for former president Ahmed Abdallah Sambi who was tried in absentia for high treason. Sambi, 64, the arch opponent to current president Azali Assoumani, faces…

Rising recognition of electrical bike taxis in Benin and Togo

Rising recognition of electrical bike taxis in Benin and Togo

Motorcycle taxis are a popular and cheap form of transportation in West Africa. But increasingly in Benin and Togo, drivers and customers are swapping gasoline-powered motorcycles for electric models that are more environmentally friendly and,…

Senegal with probability to maintain world cup dream alive in conflict with Qatar this Friday

Senegal with probability to maintain world cup dream alive in conflict with Qatar this Friday

A new day beckons for Senegal at the World Cup. Beaten by the Netherlands in their first match in Qatar, the Lions of Teranga must react this Friday against the host nation. Like Edouard Mendy,…

World Cup: Ghana lose 2-3 to Portugal in group H opening thriller

World Cup: Ghana lose 2-3 to Portugal in group H opening thriller

The black stars of Ghana put up a solid fight against a Christiano Ronaldo led Portugal but lost 3- 2 in what concluded a bad day for African sides at the World Cup. The west…

Can a peace deal assist jumpstart Ethiopia’s financial system? [Business Africa]

Can a peace deal assist jumpstart Ethiopia’s financial system? [Business Africa]

Ethiopia and Tigray rebels have signed a peace deal but not before two years of ferocious fighting and economic devastation. Amidst the war and a pandemic, Addis Ababa's GDP slowed from 9% in 2019 to…

Nigerian crypto alternate Quidax lays off 20% of its workforce

Nigerian crypto alternate Quidax lays off 20% of its workforce

Nigerian crypto startup Quidax has laid off 20% or 20 of its just over 100-strong staff, according to a company statement shared with TechCabal today. The startup’s confirmed to TechCabal that this layoff is unrelated…