The Pulse of a Continent
Angolan TikToker Neth Nahara has received a two-year prison term for “disparaging” President João Lourenço on TikTok. The sentence was extended from an initial six-month term to two years following…
Former football star and current president of Liberia, George Weah, has made known his intention to seek a second term in office, despite facing criticism for his handling of the…
Zoleka Mandela, the esteemed granddaughter of the legendary Nelson Mandela, tragically departed from this world on the somber date of October 7, 2023, at the relatively tender age of 43.…
Lokassa ya Mbongo, a renowned guitar player from the Congo, has been deprived of a proper burial for nearly seven months since his demise, inflicting insufferable anguish and ignominy upon…
Over the past week, a total of ten lions have lost their lives in the southern part of Kenya. This includes the unfortunate demise of six lions on Saturday alone.…
Nigeria’s President, Bola Tinubu, stands accused of fabricating a diploma from an American university. The alleged falsification was submitted to Nigeria’s election commission prior to the February vote. The accusations…
Kenya’s Treasury Secretary, Ukur Yatani, has announced that the country is planning to request additional loans from China to support its infrastructure projects. The goal is to secure funding for…
Cameroon has been experiencing high inflation since November 2021, pushed particularly by means of a shortage and increase in the prices of staple items such as bread, wheat, vegetable oil,…
Niger has reduced its planned spending for 2023 by 40% due to global sanctions imposed after the military took power in a July coup. The country is one of the…
Ivory Coast’s President Alassane Ouattara has removed the country’s Prime Minister Patrick Achi and dissolved the government in a major reshuffle. The statement was made by the presidency’s secretary general,…