Category: World
South Africa’s Navi Pillay Wins 2026 Nobel Peace Prize
South African jurist and former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay was announced on Friday as the winner of the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize. [...]
Canadian poet Anne Carson wins 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature
Canadian poet, essayist and classicist Anne Carson, 76, has won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature, the Swedish Academy announced in Stockholm on Thur [...]
Nigeria unveils petrol “Price Modulation” plan, rules out subsidy return
Nigeria is proposing to cap petrol prices at about 1,350 naira ($1.02) per litre, asking refiners and fuel importers to absorb temporary increases and [...]
French student protests enter third week as unrest spreads nationwide
Tens of thousands of school pupils and trade unionists marched across France on Tuesday in the third nationwide day of action.
A student- [...]
Kenya confirms first-ever Ebola case after man dies in Nairobi
Kenya confirmed its first Ebola case on Tuesday after a Kenyan citizen who had travelled from the Democratic Republic of Congo died in Nairobi.
Hea [...]
African Union to launch continent’s first credit rating agency
The African Union is set to launch the African Credit Rating Agency (AfCRA) on Wednesday in Port Louis, Mauritius, where the body is headquartered.
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Nigerian military aircraft crashes in Ondo State, killing 25
A Nigerian military plane flying from Benin City to Lagos crashed on Monday in southwestern Ondo State, killing all 25 people on board.
The aircraf [...]
Six Ghanaians arrested in Zambia cybercrime operation
Six Ghanaians have been arrested in Zambia as part of a major operation targeting a facility allegedly linked to organised cybercrime activities.
The [...]
How did the first ‘Homo Sapiens’ look like? Scientists reconstruct 315,000-Year-Old face
Scientists have reconstructed the face of one of the earliest known members of our species, giving the public its most detailed look yet at what H [...]
Uganda: TV anchor crowned king after bitter succession battle
Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma, a 56-year-old former television news anchor, was crowned king of Uganda's Tooro Kingdom on Tuesday, becoming the 13th monar [...]