E335M ECSPONENT INVESTMENTS: DAVE ACCUSED OF CONTROLLING CENTRAL BANK

MBABANE – The PAC has recommended that George Manyere, Dave van Niekerk and FSRA should pay the principal amount of the investments that were made through Ecsponent. Van Niekerk is also accused of controlling the Central Bank of Eswatini (CBE). This is …

Eyes on Africa: SalamAir Launching non-stop flights to Nairobi starting from 49.99 OMR

Muscat: SalamAir, Oman's Low-Fare airline, is excited to announce the launch of Nairobi, Kenya, as its newest destination in Africa. Starting February 2025, SalamAir will operate direct flights from Muscat to Nairobi, offering passengers a convenient …

Morocco To Legalise Bitcoin And Crypto, Says Central Bank Chief

Morocco is poised to lift its long-standing ban on Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies, signaling a significant shift in the nation’s financial policy. According to Reuters, Abdellatif Jouahri, the Governor of Bank Al-Maghrib (BAM), announced that a draft law …

Canon Central & North Africa To Bring World Unseen To Kenya

Africa’s pathway from dependency to prosperity

Africa’s continent has abundant natural resources, cultural richness, and human potential. Yet, it faces significant economic and social challenges that keep many of its nations in a state of dependency. This dependency, primarily on foreign aid, imported …

UNDP, G7 leaders meet to drive AI for Africa

The United Nations Development Programme and the G7 Italian Presidency, alongside a delegation of African private sector leaders, are meeting with G7 AI leaders in San Francisco this week to discuss how artificial intelligence can support sustainable …

PMAWCA Chairmanship: High expectations as Dantosho steers West, Central Africa’s maritime renaissance

By Steve Agbota The election of Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho, Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), as the first Nigerian Chairman of the Port Management Association of West and Central Africa (PMAWCA) is a defining moment for Nigeria and the …

Most used clothes deposited in textile recycling bins end up in Africa — report

A 10-month project by Greenpeace Israel to track 24 items of used clothing dropped into recycling containers throughout the country has revealed that most of the items ended up in Africa or in Israeli Arab and Palestinian villages, where they most likely …

Moroccan Ambassador: AU's membership in G20 to step up Africa's development process

The accession of the African Union (AU) as a permanent member of the G20 is a historic moment which confirms Africa’s growing place in the international multilateral arena, said Morocco’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the AU and the UNECA, …

Breyten Breytenbach: a masterful poet, jailed for his politics, who reimagined South Africa

Breyten Breytenbach (1939-2024) was an artist, poet, thinker and outspoken political activist who changed the literary landscape in South Africa. He died on 24 November in Paris, where he had first been exiled in the 1960s. Exploring themes of identity, …