17 days ago
Burna Boy has performed in France, Sweden, Switzerland, Zimbabwe, Rwanda, South Africa, Cameroon, Botswana, USA, England, Ghana, Portugal, Ireland, Germany, The Netherlands, Spain, Cyprus, Nigeria, Canada, Belgium, Kenya, Barbados, UAE, Italy, Malaysia, Haiti, Tanzania, Norway, Jamaica, Zambia, Namibia, Senegal, Uganda, Suriname, Antigua and Barbuda, Turkiye, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Finland, Denmark, Greece, Cote d'Ivoire, Benin, The Gambia, Trinidad and Tobago, Austria, The Bahamas and Guyana.
17 days ago
South Africa is moving people from slums to these beautiful houses in Gauteng as part of the RDP project.
17 days ago
16-year-old Congolese Player, Elia Balamwabo won the Player of the Tournament Award at the U-16 African Schools Champions Cup in 2022.
He was the Captain of DR Congo's team. He won the trophy with the team.
He was the Captain of DR Congo's team. He won the trophy with the team.
17 days ago
Africa's Fastest Growing Economies
1. Niger 🇳🇪 (11.2%)
2. Senegal 🇸🇳 (8.2%)
3. Libya 🇱🇾 (7.9%)
4. Rwanda 🇷🇼 (7.2%)
5. Cote d'Ivoire 🇨🇮 (6.8%)
6. Ethiopia 🇪🇹 (6.7%)
7. Benin 🇧🇯 (6.4%)
8. Djibouti 🇩🇯 (6.2%)
9. Tanzania 🇹🇿 (6.1%)
10. Togo 🇹🇬, Uganda 🇺🇬 (6%)
Source: AfDB.
1. Niger 🇳🇪 (11.2%)
2. Senegal 🇸🇳 (8.2%)
3. Libya 🇱🇾 (7.9%)
4. Rwanda 🇷🇼 (7.2%)
5. Cote d'Ivoire 🇨🇮 (6.8%)
6. Ethiopia 🇪🇹 (6.7%)
7. Benin 🇧🇯 (6.4%)
8. Djibouti 🇩🇯 (6.2%)
9. Tanzania 🇹🇿 (6.1%)
10. Togo 🇹🇬, Uganda 🇺🇬 (6%)
Source: AfDB.
16 days ago
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14 days ago
The Alkebulan mobile app is great! Now we can log in remotely and share together. 2024 AKB will revolutionise the way we connect. 🌍
11 days ago
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1 month ago
Members of Nigeria's under-15 football team have been denied visas to attend a tournament in Spain, the country's football federation says.
It did not say what reason had been given for the visa denials.
It did not say what reason had been given for the visa denials.
1 month ago
Emergency services have been rescuing passengers who were trapped in a bus that was swept away by floods on a busy highway in northern Kenya.
Over the last week, Kenya has witnessed heavy rains that are forecast to continue.
Over the last week, Kenya has witnessed heavy rains that are forecast to continue.
1 month ago
Nigeria has recalled a batch of Benylin Paediatric cough syrup having found "an unacceptable high level" of a potentially fatal toxic substance.
The substance has been linked to the recent deaths of dozens of children in Cameroon and The Gambia.
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The substance has been linked to the recent deaths of dozens of children in Cameroon and The Gambia.
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1 month ago
Nollywood actor Junior Pope Odonwodo, known as Jnr Pope, died in a boat accident during a movie filming in Nigeria's Delta state, reports confirm.
Initially reported as surviving the accident, efforts to resuscitate him at the hospital were futile. bbc.in/3VY5ij9
Initially reported as surviving the accident, efforts to resuscitate him at the hospital were futile. bbc.in/3VY5ij9
1 month ago
The UK has returned 32 royal artefacts looted from Ghana's Asante Kingdom in the 19th Century.
The 150-year old artfacts were returned by the British Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum, but on a three-year loan, not on a permanent basis.
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The 150-year old artfacts were returned by the British Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum, but on a three-year loan, not on a permanent basis.
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1 month ago
Dozens of prisoners have escaped in the Comoros by simply walking out of the main gate of the jail in the capital, Moroni.
The jail is the largest in the island nation.
The jail is the largest in the island nation.
1 month ago
Nigerian startups raised $160 million in the first 3 months of 2024, the highest in Africa.
Kenya comes in second place with $108 million, followed by South Africa with $72 million, and Egypt with $53 million.
These four countries had 87% of all startup investments in Africa.
Kenya comes in second place with $108 million, followed by South Africa with $72 million, and Egypt with $53 million.
These four countries had 87% of all startup investments in Africa.
1 month ago
South Africa's total exports were $135.74 billion in 2022, $130.7 billion in 2021, $93.18 billion in 2020 and $106 billion in 2019.
1 month ago
Africa's Highest National Debt Burdens (2024)
1. Egypt 🇪🇬 ($370.5 billion)
2. South Africa 🇿🇦 ($278.1 billion)
3. Algeria 🇩🇿 ($123.3 billion)
5. Morocco 🇲🇦 ($107.7 billion)
6. Sudan 🇸🇩 ($94.9 billion)
7. Kenya 🇰🇪 ($84.2 billion)
8. Nigeria 🇳🇬 ($73.9 billion)
9. Angola 🇦🇴 ($64.7 billion)
10. Ethiopia 🇪🇹 ($56 billion)
Sources: CEIC Data, Trading Economics, World Economics.
1. Egypt 🇪🇬 ($370.5 billion)
2. South Africa 🇿🇦 ($278.1 billion)
3. Algeria 🇩🇿 ($123.3 billion)
5. Morocco 🇲🇦 ($107.7 billion)
6. Sudan 🇸🇩 ($94.9 billion)
7. Kenya 🇰🇪 ($84.2 billion)
8. Nigeria 🇳🇬 ($73.9 billion)
9. Angola 🇦🇴 ($64.7 billion)
10. Ethiopia 🇪🇹 ($56 billion)
Sources: CEIC Data, Trading Economics, World Economics.
1 month ago
African Artistes with the Most Billboard 200 Album Entries
1. Seether 🇿🇦 - 10
2. Hugh Masekela 🇿🇦, Osibisa 🇬🇭 - 6 each
4. Burna Boy 🇳🇬, Miriam Makeba 🇿🇦, Die Antwoord 🇿🇦 - 4 each
7. Wizkid 🇳🇬 - 3
8. Davido 🇳🇬, Asake 🇳🇬, King Sunny Ade 🇳🇬, K'naan 🇸🇴, Johnny Clegg 🇿🇦 - 2 each
13. Angelique Kidjo 🇧🇯, CKay 🇳🇬, Four Jacks and a Jill 🇿🇦, Fireboy 🇳🇬, Manu Dibango 🇨🇲, Rema 🇳🇬, Tyla 🇿🇦 - 1 each
1. Seether 🇿🇦 - 10
2. Hugh Masekela 🇿🇦, Osibisa 🇬🇭 - 6 each
4. Burna Boy 🇳🇬, Miriam Makeba 🇿🇦, Die Antwoord 🇿🇦 - 4 each
7. Wizkid 🇳🇬 - 3
8. Davido 🇳🇬, Asake 🇳🇬, King Sunny Ade 🇳🇬, K'naan 🇸🇴, Johnny Clegg 🇿🇦 - 2 each
13. Angelique Kidjo 🇧🇯, CKay 🇳🇬, Four Jacks and a Jill 🇿🇦, Fireboy 🇳🇬, Manu Dibango 🇨🇲, Rema 🇳🇬, Tyla 🇿🇦 - 1 each
1 month ago
BurnaBoy, others breathe a sigh of relief as Samklef reveals the brand new private jet belongs to Davido’s dad
1 month ago
Africa's Highest Paid Footballers
1. Riyad Mahrez 🇩🇿 - £865,000 per week
2. Sadio Mane 🇸🇳 - £650,000 per week
3. Kalidou Koulibaly 🇸🇳 - £576,000 per week
4. Mohamed Salah 🇪🇬 - £350,000 per week
5. Seko Fofana 🇨🇮 - £250,000 per week
1. Riyad Mahrez 🇩🇿 - £865,000 per week
2. Sadio Mane 🇸🇳 - £650,000 per week
3. Kalidou Koulibaly 🇸🇳 - £576,000 per week
4. Mohamed Salah 🇪🇬 - £350,000 per week
5. Seko Fofana 🇨🇮 - £250,000 per week
1 month ago
Africa's Biggest National Budgets (2024)
1. Egypt 🇪🇬 ($135.4 billion)
2. South Africa 🇿🇦 ($127.3 billion)
3. Algeria 🇩🇿 ($113.6 billion)
4. Morocco 🇲🇦 ($62 billion)
5. Nigeria 🇳🇬 ($34 billion)
6. Kenya 🇰🇪 ($31.7 billion)
7. Angola 🇦🇴 ($29.8 billion)
8. Tunisia 🇹🇳 ($24.5 billion)
9. Libya 🇱🇾 ($18.7 billion)
10. Ghana 🇬🇭 ($17.1 billion)
1. Egypt 🇪🇬 ($135.4 billion)
2. South Africa 🇿🇦 ($127.3 billion)
3. Algeria 🇩🇿 ($113.6 billion)
4. Morocco 🇲🇦 ($62 billion)
5. Nigeria 🇳🇬 ($34 billion)
6. Kenya 🇰🇪 ($31.7 billion)
7. Angola 🇦🇴 ($29.8 billion)
8. Tunisia 🇹🇳 ($24.5 billion)
9. Libya 🇱🇾 ($18.7 billion)
10. Ghana 🇬🇭 ($17.1 billion)
1 month ago
Nigeria's Super Falcons beat South Africa's Banyana Banyana 1-0 in the first leg of the Olympic Qualifiers.
1 month ago
Africa's Best English Speakers
1. South Africa 🇿🇦 (9th globally)
2. Kenya 🇰🇪 (19th globally)
3. Nigeria 🇳🇬 (27th globally)
4. Ghana 🇬🇭 (34th globally)
5. Uganda 🇺🇬
6. Tunisia 🇹🇳
7. Tanzania 🇹🇿
8. Ethiopia 🇪🇹
9. Morocco 🇲🇦
10. Algeria 🇩🇿
Source: EF English Proficiency Index 2023.
1. South Africa 🇿🇦 (9th globally)
2. Kenya 🇰🇪 (19th globally)
3. Nigeria 🇳🇬 (27th globally)
4. Ghana 🇬🇭 (34th globally)
5. Uganda 🇺🇬
6. Tunisia 🇹🇳
7. Tanzania 🇹🇿
8. Ethiopia 🇪🇹
9. Morocco 🇲🇦
10. Algeria 🇩🇿
Source: EF English Proficiency Index 2023.
1 month ago
Africa's Largest Electricity Producers
1. Egypt 🇪🇬 (59,063 megawatts)
2. South Africa 🇿🇦 (58,095 megawatts)
3. Algeria 🇩🇿 (24,000 megawatts)
4. Nigeria 🇳🇬 (14,000 megawatts)
5. Morocco 🇲🇦 (11,000 megawatts)
6. Libya 🇱🇾 (10,236 megawatts)
7. Tunisia 🇹🇳 (6,079 megawatts)
8. Angola 🇦🇴(5,700 megawatts)
9. Ethiopia 🇪🇹 (5,200 megawatts)
10. Ghana 🇬🇭 (5,134 megawatts)
11. Sudan 🇸🇩 (4,500 megawatts)
1. Egypt 🇪🇬 (59,063 megawatts)
2. South Africa 🇿🇦 (58,095 megawatts)
3. Algeria 🇩🇿 (24,000 megawatts)
4. Nigeria 🇳🇬 (14,000 megawatts)
5. Morocco 🇲🇦 (11,000 megawatts)
6. Libya 🇱🇾 (10,236 megawatts)
7. Tunisia 🇹🇳 (6,079 megawatts)
8. Angola 🇦🇴(5,700 megawatts)
9. Ethiopia 🇪🇹 (5,200 megawatts)
10. Ghana 🇬🇭 (5,134 megawatts)
11. Sudan 🇸🇩 (4,500 megawatts)
1 month ago
Africa's Most Popular Football Leagues
Egyptian Premier League 🇪🇬
Moroccan Botola Pro 🇲🇦
South African Premier Soccer League 🇿🇦
Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 🇹🇳
Tanzania's Ligi Kuu Bara 🇹🇿
Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 🇩🇿
Angola's Girabola 🇦🇴
DR Congo's Linafoot 🇨🇩
Egyptian Premier League 🇪🇬
Moroccan Botola Pro 🇲🇦
South African Premier Soccer League 🇿🇦
Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 🇹🇳
Tanzania's Ligi Kuu Bara 🇹🇿
Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 🇩🇿
Angola's Girabola 🇦🇴
DR Congo's Linafoot 🇨🇩
