Issued on: 22/02/2023 – 20:11Modified: 22/02/2023 – 20:12 Will Nigeria’s two-party system tremble? Africa’s most populous nation has known its share of bruising campaigns, but never since the 1999 return to democracy has there been a run-off in the presidential election. Now, in a nation where the average age is 18, could voters turn away from big tent parties and candidates who are both in their seventies? At 61, the third man is also a political veteran. But Peter Obi is running as a reformist insurgent and hopes to tap into the energy of the 2020 anti-corruption End SARS protest…
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In tonight’s edition: South Africa plants seeds for a greener energy sector by announcing tax breaks for investors in clean power. Also, Namibia welcomes US First Lady Jill Biden as she arrives in Africa for a five-day tour. And we speak to a former Facebook content moderator who blew the whistle on the poor working conditions at a company that provided services for Meta.
Tunisian police detained two prominent dissidents and surrounded the home of a third on Wednesday, part of an escalating crackdown on critics of President Kais Saied, who has labelled his opponents traitors and criminals.
Many students, even those in elementary school, are now choosing to learn online. The chance to learn from the comfort of one’s own home and at a pace that suits the individual student is a major draw for many families. But online education for elementary students has more benefits than just being easy and flexible. In this article, we will explore 12 key benefits of online education for elementary students that make it a valuable option for families to consider. Build a better future for your child with accredited online Spanish classes at Homeschool Spanish Academy.Sign up for your no-risk,…
Prehysterical: Adelaide Fringe 2023 Review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5 Stars for silly slapstick and sensational acrobatics Review by Claire Davill Prehistoric cave persons Rock, Urgh and Oww are bumbling, simple-minded folk, but when faced with a challenge, their acrobatic skills are second to none. From the start of the show with the three wandering through the audience and eliciting giggles out of every child in attendance, to the hyped-up “I like to move it move it” finale, the show is fast paced, spectacular, and fun for children and adults. The challenges of crossing a river, finding food and avoiding dangerous animals…
This month we’ve teamed up with Literally PR to bring you a giveaway of ‘Rock ‘N’ Roll Nanny’ by Sally Arnold. If you’d like to learn more about this perfect Mother’s Day gift, read on…From Rock and Roll legends to ministers of state, this literary journey brings in some of the most iconic and formidable characters of our age by a formidable, trailblazing woman who has lived through myriad incredible moments in time. From The Who and The Jaggers to the Royals and State leaders, Sally has seen it all and worked with massive household names.From her time with the…
Issued on: 23/02/2023 – 12:19 At least 96 people have been killed in more than two weeks of clashes between security forces and clan members in the breakaway Somali region of Somaliland, a hospital director said Thursday. “We have 96 dead and 560 wounded,” Ahmed Mohamed Hassan, director of the main hospital in the contested town of Las Anod, told AFP by telephone.Garaad Jama Garaad Ali, a senior clan chief, had said on Wednesday that 150 people had been killed and 500 wounded.Somaliland, which has claimed independence from Somalia since 1991, but has never been recognised internationally, is often seen…
Issued on: 23/02/2023 – 14:56 Burkina Faso’s revolutionary leader, Thomas Sankara, was reburied Thursday, eight years after his body was exhumed as part of an investigation. Sankara’s body, and those of the 12 people who died with him, were reburied at the site of his assassination, which has since become a memorial for Sankara featuring a life-size statue of the former leader pumping his fist in the air.Soldiers and community leaders paid tribute during a ceremony Thursday, some posing for pictures by Sankara’s coffin. All the coffins were draped in Burkina Faso flags with a photo beside them.Sankara and the…
We bring you a special edition of Eye on Africa from Lagos, ahead of Nigeria’s crunch presidential election on Saturday. Some 93.5 million voters are eligible to cast ballots to choose a new president, Muhammadu Buhari having already served two terms. Shortages of cash and fuel, as well as power cuts and rising inflation are among the key issues on voters’ minds. FRANCE 24’s Georja Calvin-Smith reports from Africa’s most populous nation.
Issued on: 25/02/2023 – 09:36 US First Lady Jill Biden arrived in Kenya on Friday, kicking off a visit aimed at focusing attention on the worst drought to hit the Horn of Africa in decades. Five straight seasons of poor rainfall have killed millions of livestock, destroyed crops and left some 22 million people at risk of hunger in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia, with a sixth season also forecast to fail.Biden travelled to Kenya from Namibia, part of a two-nation tour aimed at deepening ties with the continent, which has become a renewed diplomatic battleground following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine…