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In today’s edition, we show you 20 African musicians who are the richest on the continent for the year 2022. If you look at the net worth of famous African musicians, you’ll notice that vocalists of African heritage are on par with their international musicians. Who is the richest musician …

Cyril Ramaphosa, President of South Africa boarded a commercial flight on his way to Brussels, Belgium where the African Union – European Union, AU-EU, summit is taking place. The presidency shared a video clip that showed Ramaphosa and his team walking down a long hallway at the airport to board …

Three Nigerian citizens in South Africa have been killed following allegations of theft and drug dealings. This was made known in a statement by the Nigeria Union South Africa as the group reiterated its call on the South African and Nigerian governments to stop extra-judicial killings in that country, Nigeriabroad …

Africa Education Watch has called on Vice-Chancellors to close down all public universities until the UTAG strike is called off. The Africa Education Watch observed that five weeks of industrial action is yet to achieve any significant progress in negotiating a settlement to the impasse, hence the call for the …

     Deputy Minister in the Presidency Thembi Siweya, left, visits homeless people at Johannnesburg's Park Station on 'Census Night', 2 February. – Source: GCIS/Flickr Statistics South Africa has embarked on its once-a-decade process to count all people in the country – including non-citizens. Census 2022 is arguably the most important …

Liverpool are considering a move for AC Milan midfielder Franck Kessie – according to Italian outlet Ansa. The 25-year-old’s current contract expires in June 2022, and the Reds could look to sign him on a free transfer as they seek a replacement for Georginio Wijnaldum. However, Liverpool are not the …

The Africa Centre for Health Policy (ACeHP) has warned that government may not meet its completion deadline for the construction of health facilities under the Agenda 111 projects. Executive Director at ACeHP, Ahmed Farhan says checks across the country indicate no sign of progress at the project sites. The ambitious Agenda 111 …

Seventeen African countries were among over 100 nations invited to the first Democracy Summit organized by the Joe Biden administration. The summit held virtually, took place on On December 9 – 10, 2021, as the Biden administration brought together leaders from government, civil society, and the private sector to discuss …

One time Africa’s richest woman, Isabel dos Santos, has been slapped with sanctions by the United States government. The Department of State announced on Thursday, December 9, 2021, that Isabel dos Santos, daughter of former Angolan President had been indicted in corrupt practices. “Isabel dos Santos, former Chair of an …

Dangote speaks at Development Finance Forum held in Accra Nigerian business magnate, Dangote challenges African leaders to fix power supply challenge Dangote tags Akufo-Addo, Paul Kagame and Alassane Ouattara as visionary leaders Africa’s most successful businessman, Aliki Dangote has posited that the continent of Africa only requires a maximum of …