Domestic flights in Nigeria disrupted due to fuel shortage

Fuel shortages in Nigeria have caused domestic airlines to cancel some internal flights and delay others this week, two of the country's biggest carriers said on Wednesday.
#domesticflights #nigeria

SA wants single African currency to boost intra-continental trade

South Africa is in full support of establishing a single African currency backed by the continental central bank and monetary institute.
#southafrica #africancurrency

Google commits R15.3m to help small businesses owned by African women

American multinational technology company Google, through its philanthropic arm, Google.org, announced that it will pledge R15.3 million worth of charitable funds to support African female entrepreneurs to grow their businesses.
#google #africanfemale

Tunisia releases ex-justice minister from house arrest

A former justice minister and senior figure in Tunisia's Islamist-inspired Ennahdha party, under house arrest since December, was released on Tuesday but remains under investigation on "terrorism" charges, the government said.
#tunisia #islamist #terrorismcharges

Nigerian government discourages citizens from enlisting as fighters in Ukraine

A group of Nigerians have offered to fight in Ukraine after the country called on foreign volunteers to join their fight against the Russian invasion, but the Nigerian government is not amused.
#nigeria #ukraine

African software developers in high demand globally

The demand for African computer software developers skyrocketed in 2021 due to the global economic crisis, and of course, Covid 19 also played a role, a new Google report reveals.
#africa #softwaredevelopers

Sunday Igboho Released From Benin Prison

Popular Nigerian activist, Sunday Igboho has been released from Prison. According to Maxwell Adeleye, a spokesman for Igboho, the Yoruba separatist has been set free from the custody of Benin Republic authorities.

ISWAP Fighters Attack Boko Haram Members For Killing Commander

No fewer than 30 terrorists have been killed in the North East, during a ‘fierce’ gun duel between fighters of Boko Haram and the Islamic State of West African Province, ISWAP, extremist sects, reliable sources have confirmed to PRNigeria.
#nigeria #bokoharam #iswap

'Nightmare' of underage marriage for Moroccan girls

Morocco's 2004 family code puts the legal age of marriage at 18, but it includes a clause allowing judges to give families special dispensation to marry off children under that age. Rights groups have long called for the loophole to be closed.
#morocco #moroccangirls

Catholic bishops accuse Malawian president of failing to lift citizens out of poverty

Malawi's President Lazarus Chakwera has been accused of corruption and a failing government system that has resulted in the masses, "... languishing in abject poverty". This was contained in the annual Pastoral Letter by eight Catholic bishops who form the Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM).
#malawi #ecm #lazaruschakwera