Zimbabwe billionaire retires from Econet to pursue new prospects

Zimbabwean telecommunications billionaire and founder of Econet Wireless Zimbabwe, Strive Masiyiwa has retired from the company he started almost three decades ago to pursue new opportunities.
#zimbabwe #econet

US restricts visas for Somali officials accused of undermining democracy

The United States barred on Friday travel by Somali officials and other individuals to the United States, accusing them of "undermining the democratic process" in Somalia. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the United States imposed the visa ban after Somalia pushed back to March 15 parliamentary elections due to have been completed on Friday.
#unitedstated #somalia #antonyblinken

At Kenya's biggest dump, urgent calls for a global plastics treaty

A short drive from the United Nations complex in Nairobi where talks on a global plastics treaty are taking place this week is Kenya's biggest landfill - a mountain of garbage, carpeted in single-use plastic.
#kenya #unitednations

Nigeria condemns reports of racism at Ukraine border

Nigeria on Monday urged border officials in Ukraine and neighbouring countries to treat its citizens equally amid mounting reports of racial discrimination against Africans fleeing the Russian invasion.
#nigeria #ukraine #russianinvasion

Volodymyr Zelenskyy: Ukraine Left Alone To Fight Russia, 137 Dead

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said 137 Ukrainians have been killed after his country came under a large-scale attack from Russian forces. "Today we have lost 137 of our heroes, our citizens. Military and civilian," Zelenskyy said in a video address, adding that another 316 people had been wounded. Zelenskyy said Ukraine was "left alone" to fight Russia, adding Russian "sabotage groups" were in capital Kiev.
#ukraine #putin #kiev #zelensky

Sowore: Buhari's Police Arrested Me Because Of My 2023 Presidential Ambition

Human rights activist and Amnesty International designated Prisoner of Conscience, Omoyele Sowore says he was arrested because the Nigerian government is afraid he will soon declare to run for 2023 presidency.
#sowore #buhari #nigeria

Hunger blights the future of newborns in Chad

In 2021, Chad ranked 113 out of 116 nations on the "Global Hunger Index" - a peer-reviewed tool compiled by European NGOs designed to estimate calorie needs.
UNICEF estimates that of Chad's population of 15 million, around 5.5 million, including 2.7 million children, will need humanitarian assistance this year.
#unicef #chad #europeanngo

'It's an absolute monster.' Another major oil discovery made in Namibian waters

TotalEnergies has announced a discovery of light oil offshore of Namibia with "very promising initial results".
The so-called Venus discovery well was drilled by TotalEnergies, as the operator, on behalf of a joint venture group comprising TotalEnergies QatarEnergy Impact Oil and Gas Namibia and Namcor, Namibia’s national petroleum corporation.
#namibia #oil #petroleum

A blight on the beach, old flip flops given makeover in Kenya

Tangled in seaweed, buried in sand, washed up in rock pools - tattered old flip flops are an eyesore on Kenya's beaches, flushed out of rivers or carried across the sea from Asia and beyond. They are the footwear of choice for much of the world but cheap flip flops, like other plastic trash, are polluting oceans and pristine white-sand beaches like Kilifi on the Indian Ocean.
#kenya #flipflop

Enugu LG Election Turns Violent As Gunmen Kill 5, Set Vehicles Ablaze

No fewer than five persons were killed by unknown gunmen during the Enugu state Local government polls. It was gathered that the armed hoodlums after attacking voters also set ablaze some vehicles that were packed at the scene of the incident.
#enugu #gunmen #nigeria