insert_link Africa African Business ranks 2024’s largest banks African Business Magazine has ranked the continent’s largest banks for 2024, with Standard Bank leading as the largest bank in Africa. The bank reported a net profit of $2.7 billion, an 18% increase from the previous year. Other top banks include First Bank of Nigeria, Equity Bank from Kenya, and the National Bank of Egypt. Meanwhile, FirstRand's net profits decreased to $1.4 billion, down 13%. According to the ranking, Mauritius […] today30 September, 2024
insert_link Africa Cameroonian Separatist Leader Arrested in Norway Amid Ongoing Conflict Lucas Ayaba Cho, a prominent Cameroonian separatist leader, has been arrested in Norway for his alleged involvement in the armed conflict in Cameroon. According to BBC AFrica, his arrest, based on charges linked to his social media expressions, comes as the Anglophone movement seeks independence from the predominantly French-speaking country. Since fighting began in 2016, the conflict has claimed over 6,000 lives and displaced nearly a million people. today27 September, 2024
insert_link Africa Sudanese Army Launches Major Offensive Against RSF Amid Ongoing Civil War The Sudanese army has initiated a significant offensive against the Rapid Support Forces in the capital, Khartoum, as it attempts to reclaim lost territory since the conflict began in April 2023. BBC Africa has it that government forces conducted dawn strikes on RSF bases in Khartoum and Bahri. The ongoing civil war has led to approximately 150,000 deaths and displaced over 10 million people, contributing to what the UN describes […] today27 September, 2024
insert_link Africa Floods in Nigeria destroy crops for 8.5 million people Floods in Nigeria have devastated crops that could have fed 8.5 million people for six months, according to the Food and Agriculture Organisation. Bloomberg News reports that the floods hit just as the harvest season began, submerging farmland in Africa's most populous country. Farmers, who expected a bumper harvest this year, have seen their groundnuts, vegetables, and rice fields flooded. Moreover, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has […] today26 September, 2024
insert_link Africa Western Cape leader advocates for climate action collaboration with Africa Western Cape premier Alan Winde says Africa should not be left behind in global climate talks, as it is the breadbasket of the world. Currently in the United States as Africa's co-chair for New York Climate Week, Winde says the continent bears the brunt of greenhouse gas emissions and climate change impacts, despite contributing less to the problem. The eight-day event concludes on Sunday. today24 September, 2024
insert_link Africa Eswatini flags hundreds of illegal ship registrations Hundreds of ships have been sailing under the flag of Eswatini without the country's authorization, according to a letter from its government. According to Bloomberg News, Eswatini informed the International Maritime Organization that a number of vessels are using its flag, despite the country not granting permission to any company or agency to register ships under its flag for international waters. The decision comes after the United Arab Emirates recently […] today24 September, 2024
insert_link Africa Zambia’s President suspends three Constitutional Court Judges Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema suspended three Constitutional Court judges immediately, his office announced Monday, without providing the reasons. According to the Zambian Observer, the decision follows recommendations from a report submitted by the Judicial Complaints Commission. The three judges were appointed by Hichilema’s predecessor Edgar Lungu in 2016. today24 September, 2024
Africa Female elephants rumble to say ‘let’s go!’ New study in Namibia shows males do too, a sign of unexpected social bonds By Caitlin O'Connell-Rodwell, Harvard University In elephant family groups made up of related females and their young, it is clear that the animals produce vocal sounds to coordinate action. This happens when it’s time to leave a waterhole, for example. The matriarch or dominant female steps away from the waterhole and turns to the direction she intends to move in. Then she flaps her ears as she […] today23 September, 2024
insert_link Africa Colonialism and apartheid stripped black South Africans of land and labour rights – the effects are still felt today By Marthinus van Staden, University of the Witwatersrand Land dispossession among South Africa’s majority black population remains a thorny issue 30 years into democracy. Labour law scholar Marthinus van Staden’s new research examines the historical relationship between land dispossession and labour control in South Africa. It explores how the systematic seizure of indigenous people’s land during colonisation and apartheid reduced them from landowners to labourers, under exploitative […] today23 September, 2024
