Faith Nyasuguta Coca Cola has inaugurated its newest ‘mega factory’ in Sebta City in Ethiopia. Estimated to cost $100 million, the factory located 25 km from the capital, Addis Ababa, is furnished with state of the art machinery and is set to create 30,000 job opportunities. During the inauguration, senior government officials were in attendance. […]
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Avellon Williams GEORGETOWN, GUYANA – Amid Guyana’s economy growing faster than almost anywhere else in the world, five new people were sworn in as members of the country’s Integrity Commission, an independent agency responsible for screening the assets of public officials and investigating corruption. The appointment of the commission, which has not operated for some time, […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu Nigeria 🇳🇬 has given the go-ahead to the state-owned Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to carry out a deal to build a gas pipeline from Nigeria to Europe 🇪🇺 via Morocco 🇲🇦 . There have been reports of increased demand for African energy supplies from the EU, which is attempting to wean itself […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu Following a corruption investigation into the purchase of COVID vaccines, Kyrgyzstan’s health minister was sentenced to jail for recommending a poisonous root as a treatment for coronavirus. He was promoting a homemade liquid solution based on the poisonous root, also known as wolfsbane, to cure coronavirus and other diseases, Alymkadyr Beishenaliyev has been dubbed “aconite.” Prosecutors allege that Beishenaliyev was involved […]
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Lisa Mugo The BET Awards nominees list has finally been released and Africa has once again been put on the map as the continent’s biggest artistes have been nominated in many categories. Tems, Wizkid, Fireboy DML from Nigeria, Major League DJZ from South Africa and Fally Ipupa from DRC Congo have been nominated in various categories. Tems has been nominated in three different […]
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Lisa Mugo Young Thug was arrested on May 9 over participation in street gang activity and conspiring to violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act. The rapper has been denied bond by the judge and is expected to stay behind bars until his next hearing in January 2023. Judge Ural D. Glanville denied Thug bond stating that he is a […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu Looty, a Nigerian art-focused company, has devised a method for Africans to view all of the art that was lost during the colonial era. Chidi, a 34-year-old Nigerian creative designer and founder of Looty, explained that the company first locates African art in museums around the world, then scans and converts the art into […]
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Renson Mwakandana After law enforcement officials accused Twitter of illegally utilizing users’ data to help sell targeted adverts, the company has been fined $150 million (£119 million) in the United States. According to court records, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice claim that Twitter broke a contract with regulators. Twitter has […]
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Wayne Lumbasi The Boston Celtics stole home-court advantage from the Golden State Warriors in Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday, coming from behind to win 120-108 in San Francisco. Boston used balanced scoring. Five double-digit players and three players with at least 20 points – and made it through a tough night of Jayson […]
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Wayne Lumbasi LeBron James has completed one of the most iconic rags to riches transformations in American history. The professional basketball star’s net worth is now valued at more than $1.2 billion and has just completed his 19th season in the NBA. James’ basketball career has brought in more than $385 million, according to Forbes, but the lion’s share of […]
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