Turkey has deported one hundred and three (103) Nigerians from the country. Converseer learned that the 103 deportees arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on Friday, 28th June 2024. They were received by the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons and the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA). According to a…
Niger’s military government has revoked the operating licence of French nuclear fuel producer, Orano, at one of the world’s biggest uranium mines, the company said on Thursday. The decision has highlighted tensions between the junta, which came to power in a coup in July last year, and the former colonial power, France. The military seized…
Stefanutti Stocks coastal manager Matthew Horwill survived a hit-style shooting in Pinetown, west of Durban, on Friday morning. A gunman – who was lying in wait at the construction giant’s headquarters in Henwood Road – ambushed the 44-year-old as he approached the office. His Toyota Land Cruiser was peppered with gunfire, with at least seven…
Controversial South African opposition politician, Renaldo Gouws, has been suspended by his party, the Democratic Alliance (DA), less than a week after being sworn in as a member of parliament. According to Africanews, Gouws’ suspension comes after videos he made about 15 years ago, in which he is seen spewing racist language against black people,…
Jihadi fighters who had long operated in Africa’s volatile Sahel region have settled in northwestern Nigeria after crossing from neighbouring Benin, a new report said Wednesday, the latest trend in the militants’ movements to wealthier West African coastal nations. The extremists believed to be linked to al-Qaida have in the last year crossed over from…
Egypt has carried out mass arrests and unlawful deportations of thousands of refugees fleeing the war in Sudan, Amnesty International said in a report on Wednesday, Reuters reports. The rights group said it had documented 12 incidents in which Egyptian authorities returned an estimated total of 800 Sudanese nationals between January and March this year,…
The Sudanese government on Tuesday, 19th June 2024, accused the United Arab Emirates (UAE) of fueling the 14-month war in the country by providing weapons to a rival paramilitary force. The UAE dismissed the allegation as “ludicrous,” calling it “a shameful abuse by one of the warring parties.” The clash came during a U.N. Security…
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa was sworn in for his second mandate on Wednesday after a tedious last month election. Ramaphosa received a 21-gun salute, military fly-bys and a parade of honour by the servicemen. Ramaphosa secured his position after garnering majority votes among members of parliament allied to the African National Congress ANC, the…
Nigeria’s afrobeat singer, Divine Ikubor, known professionally as Rema’s hit song ‘Calm Down,’ featuring Selena Gomez, has achieved a historic milestone by becoming the first Afrobeats and African song to surpass a billion on-demand streams in the United States. Chart Data announced this achievement on 17th June 2024. REMA's "Calm Down" becomes the first Afrobeats…
Some African and Caribbean leaders have stressed the need for Africa to form a united force and end the continuous dependency on non-African countries/continents. They spoke at the 3rd AfriCaribbean Trade and Investment Forum (ACTIF2024) at Nassau, The Bahamas. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the 3rd Annual AfriCaribbean Trade and Investment Forum…
