Cape Town – From an NFT of Nelson Mandela’s arrest warrant being auctioned for $130 000; to Nigeria’s ruling party appointing a new chairperson to end disunity… Read these and other stories making the headlines from around the African continent.
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NFT of Mandela’s arrest warrant auctioned for $130 000
An NFT version of an arrest warrant for anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela has raised $130 550 at auction, with proceeds going towards a museum preserving the history of… Read more
William Ruto, the presidential candidate taking on Kenya’s political dynasties
The recent party nomination of deputy president William Samoei Ruto as a presidential candidate sets the stage for a tight race in Kenya’s…Read more
Johannesburg’s first woman mayor speaks on effective coalitions and fighting corruption
University of the Free State South Africa’s nationwide local government elections held on 1 November 2021 saw a continuing trend of no outright winners in some… Read more
Gunmen attack northwest Nigerian airport, disrupt flights
Heavily armed gunmen attacked the airport in a major northwestern Nigerian city on Saturday, battling with troops, killing a security guard, and temporarily disrupting flights, authorities and a… Read more
Six Niger troops killed in ‘terrorist’ attack
Six Niger soldiers have been killed in a “terrorist” attack in the southwest of the country, near the Burkina Faso border, the defence ministry announced on Saturday…. Read more
A truce in Ethiopia – does it make peace any more likely?
Ethiopia has declared a conditional truce, and their rebel opponents in Tigray have agreed to cease hostilities if certain terms are met. Does this bring Ethiopia…Read more
Rhodes University swindled out of over R480 000 by finance administrator
The Gqeberha Commercial Crimes Court reportedly convicted Rhodes University’s former financial administrator Wendy Zimasa Xabiya, 32, of fraud, forgery, money laundering and the contravention of Prevention…Read more
Nigeria’s ruling party names new chief to end disunity
Nigeria’s ruling party has appointed a new chairperson at a national convention meant to end infighting as it prepares to select a candidate to replace President Muhammadu Buhari... Read more
Top UN advisor: Libyans want peace and an elected govt
The Libyan people want to end a decade of violence and elect a government, showing “zero appetite” for further conflict despite a renewed political standoff, the UN’s top… Read more
Nomcebo Zikode appointed goodwill ambassador by ARDN
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