Nigeria's grid collapses for the fifth time in 2024

Nigeria's creaking grid collapsed for the fifth time this year, highlighting the country's inability to provide reliable power less than two weeks after raising tariffs for wealthier consumers by 230%.  For more on this, Peter Ndoro spoke to Lagos coresspondent, Collins Atonhengbe.

Security  tightened following political takeover attempt in Nigeria's Oyo State

Security has been beefed up across States in South West Nigeria following attempt by some gunmen for a political takeover in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State. The incident has been traced to a separatist group which is agitating for the creation of a Yoruba State out of Nigeria. Their leader, Modu…

SA President in Uganda on working visit

South Africa's (SA) President, Cyril Ramaphosa is in Uganda on a working visit. The President of Uganda, Yoweri Museveni  and his SA counterpart are set to discuss regional security and stability, including the situation in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Ramaphosa will also head to Sout…

Analysis: Recall of a batch of Johnson & Johnson children's cough syrup

Drug regulators in Tanzania and Rwanda have recalled a batch of Johnson & Johnson children's cough syrup as a precautionary measure after their Nigerian counterpart said laboratory tests found high levels of toxicity. The East African neighbours join Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa in recalling th…

A year since the year in Sudan started, how has the country changed?

A year on, the war in Sudan continues to rage, with the country and its neighbours experiencing one of the largest and most challenging humanitarian and displacement crises in the world. The number of Sudanese forced to flee has now surpassed 8.5 million people, with 1.8 million of them having cro…

Round Up Wrap with resident political analyst Mighty Jamie

Resident political analyst Mighty Jamie joined Peter Ndoro to discuss  some of the stories making headline sin the continent and globally.

At least 12 people killed  after heavy rains in the DRC

At least 12 people were killed and more than 50 are still missing after heavy rain caused a ravine to collapse onto a river in southwest Democratic Republic of Congo.   The landslide occurred around midday during the weekend  in Dibaya Lubwe commune. For an update on this, Aurelie Kalenga spoke t…

The Workers union at the South African Post Office face possible lay off

The Workers union at the South African Post Office is outraged by the recent announcement that the state owned enterprise will lay off more workers. The Post office announced that it will retrench about 4700 workers. Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies Mondli Gungubele said 235 pos…

‘Investment in the worldwide tourism sector is showing signs of recovery after the pandemic’

Investment in the worldwide tourism sector is showing signs of recovery after experiencing a downturn during the pandemic, thanks to the gradual return of international tourists. A report by fDi Intelligence and the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) revealed this trend at the Tourism Investment F…

Move to remove restrictions on African’s ability to travel, work and live on the continent

The Agenda 2063 flagship project, The African Passport and Free Movement of People, aims to remove restrictions on Africans ability to travel, work and live within their own continent. In 28% of all intra-Africa travel scenarios, African citizens do not require a visa. A visa is still required in …