South Sudan’s Khaman Maluach Makes NBA History as Youngest Academy Star Drafted in Top 10
18-year-old 7 feet 2 inches tall South Sudanese basketball player Khaman Maluach has become the youngest basketball player ever to enroll in an NBA academy.
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Ghanaian nurse Naomi Ohene Oti wins $250,000 global nursing prize for cancer
With over 100,000 applicants from 199 countries, Naomi Oyoe Ohene Oti, a Ghanaian oncologist nurse, has won the 2025 Aster Guardians Global Nursing Award and a $250,000 prize money.
South Africa Secures $1.5 Billion World Bank Loan to Boost Energy and Transport Infrastructure
South Africa has signed a $1.5 billion loan deal with the World Bank to address its pressing energy and infrastructure challenges.
Tzu Chi Foundation Offers Emergency Relief to Fire Victims in Three Communities in Freetown
Guided by love and compassion, the Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation has provided emergency relief items to over 500 individuals affected by recent fire disasters in three communities in Freetwon: Kroo Bay, Blackhall Road, and Congo Town.
Mariyam Konneh calls for ‘’more support to young people and women in business” at Commonwealth Business Women
In an impassioned speech to the Commonwealth: Mariyam Konneh calls for ‘’more support to Young People and Women in Business”
UK bans Julius Malema entry for a second time in two months
The UK Home Office has officially denied entry to Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema, marking his second UK visa refusal in less than two months.
Black Without Borders: What Sierra Leone Taught Me About Home
Black Without Borders: What Sierra Leone Taught Me About Home
Air Tanzania Launches Direct Flights Between Johannesburg and Zanzibar
Air Tanzania has announced the launch of direct flights between Johannesburg and Zanzibar, effective 10 June 2025.
Young Nigerian Inventor Develops Smart Glasses to Aid the Visually Impaired
A young inventor from Kano State, northern Nigeria, Khalifa Aminu, has developed an innovative solution aimed at improving mobility for the visually impaired.
“No minerals will leave Botswana unprocessed” – Botswana President Duma Gideon Boko
Botswana’s President Duma Gideon Boko has officially declared that under his administration, no minerals will be exported from Botswana without undergoing local processing.