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Starlink: SpaceX’s new internet service could be a gamechanger in Afri...

March 6, 2023 no comments

.SpaceX’s Starlink service is slowly arriving in Africa, starting with Nigeria and Rwanda Wirestock Creators/Shutterstock Marian Selorm Sapah, University of Ghana It’s hard for many of us to imagine ...

Why Russia is no friend of Africa – and why Ukraine deserves the...

February 23, 2023 no comments

Africa’s ignorance of the effects of Russia’s aggression in Ukraine may have contributed to the absence of most of its leaders in a conference requested by the Ukrainian leader. Another factor was so...

A decade later, no end in sight for Libya’s political transition

January 27, 2022 no comments

A man waves a Libyan flag as a fighter jet flies by Zueitina oil terminal in 2016. Abdullah Doma/AFP via Getty Images Jacob Mundy, Colgate University Two days before Libyans were to go to the ballots...

Newstime Africa calls on the German government to show mercy and grant...

October 21, 2021 no comments

The publisher of Newstime Africa, Ahmed Andrew Kamara, has called on the German government to show mercy as Sierra Leonean refugees in the country face deportation over the daft decision of their ine...

UK’s Minister for Africa announces 250,000 pounds to support Gha...

September 5, 2021 no comments

LONDON – PRN Africa – Two weeks after UK-donated COVID-19 vaccines arrived in Ghana, the UK Minister for Africa James Duddridge has arrived in Accra for a two-day visit to the country Gha...

Climate change and indigenous peoples, afro-descendants and migrants e...

May 31, 2021 no comments

ROME – 28 May 2021 – PRN Africa — Indigenous peoples and afro-descendants’ knowledge, innovations and resilience capacities are essential for the transformation to a more sust...

COVID in India: the deep-rooted issues behind the current crisis

May 4, 2021 no comments

Vageesh Jain, UCL India finds itself in the throes of a humanitarian disaster. Until March 2021, case numbers were low in most parts of the country, leading many to think that the worst was over. Muc...

Boris Johnson’s phone: what can hackers do with your mobile numb...

May 3, 2021 no comments

Edward Apeh, Bournemouth University Boris Johnson’s personal phone number has been publicly available on the internet for 15 years, it has been revealed. Listed at the bottom of a 2006 press release,...

Respect and dialogue needed to restore normality as breakaway league i...

April 21, 2021 no comments

The FIFA President emphasised his full support to the European sports model, a successful model of openness and inclusivity, promotion and relegation

Why the quest for a single currency for West Africa won’t materi...

March 26, 2021 no comments

Tahiru Azaaviele Liedong, University of Bath It’s been nearly two decades since the idea of a single currency for West Africa was first mooted. Yet the sub-region is still far from having a common le...