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America-born Senegalese artiste, Akon, real name Aliaume Damala Badara Akon Thiam, has scooped an award as ‘Innovator Of The Year,’ by the Black Enterprise group during its TechConNext event held recently. The songwriter, singer and producer was awarded in relation to Akoin, a crypto currency project he is undertaking in Africa. His Akon Africa lighting project is more known especially ...

Police in Tanzania have rescued Tanzanian businessman and former member of parliament for the ruling CCM party, Mohammed Dewji from abductors who was seized by unidentified men in Dar es Salaam on Thursday morning, officials said. Dar es Salaam regional commissioner Paul Makonda confirmed the rescue, adding that suspects who are all foreigners have been arrested. Dewji, the owner and ...

Food tourism for destination marketing We talk food and travel with Nyasha K Mutizwa. You might have heard of gastronomic tourism or perhaps food/culinary tourism. This refers to trips made to destinations where the local food is the main motivating factor for touring. As the United Nations World Tourism noted in its 2017 report, Food Tourism has grown remarkably over ...

The government of Sierra Leone has terminated all contract services with a Chinese construction firm for the construction of an airport. Local media portals cited a letter from the aviation ministry which said it was “uneconomical to proceed with the construction of a new airport when the existing one is grossly underutilized.” The proposed Mamamah International Airport was to be ...

Ghana’s Normalization Committee expects a refund from CAF to cover the cost of its preparations for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Sierra Leone after the continent’s ruling body cancelled the encounter on Tuesday. According to sources within the stopgap Committee, the country is expecting a reimbursement of over $250,000 to cover player flight tickets, hotel accommodation and ...

The Sierra Leonean government says it has cancelled a $400m (3300m) contract with China to build a new airport. The aviation minister, Kabineh Kallon, told the BBC the facility wasn’t necessary and the current airport would be renovated instead. The agreement was signed by the previous president, Ernest Bai Koroma, just a week before an election in March that swept ...

The UK government has accused Russia’s military intelligence service of being behind four high-profile cyber attacks. The National Cyber Security Centre says targets included firms in Russia and Ukraine; the US Democratic Party; and a small TV network in the UK. World Anti-Doping Agency computers are also said to have been attacked. Files later emerged showing how British cyclists Sir ...

Shipments of West African oil to Asia are set to hit a two-month high in October as Chinese refineries scramble for alternatives to Iranian crude before U.S. sanctions take effect on Nov. 4. Loadings for Asia will rise to 2.52 million barrels per day (bpd) in October, equivalent to 75 percent of total output from Angola, Nigeria, Republic of Congo, ...

Cameroon President Paul Biya has insisted his country will be ready to host next year’s Africa Cup of Nations. Biya made the assurances to the president of the Confederation of African Football (Caf) Ahmad during a meeting in Yaounde on Tuesday. In turn Ahmad added Caf has no plans to take the tournament away from Cameroon. “President Biya has given ...

Eight-times winners Al Ahly of Egypt and Angola’s Primeiro Agosto nosed in front in their African Champions League semi-finals on Tuesday. Ahly beat Algeria’s Entente Setif in Cairo 2-0 whilst Primeiro scored late on at home to beat Esperance of Tunisia and take a 1-0 lead in the tie. Primeiro will make history if they win their semi-final. No Angolan ...