Month: September 2019 Posts

Airtel Africa crosses 100 million subscribers milestone

Sep 02, 2019 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Airtel Africa says a combination of an under-penetrated telecom market, rising smartphone affordability along with low data penetration have seen the company reach 100 million customers across its operations. According to the statement released on… ...

12 people killed in Zimbabwe protests

Jan 26, 2019 Russell Kondowe 0 &

At least 12 people have been killed and dozens more injured by Zimbabwean security forces since protests began on 14 January. According to Amnesty International, up to 700 people, including minors, have been detained after… ...

Congo Election: Opposition Felix Tshisekedi wins DRC’s elections

Jan 10, 2019 Sibu M. Mokoena 0 &

Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC)'s  electoral commission has declared opposition candidate Felix Tshisekedi winner of the country's presidential elections. If confirmed, Mr Tshisekedi will be the first opposition challenger to win since the DR Congo… ...

Gabon soldiers launch coup

Jan 07, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Soldiers in Gabon have launched a coup to oust President Ali Bongo who has been in power since 2009. The junior army officers have taken control of the national radio station which they used to… ...

Fire destroys voting machines in DRC

Dec 13, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Fire has destroyed over 7,000 voting machines in the Democratic Republic of Congo with 10 days to go before the presidential election. The fire incident occurred at an electoral commission warehouse in Kinshasa in the… ...

Best betting apps in Africa

Dec 13, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The advent of Information Communication Technology in the 21st century has led to a lot of innovations in every works of life. I.C.T. emergence has led to the changes in virtually all works of life, particularly… ...

Liberian: ‘Who the Presidency fits, George WEAHS it’

Dec 28, 2017 Malawi24 Reporter 24 &

Former footballer George Weah has defeated Joseph Boakai having secured over 60% of the votes to win Liberia's presidential race. With 98.1% of the run-off vote counted, Liberia's National Elections Commission (NEC) said on Thursday… ...