Nigeria UK and Nigeria agree deal to speed up deportations Nigeria and the United Kingdom have signed a new agreement aimed at accelerating the return of Nigerians without legal status in Britain, including ...
02:31 South Africa Investigation finds Israeli group behind Palestinian evacuation flights About 150 Palestinians landed in Johannesburg in November – one of at least three flights filled with Gazans to have arrived in Indonesia and ...
Morocco Morocco issues first human trafficking sentence over Asia online scam A Moroccan court on Tuesday sentenced a man to five years in prison and $107,300 in fines for human trafficking, in the country’s first ruling ...
Angola Interpol and Afripol crack down on terror financing across Africa It’s the first coordinated effort on the continent aimed at disrupting the money networks that fund terrorist activities.
cyber security Major interpol sting nets 1,200 suspects, recovers $100 million in Africa-wide cybercrime Crackdown In a sweeping blow against the rapidly expanding cybercrime ecosystem in Africa, an international police operation has led to the arrest of over ...
01:04 Senegal Senegal ditches Akon's 'unrealistic' city project Designed with curvy skyscrapers and sleek infrastructure, early renderings of Akon City drew comparisons to Marvel's fictional African metropolis ...
11:14 Business Africa Rwanda Walks Away: what’s behind the Central Africa rift? [Business Africa] This week: Rwanda slams the door on ECCAS, Ngong's groundnuts remain under-exploited, and in Nairobi, bitcoin is making its mark in the slums ...
01:05 Laos UN warns on global crime expansion UN researchers warn that Asian scam operations are spreading across the rest of the world
USA Bitcoin soars past $109,000 ahead of possible early action on crypto by Trump Once a sceptic who said a few years ago that Bitcoin “ seems like a scam,” Trump has embraced digital currencies with a convert’s zeal.
Nigeria Nigeria’s EFCC arrests 105 for internet fraud, including four Chinese nationals The suspects were apprehended on Thursday during a raid at an apartment in Abuja, the nation’s capital, EFCC spokesperson Dele Oyewale said in ...
01:10 Bitcoin Bitcoin turns sixteen amid record surge Last month, Bitcoin’s record rally topped $107,000 after Donald Trump said he planed to create a US Bitcoin strategic reserve similar to that ...
Nigeria 800 arrested over Nigerian crypto-romance scam The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said the suspects, including 148 Chinese and 40 Filipino nationals, were detained on December ...
01:28 USA Bitcoin surges past $100,000, marking a major milestone in cryptocurrency’s journey Analysts view the $100,000 threshold as not just a psychological benchmark but also a signal of Bitcoin’s evolving role in the global financial ...
Interpol Interpol arrests 1,006 cybercrime suspects across Africa in two-months The operation, dubbed Operation Serengeti, was conducted in collaboration with Afripol, the African Union’s police agency, and took place from ...
00:38 Nigeria Charges dropped: Binance executive freed by Nigerian court decision A Nigerian court ruled that Binance executive Tigran Gambaryan should be released after the government dismissed money laundering charges against ...
00:44 Nigeria Binance executive jailed in Nigeria to know bail outcome next month Tigran Gambaryan, a US citizen, has been detained since February in a dispute between the cryptocurrency exchange and the Nigerian government.
01:02 USA From Paris to Los Angeles: How the city is preparing for the 2028 Olympics The city will become the third in the world to host the games three times as it adds to the storied years of 1932 and 1984. Here's a look forward ...
00:46 Nigeria Nigerian court says it will begin hearing Binance tax evasion case in October A court in Nigeria has said it will begin a trial against cryptocurrency exchange Binance over tax evasion charges on Oct. 11, the judge hearing ...
Nigeria Nigeria suspends cybersecurity levy "The new levy was planned as authorities clamp down on cryptocurrency, which they have blamed for Nigeria's currency weakness,"
Nigeria Nigeria's detainment of Binance Executives sets alarming precedent, CEO warns Richard Teng, CEO of Binance, condemned Nigeria's detention of two of its executives during a crackdown on cryptocurrency.
00:44 Nigeria Nigeria: Court adjourns trial of Binance and executives to May 17 The adjournment came Thursday after a lawyer for the exchange said he had not been served with documents needed to prepare for the case.
00:41 Nigeria Nigerian authorities pursue legal action against Binance and executives The court hearing, which took place in the capital, Abuja, saw Tigran Gambaryan, Binance's head of financial crime compliance, present, while ...
01:10 USA Fallen crypto mogul Sam Bankman-Fried gets 25 years jail term Bankman-Fried was convicted in November of fraud and conspiracy — a dramatic fall from a crest of success that included testimony before Congress ...
Nigeria Binance executive detained in Nigeria amid a crypto crackdown has escaped custody An executive of cryptocurrency exchange Binance has escaped custody in Nigeria, where a criminal investigation has been launched against the ...
00:51 Nigeria Burna Boy to perform at 2024 Grammys The Recording Academy announced on Monday, January 22, that the ‘City Boy’ crooner Burna Boy, will share the Grammy stage with notable artists ...
currency crisis Dollar starts 2024 with gains on yen and euro, bitcoin above $45,000 The US dollar surged, drawing focus on upcoming US job data and European inflation figures. These key indicators are expected to provide insights ...
01:06 USA South Africa's Trevor Noah to host Grammy Awards for fourth year in a row As the age-old adage goes, don't mess with success. The Grammy Awards aren't, bringing Trevor Noah back as host in 2024.
Libya Libya dismantles illegal gold mining network An illegal gold mining network operating in the Libyan desert and employing Chinese, Chadians and Nigeriens has been dismantled, the Prosecutor's ...
Kenya Kenya suspends Worldcoin cryptocurrency, data protection probe Kenya announced on Wednesday that it was suspending the Worldcoin cryptocurrency, whose verification system is based on iris recognition, pending ...
11:09 Business Africa Can the digital economy ease debt burden for African countries? [Business Africa] FinTech companies use digital technology to tackle challenges in healthcare, agriculture and e-commerce.