DODOMA, Tanzania (MNTV)- The Vocational Education and Training Authority (VETA) has launched a significant initiative in Dodoma in the south eastern African state of Tanzania, funding short-term training programs for over 3,000 women. The program, conducted in collaboration with the ‘Wanawake na Samia’ Group, aims to empower women by enhancing...
EDO, Nigeria (MNTV)- Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has declared a state of emergency within the state’s public school system, citing the “bad state” of educational facilities. The declaration followed an inspection tour of schools in Ikpoba-Okha and Egor local government areas, during which the governor expressed dee...
ABUJA, Nigeria (MNTV)- Aisha Achimugu, the Group Managing Director and CEO of Felak Concept Group is making waves both in Nigeria and internationally. Her diverse conglomerate encompassing engineering, maritime, oil and gas and ICT, has propelled her to the forefront of African business, reports The Vanguard, Nigeria. Achimugu has earned a rep...
MOGADISHU, Somalia – Newly elected African Union (AU) Chair Mohamud Ali Yusuf has vowed that the organization’s military assistance to Somalia will remain steadfast under his leadership, reports Somali Guardian. Yusuf, who assumed the AU’s top post recently, during a visit to Somalia lauded President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud as a “visionary and ...
PORT SUDAN, Sudan (MNTV) – The number of internally displaced people within Sudan has fallen but it is still more than 9 million, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has said, according to Sudan Tribune. The IOM’s Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) update, seen by Sudan Tribune, reports a 2.4% decrease in the number of internall...
DAR ES SALAM, Tanzania (MNTV)- Tanzania’s football giants, the Young Africans, Yanga, have been ranked in the top ten on the African continent according to the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS). They are also ranked 165th out of 500 football clubs in the world. The team earned 121 points, making them one [&h...
YAMOUSSOUKRO, Ivory Coast, (MNTV) – Prominent Ivory Coast painter Abdoulaye Diarrassouba, also known as Aboudia, with his paintings of Ivory Coast’s street kids, has taken his teenage misfit rebellion to the very top, becoming one of the world’s best selling artists. Today the 41-year-old painter has made a mockery of those j...
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (MNTV)- Ethiopia has opened a museum, named Bilalul Habeshi Museum, unveiling a broader array of cultural and historical artifacts. Named after Bilal ibn Rabah—the first African to embrace Islam and be one of the most prominent Companions of the Prophet Muhammad Peace Be Upon Him—the museum continues to highlight Ethiopi...
NIAMEY, Niger (MNTV)- Nigeria, a country in West Africa, with a history of French colonization, has announced the country’s withdrawal from the International Organisation of Francophonie (OIF) on the International day of Francophonie. Neighbouring Burkina Faso had already made the same decision, OIF spokesperson Oria K. Vande Weghe told...
ABUJA, Nigeria (MNTV) – Nigerian Muslim families are embracing the holy month not only as a period of spiritual reflection but also as an opportunity to reinforce familial bonds. Across the nation, communal iftars–fast breaking meals–are becoming a hallmark of this sacred time, embodying the Islamic emphasis on unity and shared experience. Fo...
