LAGOS AUGUST 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-CNN International has hired British-born Nigerian journalist Adefemi Akinsanya to host its new multiplatform feature series Africa Inc. Africa Inc. will showcase how African companies are competing and thriving on the global stage, from technology and hospitality, to manufacturing and entertainment. The series positions the continent not as an emerging player, but…
LAGOS AUGUST 8TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Between 3,000 and 5,000 migrants remain in Ceuta after hordes of mostly military-aged men rushed into the Spanish enclave from Morocco late last month, Ceuta’s president said Thursday. While speaking from a video call during an extraordinary session of the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, Ceuta President…
LAGOS AUGUST 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Jorge Messi, the father of soccer great Lionel Messi, died Friday night at a clinic in Rosario, Argentina after a long battle with an illness, according to multiple Argentine and Spanish outlets. He was 68. Jorge Messi’s battle with illness became a story during the World Cup that saw his son’s Argentina…
LAGOS AUGUST 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-More than 178,000 African immigrants have left South Africa in recent months, spurred by a crackdown on undocumented migration by authorities and sometimes violent anti-immigration protests that have led many to leave citing fears of attacks. It’s one of the most significant migrant exoduses from Africa’s most advanced economy in years. The…
LAGOS AUGUST 6TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Ugandans are mourning the death at 27 of one of the country’s best-known footballers after he was beaten by suspected robbers near his home in the capital, Kampala. Police said David Owori was fatally assaulted after resisting an attempt to steal his mobile phone and other belongings, prompting an outpouring of…
LAGOS AUGUST 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Mexican influencer, César Gastélum, has been shot dead while livestreaming on social media. Gastélum was filming with two friends outside a fast food restaurant in Tres Ríos, in the northern city of Culiacán, on Tuesday evening when when two men on a motorbike drove up to him and one shot him…
LAGOS AUGUST 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Migrants are using social media to plan another mass border crossing into Ceuta. At least four WhatsApp groups, 10 Facebook groups and more than 50 Instagram accounts have been used to discuss plans to cross from Morocco to the Spanish exclave on Aug 15, according to analysis by Maldita.es, a fact-checking non-profit…
LAGOS AUGUST 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-A small plane carrying tourists has crashed in Peru, killing all 13 people on board, according to local news reports and Peruvian officials. The aircraft, a Cessna Caravan C-208, had been flying over Nazca Lines archaeological site when it went down on Saturday. Eleven passengers and two pilots were on board. The…
