A key challenge facing African small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is access to finance to survive and grow. The French-speaking part of Africa is particularly disadvantaged: 98% of private funding goes to South Africa, Nigeria,…
Metal Miners Strike Hits Coffers Dearly In South…
South Africa - South African metal workers are up in arms against the low pay scale and have gone on an indefinite strike from the beginning of this week. They are seeking an eight percent…
Residents of Nairobi react to Kenyatta’s Pandora leaks
Nairobi - On Sunday, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, a Washington, DC-based network of reporters and media organizations, disclosed financial data that revealed a relationship between international leaders and hidden wealth. The records include…
Tunisians gather in Tunis to show their support…
More than 5,000 people demonstrated in Tunisia on Sunday in support of President Kais Saied, whose power grab has sparked controversy in the Arab Spring's birthplace. The pro-Saied throng in Tunis, estimated at 3,000 people,…
South Africa is Eager to be removed from…
South Africa - The United Kingdom has placed South Africa on its red-list of African countries, which means that travel from certain countries is prohibited. People from the United Kingdom are prohibited from coming to…
Nigeria Celebrates its Independence amid Hardships.
Nigeria - Despite mounting security difficulties and a depreciated currency, Nigeria celebrated its 61st Independence Day on Friday in Abuja. President Muhammadu Buhari remarked in a televised address that the prior 18 months had been…
Najla Bouden becomes first female Prime Minister as…
Tunisia - In a first for the Arab world, the Tunisian president announces Najla Bouden Ramadhane to be the next Prime Minister of the country. Amid the turbulent situation in the country, president Kais Saied…
Sexual abuse in the DRC is the result…
Congo - Independent investigators appointed by the World Health Organization (WHO) to investigate allegations of sexual abuse by WHO employees in the Democratic Republic of Congo presented a report Tuesday that found "clear structural faults"…
Bagosora, a key mastermind of the Rwandan genocide,…
- Rwanda - Theoneste Bagosora was known as the "Colonel of the Apocalypse" or the "Himmler of Rwanda." Following a stellar military career that propelled him to the highest levels of power, he became the…
Nigerians Mourn the loss of Troops in a…
Nigeria - Nigerians buried jihadists who had been killed in an attack. After being ambushed by IS-affiliated jihadists in violence-wracked northeast Borno state, at least eight troops were slain and several others went missing. A…
An electric anti-poaching project in Uganda has been…
Uganda - Zikulabe Isaac is a local farmer who owns a 3-acre onion, cotton, and coffee farm that shares the park's fence. They used to sleep outside their homes guarding the crops against game before…
Tanzania-Uganda Partner for a Major Pipeline Project
Tanzania - Two African countries Tanzania and Uganda have partnered for a major pipeline project under a private sector deal. The two nations have reportedly given theri nod on four key issues that need to…
Sudan’s Floods have Affected around 288,000 People, According…
Dawood Kour, a South Sudanese refugee who came to Sudan to escape a life of displacement, was forced back onto the streets after his shaky shelter was flooded. Kour crossed the border in November, fleeing…
A failed coup Attempt in Sudan has been…
Authorities in Sudan said on Tuesday that a group of soldiers attempted to overthrow the government, but they said the attempt failed and that the country's ruling council and military remained in power. After more…
The “Hotel Rwanda” Hero Gets 25 years in…
After what his supporters called a politically orchestrated show trial, Paul Rusesabagina, the "Hotel Rwanda" hero who became a fiercely outspoken government critic, was sentenced to 25 years in prison on terrorism charges on Monday.…
Libya Prepares Constitutional Basis Ahead Of December Elections
Libya is on the road of democratic reconstruction as a draft towards upcoming elections is prepared for its constitutional basis. Elections are to held in December of this year. The basis has already received approval…
Tunisians March in the Streets to Protest President…
Hundreds of demonstrators marched through central Tunis on Saturday, demanding a restoration to parliamentary democracy following President Kais Saied's power grab in July. Journalists claimed that security officers on the ground and an interior ministry…
Climate Change Should Be a Must for Africa’s…
Africa will be one of the first regions to be impacted by Climate Change. This is majorly due to the tons of natural bodies, resources in the country that make it more susceptible to climate…
ECOWAS on Guinea crisis
ECOWAS, who are known as leaders from the Western Africa Bloc met Accra yesterday to discuss the political crisis in Guinea. The situation has been described by the chairman of the group as a burning…
