The UK has put specific sanctions on people connected to Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) because more proof of war crimes in the Darfur region has come to light. After a BBC Verify investigation found that executions in El-Fasher were the fault of a high-ranking RSF officer, the move was made. El-Fasher is a place […]
The country of São Tomé and Príncipe, which is one of the smallest in Africa, has taken a big step towards closing its digital gap. Starlink is an internet service that uses satellites and was created by SpaceX. It has now been made available across the country. This move promises to make big changes in […]
The political situation in Somalia has been degrading since the country let in foreign involvement in internal matters and gave up its military power in search for regional control. Now as the things are reaching the edge of the cliff, the African Union has finally given up on making any improvements alone and seeks involvement […]
Libyan Parliament Speaker Aguila Saleh has stressed the need for holding general elections in the country in December 2021 as per schedule. On Wednesday, Saleh held a meeting with Spanish ambassador to Libya Javier Garcia-Larrache in the eastern city of Gubba. During the meeting, he underscored the importance of holding the general elections in the […]
African leaders gathered in Germany for a summit renewed their calls for Covid-19 vaccine patent waivers, claiming that the decision would provide countries with more affordable vaccines. Africa has received the fewest vaccines of any continent, despite the fact that some of the wealthier countries have vaccinated nearly their entire adult population. The majority of […]
Zambia’s new President Hakainde Hichilema vowed to ensure that citizens can have three decent meals a day. Hakainde Hichilema made his inauguration speech – addressing a packed stadium in the capital, Lusaka. He said his government would concentrate on reviving the economy and generating jobs for the unemployed youth – adding that “no Zambian should go […]
At a meeting in Cairo on Monday, Japan’s foreign minister exchanged views with his Egyptian counterpart. In a statement released by the Egyptian Foreign Ministry, Toshimitsu Motegi and his delegation discussed with Egyptian officials “methods of strengthening bilateral relations, as well as exchanging visions on the most prominent regional issues of common concern.” During a […]
Following the Thursday vote to pick Zambia‘s new leader, African Union election observers reported heightened tensions in the country. The mission also confirmed that tensions between the incumbent ruling Patriotic Front (PF) and the opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) have risen. “The mission notes that the 2021 general election took place against a […]
Zambians, on Thursday, started voting in an election showdown between President Edgar Lungu and his opposition rival Hakainde Hichilema – after a tense campaign overshadowed by economic woes and the overall impacts of the coronavirus pandemic. The election looks too tight to call and comes amid ascending debt and a flagging economy. As per media […]
At least four people have been identified as contacts of a man who died in Guinea from the Ebola-like Marburg virus, according to the World Health Organization, which has sent specialists to the West African country to assist authorities in preventing an outbreak. According to WHO spokesperson Fadela Chaib, the case, which was reported late […]
Northern Nigeria is witnessing a worsening form of violence – school children are regularly being abducted by armed bandits. This year till now over 1000 students have been kidnapped from schools. Many have been released but more than 200 are still abducted. Many communities in the region have blamed inadequate and meaningful engagement with the […]
Sameh Shukry, Egypt’s foreign minister, met with Ramtane Lamamra, Algeria‘s foreign minister, in Cairo on Saturday. Shukry told reporters at a joint press conference that Egypt is closely monitoring the political unrest in Tunisia following the president’s move to acquire extraordinary powers. President Kais Saied suspended parliament, lifted parliament members’ immunity, sacked the prime minister, […]
South Africa is on its knees, and everything raises concerns that the situation will not improve anytime soon. That is the adage that is the most popular in South African newspapers these days, which tells of a nation that has gone far beyond the social breaking point. A wound that, with the passing of the […]
On Tuesday, United States of America’s President Joe Biden announced that the administration is pushing for expanding business ties between US firms and Africa. The focus of this relationship would be on sectors including health, clean energy, agricultural businesses and transportation infrastructure across the continent. The move has been welcomed by the US industry leaders […]
From 2022, Pfizer and BioNTech laboratories will complete the final step of their Covid-19 vaccine production in Cape Town, South Africa, to primarily supply the African continent, where a paucity of doses delays immunization campaigns. According to a statement announcing the alliance’s first cooperation outside of Europe and North America, the US-German duo has collaborated […]
Tanzania’s main opposition party has said that its leader Freeman Mbowe has been detained by the police ahead of his address at a scheduled conference aimed at demanding constitutional reforms in the East African country. Taking to Twitter, the Party for Democracy and Progress, popularly known as Chadema, said that its chairman “Mbowe and 10 […]
Ethiopia on Monday announced the completion of its second-year target of filling the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) reservoir on the Blue Nile River even as tensions with Egypt and Sudan have escalated. Taking to Twitter, Seleshi Bekele Awulachew, Ethiopia’s Minister of Water, Irrigation, and Energy, announced that the second-year filling of the dam was […]
With days left for indirect elections to kickstart in Somalia, Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble made a two-day trip to Kismayu in Jubaland federal state in the southern region. Reportedly, the trip was aimed at bringing peace to the conflicting communities in the Gedo region and discuss the electoral process with political leaders in the […]
Nissan has always appreciated the commitment of the enormous African automobile market. In Egypt, Nissan has a very agile plant and makes vehicles just for the region. Nissan manufactures three main models, and the primary objective is to capitalize on the main Egyptian market, says Mike Witfield, Managing Director for Nissan Africa, in an interview […]
