The deal centres on development-stage funding for an industrial-scale green ammonia plan linked to Namibia’s coastal corridor, with related momentum building in South Africa’s hydrogen pipeline. In plain terms, this is not “plant construction money” yet. It is money meant for the messy middle: feasibility checks, early engineering work, permits, grid and port studies, and […]
Peacebuilding in Africa rarely looks dramatic. It looks like schedules, meeting minutes, phone calls at odd hours, and long pauses in tense rooms. It also looks like basic services returning, schools reopening, markets staying open past sunset, and roads becoming usable again. Peace matters because conflict damages daily life first, then institutions later. People notice […]
The German government has presented labour market information equipment to the Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations to support the ministry to operationalise the Ghana Labour Market Information System (GLMIS). The German Ambassador to Ghana, Mr Christoph Retzlaff, handed over the items to the ministry yesterday at the opening of the Ghana-German Centre for Jobs, […]
Twenty-three MPs have accused DP William Ruto of undermining President Uhuru Kenyatta and demanded his resignation. They said the DP has been attacking government officials and working round the clock to scuttle Uhuru’s handshake deal with ODM leader Raila Odinga and undermine the yet-to-be-released Building Bridges Initiative report. The lawmakers, drawn from Jubilee, ODM, Ford […]
Zimbabwe’s Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Professor Mthuli Ncube has today projected that the 2020 Growth Domestic Product (GDP) will be at 3%. The new projection marks a sharp departure from his earlier projection of 4.6%. His remarks come when the country’s economy is rapidly deteriorating due to power cuts, drought, cyclone Idai, inflation […]
A teacher involved in marking this year’s Kenya Certificate of Primary Education examinations died on Tuesday night after he collapsed. The incident comes as the Kenya National Examination Council enters the homestretch on the marking exercise that commenced at the onset of November. The deceased has been identified as Robert Kiua Muindi, an English teacher […]
Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor John Mangudya said that investigations are already underway to ascertain the source of new notes that have flooded the black market. Mangudya said the banks responsible for channelling the notes onto the streets will be severely dealt with once they are known. He said: We have launched an investigation […]
Celebrity Photographer, Busola Dakolo says she will appeal the judgment which nullified her suit against Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo of the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly, COZA. Justice Oathman A. Musa of the High Court, Abuja, had earlier in the day nullified Dakolo’s suit against Fatoyinbo and awarded N1 million against her, saying that the matter amounted […]
Liverpool superstar Mohamed Salah will not play for Egypt against Kenya on Thursday in 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying because of a lingering ankle injury. The 27-year-old forward was hurt against Leicester City last month and despite making several subsequent appearances for Liverpool, is suffering from slight discomfort in his left ankle. Egyptian media […]
Two Namibian ministers resigned on Wednesday following a Wikileaks report exposing alleged corruption in the fishing industry, released as the country readies for a presidential election later this month. Iceland-based multinational fishing company Samherji is suspected of bribing senior Namibian officials for continued access to the country’s shores, according to documents published by Wikileaks on […]
At least eight houses have been destroyed in another landslide that occurred Sunday November 10, 2019 in Njinka, Noun Division of the West region of Cameroon, triggered by heavy downpour, reports have confirmed. The population of Njinka in the Noun Division of Cameroon’s West region have called on the Government to address the issue of […]
A new report by United Nations special investigators says Kenya’s military was responsible for five attacks on telecommunications masts in neighbouring Somalia, including strikes that killed two civilians. The Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) attacked communications towers in Somalia between 2017 and 2019, in a possible effort to stop al-Shabaab using mobile signals to detonate bombs, […]
An Egyptian government minister slammed a UN expert who warned that former president Mohammed Morsi’s death in June could amount to a “state-sanctioned arbitrary killing”, but said Cairo was investigating. “The former president (Morsi) died in the courtroom in front of everybody,” Egyptian Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Omar Marwan told AFP, rejecting a statement issued […]
Popular Ghanaian dancehall artiste, Sammini, will on November 28- 30, 2019 share his experiences in the music space at this year’s music in Africa Conference for Collaborations, Exchange and Showcases (ACCES). According to organisers, ACCES is a pan-African trade event for music industry players to exchange ideas, discover new talent and create business linkages. He […]
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday approved a historic vaccine to combat Ebola virus. The drug called, Ervebo and manufactured by MERCK pharmaceuticals had until now been used in the Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, as an experimental vaccine to the latest outbreak in the country’s east. The global health outfit said there is […]
Captain Ahmed Musa dropped to the substitute bench as Rangers attacking midfielder Joe Aribo set to makes his home debut after he was named in Super Eagles starting eleven against Benin Republic in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers at Godswill Akpabio International Stadium on Wednesday evening. The Super Eagles, who have won Africa’s […]
More than 200 elephants have died amid a severe drought, Zimbabwe’s parks agency said on Tuesday, and a mass relocation of animals is planned to ease congestion. Zimbabwe National Parks and Wildlife Management Authority spokesman Tinashe Farawo said at least 200 elephants have died in vast Hwange National Park alone since October and other parks […]
Sixty-seven people arrested by police in a Kampala bar popular with gays were charged with “common nuisance” on Tuesday, but rights activists said it was a bid to intimidate the LGBT community. The police raided the Ram Bar in the heart of the Ugandan capital on Sunday and arrested 125 people, 58 of whom were […]
Former half-marathon world record holder Kenya’s Abraham Kiptum has been given a four-year doping ban, the Athletics Integrity Unit said on Monday. The ban follows irregularities that showed up on Kiptum’s biological passport, which is used to track potential doping. “The World Athletics Disciplinary Tribunal has banned the long-distance runner for four-years with effect from […]
