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 […]
Ghana’s women’s relay team failed to qualify for the final of the 4x100m at IAAF World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar The team finished eighth in heat 2 of Friday’s semi-finals and thus misses out on a medal at the Championships. The quartet of Flings Owusu-Agyapong, Gemma Acheampong, Persis William-Mensah and Hor Halutie crossed the […]
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said that all political parties who contested in the 2018 harmonised elections are welcome to take part in the Political Parties Dialogue (POLAD). Presenting his State of the Nation Address in Harare on Tuesday, Mnangagwa said: _I am happy with the progress being made under the ongoing Political Parties Dialogue and […]
Zimbabwe Fashion Showcase has always been a place of effortless style, class and an overflow of talent, and this year was no different. The tradeshow, which ran under the theme #ThisIsAfrica, yet again redefined what a fashion show can be when you step outside of the norm. The organisers captured the audience with their out […]
Following successful conclusion of the 9th Bi-National Commission of South Africa and Nigeria meeting in Pretoria, South Africa, which was elevated to the level of heads of state, both countries have agreed on issuing 10-year visas to businessmen, academics and frequent travelers. According to the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, […]
Mozambique’s government said Exxon Mobil Corp. will sign off on a final investment decision for a liquefied natural gas project that could cost as much as $33 billion to build — the biggest ever in Africa. A ceremony marking the decision will take place Oct. 8 in Maputo, the capital of the southeast African nation, […]
Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa will on Saturday host the annual Irrecha thanksgiving festival, that is expected to bring together millions of Oromos from all over the country. The country’s prime minister, biy Ahmed, urged all Ethiopians to celebrate the festival as a symbol of peace and unity. Abiy said he believes Irrecha can help strengthen […]
Population about 80000 between South Africa , Botswana and Namibia Known as the first people of South Africa , the Khoisan are renowned for their close connection to nature , their nomadic lifestyle and their language that comprises of clicking sounds . Sadly , they are also synonymous with the plight of minorities in Southern […]
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday denounced recent xenophobic violence in South Africa as an “embarrassment” for the continent, as he wrapped up a state visit. Buhari’s trip was overshadowed by a spate of recent attacks against foreign workers in South Africa, where the unemployment rate stands at 29 percent. Mobs descended on foreign-owned stores […]
Ethiopia continues to struggle with inter-ethnic clashes, with the latest round of violence between regional special forces and a minority ethnic group killing at least 20 people in the past five days in the northern state of Amhara. The clashes are another headache for Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, whose political and economic reforms in what […]
Burkina Faso and Ghana collide in Friday’s WAFU Cup of Nations quarterfinal, with the Stallions eyeing the regional competition as an imperative next step in their rebuilding operation. As recently as 2017, the two teams met in an Africa Cup of Nations third-placed playoff match, having been defeated by Egypt and Cameroon respectively in their […]
The challenge facing members of the African Petroleum Producers’ Organization APPO, reformed in 2013, is to establish itself as a key and strategic player in the energy, oil and gas sectors on a continental and global scale. This implies the modernization of oil infrastructures, and a judicious allocation of resources from the various operations, among […]
The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Col. Hameed Ali (rtd), on Thursday said 90 per cent of cars in the country were smuggled into the country by unscrupulous elements. Ali, who said this while addressing newsmen in Abuja, alleged that many vehicles on display for sale in auto shops across the country were […]
Nwankwo Kanu has aims sly dig at Chelsea duo of Tammy Abraham and Fikayo Tomori over Nigeria snubbed after opted for the Three Lions of England instead. Gareth Southgate has named two Nigerian descent for their upcoming Euro 2020 qualifiers against Czech Republic and Bulgaria Friday, October 11 and an away fixture with Bulgaria the […]
Zimbabwe angrily denounced a US government decision to curb imports of diamonds from its Marange field, branding the claim the country uses forced labour at the operations “a shameless lie.” “Invoking the repulsive prospect of alleged forced labour is a new nomenclature for seeking to bar Zimbabwe’s diamonds from the international markets,” the southern African […]
The Major National Dialogue wraps up today at the Yaounde Conference Centre with the reading and adoption of the final resolutions. The event comes to a close after days of work from delegates all over the country and the diaspora to seek ways to solve the crisis in the North West and South West Regions […]
Authorities in Uganda are searching for five Eritreans who disappeared from a hotel where their team was playing in a soccer tournament. The missing players could be planning to seek asylum, which some Eritrean sports players have done in the past while traveling abroad. Tens of thousands of Eritreans flee their small Horn of Africa […]
Government has announced a new producer price of cocoa for the 2019/2020 crop season from GH¢7,640 to GH¢8,240 per tonne. The increment represents 8.42 per cent meaning that a bag (64kg) of cocoa beans would now be sold at GH¢515. Previously, a bag of cocoa was sold at GH¢475. The Minister of State in charge […]
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Pretoria, South Africa, called for more tolerance, vigilance and heightened security in countries to ensure safety of citizens, noting that competition heralded by globalization, especially with ease in migration, will only get more intense for businesses. He was responding to questions during a press conference at the Union Building, […]