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 […]
Africa’s population is booming—almost a billion more people are expected by 2050. That’s a lot of mouths to feed. The good news? There’s an opportunity here. The tough part? Figuring out how to keep everyone fed in the middle of wild weather swings, stubborn droughts, hotter days, and soil that just keeps getting worse. Old-school […]
Nairobi. Morning traffic rattles over cracked tarmac near a dusty lay-by, matatus honking in quick bursts. Drivers talk of one thing. $1.5 Billion Kenya Highway Project With Chinese Firms Set to Transform, and the promise of smoother runs to the port and beyond. Regional connectivity sits at the heart of it, sharp and real. People […]
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has proclaimed a blanket judgement to categorise the Muslim brotherhood and the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) as a foreign terrorist/ transnational criminal group of the state law. The action will be one of the most aggressive by a U.S. state against factions it considers associated with extremist ideology, political Islam, […]
The recent Foreign investment news in Congo showcases a recent surge of foreign investment in the mining, energy, and infrastructure sector. The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has remained one of the key global supply chains as the world demands more and more cobalt, copper, and lithium. The increasing confidence of investors in the economic […]
Morning heat sits on the fields, noisy birds, a short beep on a farmer’s phone. Smart farming tips arrive, seed orders confirmed, harvest pickup set. Nigerian agritech looks practical today, not distant at all. Smart farming through tech sits in real soil. That’s how it reads here. Why Nigeria needs “smart farming” Smallholders still do […]
Picture a late evening in Johannesburg, kettle whistling, phone buzzing, cart ready. E-commerce in South Africa feels routine now, yet small choices still matter. This news brief maps what consumers should know, plain and practical. Prices, payments, delivery, returns. E-commerce in South Africa, what consumers should know sits right here. Overview of the South African […]
The African labor force is getting younger, more intelligent, and ambitious. With booming technology, energy, and finance in full swing, the professionals all over the continent are discovering that there is more to success than just working hard; it is also about negotiating smartly and learning throughout their lifetime. The best career advancement practices like […]
“In Burkina Faso, the conflict reached record levels in May and June, with the country’s two deadliest attacks ever recorded. The attacks targeted, respectively, civilians and the Burkinabe police and occurred in Solan and Balibago “, recalls Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (Acled) in the report entitled “Ten conflicts to worry about in […]
During an extraordinary meeting on Monday in Treichville-Abidjan, the co-founder of the Ivorian Popular Front (FPI) and former President of the Republic, Laurent Gbagbo, proposed a new party creation to overcome the division with the party wing led by Pascal Affi N’Guessan. “We will call the FPI differently. We will continue to fight. Decentralization, industrialization, […]
Somalia is experiencing an economic, political, and social crisis, exasperated by the intervention of foreign countries such as Turkey. The government of Mogadishu has appealed to the international community to provide humanitarian aid to 5.9 million Somalis this year. According to reports from the Garowe website online, Khadija Mohamed Diriye, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and […]
The months-long conflict in Ethiopia faced a dangerous escalation on Friday, as an Amhara regional official said that Amhara forces would launch an offensive against Tigrayan forces – on Saturday – in the region and having control of a town hosting a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Sema Tiruneh, the Amhara region’s head of peace and […]
Transnet, South Africa’s state-owned logistics company, said on Tuesday that it was trying to restore systems following a severe cyber-attack on the country’s key port terminals last week. The security breach occurred on July 22 but has continued since then, requiring Transnet to revert to manual systems, according to the company. The company declared a […]
Political parties of Tunisia have accused President Kaisd Saied of staging a coup in the country after sacking prime minister Hichem Mechichi and suspending the parliament. But Saied argues that he acted in accordance with the Constitution. On Sunday, mass violent protests erupted across the country against the government’s mishandling of the Coronavirus pandemic and […]
As millions of Senegalese prepare to celebrate Eid al-Adha, a Muslim festival, health officials have warned that coronavirus cases are on the rise in the West African country. After the country’s early surges were not as severe as those in other nations, many Senegalese have relaxed their usage of masks and other precautions. According to […]
On Thursday, African leaders convened in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, to lobby the World Bank for fresh aid plans to help them finance their economic recovery and improve access to Covid-19 vaccines. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to put financial strains on economies, leaders are demanding $100 billion for a crucial World Bank fund that assists […]
Amid a political deadlock, Lebanon’s Prime Minister-designate Saad al-Hariri visited Cairo this week to discuss the formation of a new government in the crisis-hit country with the Egyptian leadership. During Hariri’s visit, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi expressed Cairo’s full support of Lebanon’s efforts to resolve the political crisis and establish a new government in […]
Namibia’s President Hage Geingob mentioned in the press interview that their country is facing a “dark and sombre moment” as coronavirus deaths and cases rapidly increase. Addressing the nation, and giving everyone a hard reality check, he adds that there have been 513 deaths in the last 15 days. It is due to the rapid […]
Hundreds of protesters flocked to the streets across Sudan on Wednesday to demand the government’s resignation. The austerity measures implemented as part of reforms sponsored by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are the source of this concern. Some of the slogans heard among Khartoum demonstrators included “No to international financial institutions’ policies” and “The people […]