The University of Nairobi's Silicon Savannah Innovation Park was launched at State House inNairobi by President William Ruto. The aim of this initiative is to encourage innovation andtechnological development in Kenya, by positioning the university…
No going back on land reform, Shiri
Government will not return land to the white former commercial farmers but only to the indigenous farmers and those that were under the Bilateral Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (BIPPA) who were affected during the…
Ivory Coast quarantine controversy
There’s growing concern in Ivory Coast over a government decision to quarantine passengers from countries with 100 or more cases of the coronavirus in a sports centre and a new plan called ‘home quarantine’. Some…
COVID-19:Africa must ‘prepare for the worst now’ –…
Africa should “prepare for the worst” as the coronavirus begins to spread locally, the World Health Organization’s director-general said Wednesday, while South Africa became the continent’s new focus of concern as cases nearly doubled to…
City of Tshwane closes amenities amid worldwide outbreak…
The City of Tshwane has announced the closure of amenities in its bid to minimise the spread of the highly contagious coronavirus, which first emerged in Wuhan, China. "In the wake of President Cyril Ramaphosa's…
African trade fair a ‘ forum for expanding…
The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition has invited companies to participate in the second Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF) set to take place in September in Rwanda’s capital, Kigali. The IATF provides a strategic platform…
South Africa counts economic impact of COVID-19
South Africa has recorded the highest level of infection of Covid-19 in the southern Africa region since its outbreak. Growth is expected to contract by 1.5 percent in the first 3 months, as the virus…
Turkish servicemen killed in Libya’s Mitiga Airport attack-LNA
The Libyan National Army said it had killed Turkish servicemen stationed at Mitiga Airport in Tripoli, the Russia news website Sputnik reported on Sunday. LNA spokesperson Ahmad al-Mismari said that Turkish military targets, including radars…
Rules committee fails to pin MP Zaake
The Committee on Rules Privileges and Discipline of Parliament has recommended that Mityana Municipality Member of Parliament (MP), Mr Francis Zaake be cautioned for his conduct towards Makerere University Vice-Chancellor Prof Barnabas Nawangwe. The committee…
AU Contact Group meets in Congo Republic
An African Union-led Contact Group meeting on Libya is taking place in the Republic of Congo today (March 12). It is under the auspices of the Congolese president Denis Sassou Nguesso who is chair of…
United States Sanctions Two people over Human Rights…
Today, the United States designated Anselem Sanyatwe and Owen Ncube for their role in human rights abuses related to political repression in Zimbabwe. These designations demonstrate continued U.S. commitment to promoting accountability for human rights…
Jubilation in Nairobi as MCA loses seat
Nairobi nominated MCA Habiba Hussein has lost her seat after missing plenary sittings for two years. Speaking after she declared the seat vacant, Nairobi Speaker Beatrice Elachi said Habiba has not been attending assembly meetings,…
Morocco, Hungary concur on water development
The Minister of Equipment in Morocco, Abdelkader Amara, is on an official visit to Budapest, Hungary, where he will discuss means to strengthen bilateral cooperation in water management and road infrastructure. The working visit began…
Sudan PM escapes assassination attempt
Sudan’s prime minister survived an assassination attempt Monday after an explosion went off near his convoy in the capital of Khartoum. Abdalla Hamdok, a longtime economist, tweeted he was “safe and in good shape” following…
Civil Servants protest wage cuts in Burkina Faso
Public workers are protesting with support from private employees in the Burkinabe capital of Ouagadougou, Saturday The workers were opposing the imposition of a new tax on allowances and bonuses for civil servants. Of the…
Sudanese women Complains about slow progress on rights
Sudanese women played a vital role in the move leading to the fall of Omar al-Bashir in 2019. But women activists in Sudan say there’s slow progress for their rights since the fall of Bashir.…
Guinea- Bissau’s faces uncertainty after elections
There’s uncertainty rising in Western African territory, Guinea-Bissau to be precise following the dispute of the outcome of post-electoral The opposition leader Umaro Sissoco Embalo took his own presidential oath late February without a final…
Police officer killed, others injured in Tunisia
A suicide attack aim at the United States embassy in Tunisia left a police officer dead, and others injured including a civilian. The ministry of interior, which had reported in the past five officers and…
Somalia and Kenya agree to ease border tensions
Kenya’s president and his Somali counterpart agreed to appoint joint committees to resolve recent tensions between the two nations, the Somalian presidency said on Thursday. In a phone conversation, Uhuru Kenyatta and Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo…
