Walk through any market in Lagos, Accra, Kampala or Dakar and the colour hits you before anything else. Bold circles, fat flowers, zigzags and tiny symbols repeat themselves across bolts of cloth. The full Ankara fabric history is a long and surprising one, and it starts thousands of kilometres from the African continent. A Cloth […]
Every cup of coffee you have ever enjoyed owes a debt to the highlands of Ethiopia. Ethiopian coffee is not just another origin on a café menu; it is where the whole story began. Long before coffee shops, espresso machines, or instant sachets, people in this part of the Horn of Africa were already picking […]
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 declaration of a national state of disaster on Sunday to combat the Covid-19 epidemic, the City of Tshwane yesterday activated […]
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 to access an integrated African market of more than 1 billion people joined together by the African Continental Free Trade […]
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 threatens two of its main sources of income: mining and tourism. The report issued by a subsidiary of the auditing […]
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 and air defences, located at Mitiga Airport had been struck by the LNA for several days. Turkey has been sending […]
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 completed its investigations into the conduct of Mr Zaake who reportedly insulted Prof Nawangwe for failing to answer his questions […]
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 the AU’s High-Level committee on Libya. Unlike the last meeting that took place in the capital Brazzaville, today’s meeting is […]
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 abuses. The State Department urges the Government of Zimbabwe to immediately end state-sponsored violence including against peaceful protesters, civil society, […]
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, committee meetings, and sessions. The MCA who was nominated to the Assembly by the ruling party Jubilee has never been […]
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 Monday, March 9, and will wrap up on Wednesday, March 11. Amara is accompanied by a delegation of Moroccan experts […]
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 the explosion. Sudanese state TV said Hamdok had been heading to his office when the attack took place. Hamdok also […]
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 200,000 or so civil servants, 190,000 saw their February salaries reduced by amounts ranging from 1.5 to 7.5 euros. Spokesperson […]
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. According to these activists, the representation of women at higher decision-making bodies is below 22 percent, adding this representation is […]
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 ruling from the Supreme Court. On the various streets of Bissau, residents are worried about latest tension and growing weariness […]
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 one civilian injured, announced in a statement the death of Lieutenant Taoufik Mohammed El Nissaoui in the first such attack […]
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 “discussed a range of bilateral issues, underlining the significance of their joint cooperation in strengthening security along the borders and […]
Cape Town celebrates pride but some same-sex couples say they still face victimization in South Africa. In recent times, a lesbian couple was denied a wedding venue because of their sexuality. “They said to us unequivocally they would not host us because were a same-sex couple, they said we were the same gender and they […]
Ten police officers were killed and three others injured in Burkina Faso when militants attacked the northern Sebba city, the local media reported on Sunday. The attack happened on Saturday, the heaviest loss recorded by the Burkinabe police in a single attack, local media reported quoting security sources. “The assailants disguised in Burkina Faso Armed […]
Sustainable urban agriculture and urban food systems have swiftly moved from being a fringe interest to attracting the attention of many in cities and towns. Unlike in recent years when farming was mostly for rural communities, urbanites have realised gold in the industry. With formal employment hard to come by, graduates end up roaming the […]