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…
Togo’s first female Prime Minister Victoire Tomegah Dogbé?
Togo made history this week by appointing its first female prime minister. Victoire Tomegah Dogbé, 60, was named on Monday and immediately set to work to form a new government. She is well known in…
WFP Seeks Aid for South Sudan Flood Relief
Heavy seasonal rainfall causing devastating floods since June have impacted over 700,000 people across South Sudan — already in a precarious situation due to food shortages from an overwhelming locust infestation and a health crisis…
Central African Republic: President Touadera looks for a…
Central african republic president Touadera has announced on saturday he will be running for a second term in office. "It is a heavy duty, a very heavry one. I accept to be your candidate", Touadera…
DR Congo: 19 dead in Lubumbashi firefight, attackers…
Democratic Republic of Congo's second biggest town Lubumbashi has been at the center of at attack by armed militiathis saturday. Two police officers and a soldier were killed as a result of the firefights. "16…
Psychiatrist Warns of Lockdown Dangers for Children in…
Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi stated that another lockdown is not in view in Tunisia - in spite of a climb in coronavirus infections. International flights resumed on 27 June and students have been back in…
Thousands need urgent aid over floods in Africa…
Dozens of human beings have died over floods in Africa’s Sahel region, whilst heaps others are “in instant need of shelter, easy water, and health services,” the UN Refugee Agency stated in a statement Thursday.…
Mali: The NCSP Junta Awaits a Response on…
The Malian National Committee for the Salvation of the People(NCSP) awaits a response from the Economic Community of West African States leaders (ECOWAS) after junta head, Colonel Assimi Goita, made a public appeal on Tuesday…
Pascal Affi N’Guessan Heeds Anti-Ouattara Civil Disobedience Calls
Opposition Unite? Former Ivorian Prime Minister and candidate for the upcoming presidential election on October 31, Pascal Affi N'Guessan, 67, is yet another politician declaring his outrage at the Constitutional Council’s decision to deem the…
Mali Pronounces Ex- Defence Minister Ba N’Daou as…
A Huge Decision Head of the National Committee for the Salvation of the People, Colonel Assimi Goïta, issued a nationally televised announcement pronouncing Ba N'Daou, previously the Minister of Defence, as the Malian transitional president…
Cameroon Army deploys ahead of Tuesday protests
All military personnel have been put on alert in Cameroon for four days starting Monday, over fears the Tuesday protests could cause severe public disorder. Members of the government have been quick to criticise the…
Senior UN official demands Drareni release
Senior United Nations official Clément Nyaletsossi Voule has called on Algerian authorities to release Khaled Drareni. The journalist has been jailed for two years over his coverage of the country's pro-democracy movement The Hirak. An…
Two African women still in running for WTO…
Two African women are among the five candidates still in the running to take the World Trade Organization top job. No Africans and no women have ever been at the helm of the global trade…
Burundi: Human rights abuses continues, UN watchdog report
Human rights violations are still being committed in Burundi, including sexual violence and murder, a report by a UN watchdog said. Hopes had been pinned on new President Evariste Ndayishimiye, who was elected in May.…
Burkina Faso faces armed conflict, COVID-19 and floods
Fati Soré is one of the many displaced people in the Sahel, who fled to the city of Kaya in central Burkina Faso. She came here with her children from Pensa, a village located some…
Mali: Opposition group says junta’s plan “does not…
As Mali's junta tried to hash out a political roadmap with West African leaders in Ghana on Tuesday, the 18-month transition plan agreed by the military just days ago is being contested in Bamako by…
School Back in Session for Children in Tunisia
Back to school for children in Tunisia on September 15, following the approval of the health protocol by the Tunisian scientific committee for the fight against coronavirus — which calls for the application of social…
Ship Carrying One Tonne of Cocaine Busted on…
Busted at the Sea Vast blue waters and open sparkling air. Nothing out of the normal right here barring a Croatian-flagged sailing boat 163 km west of La Palma, the Canary Islands carrying simply underneath…
Mali: Leaders Discuss 2-year Transition Civilian Government
A proposal to appoint a two-year transitional civilian government, heavily influenced by the military junta is being debated in Mali The proposal, made by junta-appointed experts, has been submitted to about 500 participants from political…
