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…
Ethiopia: PM hails growing COVID-19 testing capacity in…
The Ethiopian Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed, commended the country's growing COVID-19 checking out capability as the quantity of demonstrated instances reached 59,648 as of Monday. Ethiopia's proven COVID-19 cases reached 59,648 after 976 new cases…
Uganda converts national stadium into an auxiliary hospital…
In the light of the fast-growing COVID-19 incidents, Ugandan health ministry has transformed parts of Namboole National Stadium to into an auxiliary hospital to cater for the rapidly increasing numbers. The health ministry opened a…
IBK leaves Bamako as Junta talks continue
The former president of Mali, Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, left Bamako on Saturday evening for treatment in the United Arab Emirates, more than two weeks after his removal by a military junta in in the capital.…
Kenya pledges to enhance conservation of vultures
Kenya will earmark sufficient resources to promote conservation of vultures amid threat of extinction linked to habitat destruction and retaliatory poisoning by herders, officials said on Saturday at an event to mark International Vulture Awareness…
Zimbabweans Remember Mugabe 1 Year After His Passing
A long queue of downcast Zimbabweans stretches out in Chitungwiza, Zimbabwe as inhabitants await their turn to receive their daily food handout. This way of life was not what many envisioned after the late former…
Zimbabwe corruption exposing journalist freed from jail
Zimbabwe's investigative journalist Hopewell Chin’ono was released from prison on Wednesday. He used to be arrested six weeks in the past for inciting public violence for tweeting his support for an anti-government protest. He had…
Former Malian President Keita Hospitalised in Private Clinic
Not long after being released from the 10-day detention imposed by the military coup leaders, the National Committee for the Salvation of the People, the ousted Malian president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita was hospitalised late Tuesday…
Coffee-Drinking Trend in Uganda Could Boost Economy
Coffee Consumption is on the Rise in Uganda There’s a new trend brewing in Uganda amongst the younger generation that can be found in an aroma-filled cup of cappuccino or espresso. Indeed, despite being the…
Gbagbo and Soro Officially Back in the Presidential…
Initial Bid Rejection Two more candidates are officially in the running to be president in Cote d’Ivoire in time for the Monday night submission deadline. Both candidacy bids were filed in their absence and in…
Malian M5 RFP Propose 18 to 24 month…
The June Opposition Movement that saw numerous Malian citizens in the streets of Bamako calling for the resignation of the now-ousted ex-president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita proposed a transition back to civilian power of 18 to24…
South Africa: Protest against farm attacks
Hundreds of farmers on tractors, motorbikes, trucks or horses took to the streets of the small South African town of Mookgophong on Tuesday, to protest what they said was a spike in attacks on farms.…
DRC: UN Calls to Investigate Death Threats Targeting…
A series of terrifying death threats — which began back in July, is being aimed at Congolese Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Denis Mukwege after he condemned the massacre of 18 people in South Kivu, the…
South Africa records 2,585 new COVID-19 cases
South Africa on Thursday registered 2,585 new cases of the novel coronavirus over the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of cases to 618,286, the health minister announced. Zweli Mkhize said 126 people died…
Mali’s Protest Movement Finally Meets Junta I
Mali’s June 5 protest movement that mobilized for weeks against President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta has given its vote of confidence on the junta that overthrew the country’s former leader. On Wednesday the group said it…
Kenya: tribe’s circumcision ritual maintained amid pandemic
Among the Bukusu, of the Luhya tribe in western Kenya, teenage boys become men during celebrations that last several days, and during which they are circumcised. Despite the dangers associated with COVID-19, the Bukusu have…
African films enter Netflix catalogue
African films are making a debut on Netflix. "Santana" is an action film that shows the rivalry between two brothers and police officers in the fight against organized crime. It is a co-production between Angola…
W.H.O. labels COVID-19 related graft as murder
All 54 countries on the continent have been affected by the highly infectious COVID 19, with over 1.1 million cases and and 27,000 deaths according to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. There…
ECOWAS optimist over talks with military junta in…
The ECOWAS envoy, which arrived in Mali saturday for talks with the military junta, has called on restoring power in the country to a civilian government. The head ECOWAS delegate highlighted the efforts of Mali's…
