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South Africa to get WHO’s mRNA Covid-19 vaccine hub

WHO (World Health Organization) is setting up a “tech transfer hub” in South Africa that would enable African companies to…

June 22, 2021

CBA sells the general insurance unit in $1b deal to SA’s Hollard Group

The Commonwealth Bank consented to offer its Australian general insurance business to the Hollard Group in an intricate deal that…

June 22, 2021

South Africa: National Treasury makes changes in Pension Funds Act for public comment

The National Treasury in March 2021 had published a draft amendment to regulation 28 of the Pension Funds Act for…

June 22, 2021

ECOWAS maintains Mali’s suspension despite the presence of a civilian prime minister

On Saturday, West African states said they will continue to monitor events in Mali following a coup before removing the…

June 21, 2021

Ethiopia votes in greatest electoral test yet for Abiy

Ethiopia was voting on Monday in the greatest electoral test yet for Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed as war and logistical…

June 21, 2021

Misinformation about the Ethiopian elections is circulating on the internet

Some online users have been spreading false information and claims as Ethiopia prepares for legislative elections on Monday. In comparison…

June 20, 2021

Kenneth Kaunda, Zambia’s founding father, has been mourned for 21 days

Kenneth Kaunda, the 97-year-old former president of Zambia, died peacefully at 2:30 p.m. (1230 GMT) on Thursday of pneumonia in…

June 19, 2021

Morocco to receive $450 mn in loan from World Bank to boost resilience

The World Bank has approved a $450 million dollar loan for Morocco with the aim to support economic and social…

June 19, 2021

West Africa: Former Côte d’Ivoire president is back home after 10 years of exile

On Thursday, former president of Côte d’Ivoire Laurent Gbagbo touched down on home soil after ten years in exile abroad when…

June 18, 2021

International community condemns sexual violence in Tigray, Ethiopia

The act of sexual violence during the war isn't new, it is perhaps the oldest way of efficient persecution and…

June 18, 2021

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