For decades, Africa has dug up the world’s wealth and shipped it out as raw rock. Now the world’s biggest lenders say they want to change that, and critical minerals value chains are at the centre of the plan. Development bank funding is finally being aimed at processing and manufacturing, not just mining. Six Banks, […]
Two jihadist armies that once shared a common enemy now spend much of their time killing each other. The Al-Qaeda and IS rivalry in the Sahel has become one of the deadliest militant feuds in the world, and the people of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger are the ones paying for it. Fresh clashes reported […]
Libyans across the country are filled with weariness and anger because of the delay in presidential and parliamentary elections in Libya. Libya’s eastern-based parliament said on Monday that there would be no elections this year. Subsequently, the parliament voted to approve a “roadmap” in which it will choose a new interim government. Libya was meant […]
On Monday, February 7, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi hosted Djibouti’s President, Ismail Omar Guelleh. The Ethiopian Renaissance Dam project, which is now under development on the Nile River, was discussed by the heads of state. It was part of Egypt’s efforts to strengthen African ties in the midst of a water conflict with Ethiopia. […]
Nigeria is one of the African countries which is moving in the correct direction when it comes to development and progress. But despite hard attempts, the government is failing to establish successful businesses and that is causing a huge loss to the investors, taking the country further down in the parameter of ease of doing […]
The United Kingdom’s Special Envoy for Famine Prevention and Humanitarian Affairs, Nick Dyer, announced an additional $8 million (£5.5 million) package for Somalis to deal with the effects of the extreme drought in Somalia. The $8 million is in addition to the $10 million packages, which was announced by the UK’s Minister for Africa, Vicky […]
Rayan, a five-year-old child, was stuck in a deep well for four days. As the boy’s death was reported in a royal palace statement on Saturday night, King Mohammed VI conveyed his sympathies to the boy’s parents. The royal palace in Morocco announced Saturday that a 5-year-old kid who had been trapped in a deep […]
African leaders are meeting in Addis Ababa. They will attend their first in-person summit since the COVID-19 epidemic began on Saturday and Sunday. Organizers say this year’s theme is “Building Resilience in Nutrition on the African Continent.” But they’ll also have to deal with a lot of paperwork. South Africa’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa, will discuss […]
The Past two years have been the toughest years in the history of the African region. Covid-19 pandemic was definitely one of the reasons but other than that, repeated attempts to remove the administrative power was even more threatening. Hence the heads of the states gathered at the headquarters of the African Union to start […]
Despite Tunisia seeing dark times, the African Union’s Peace and Security Council has added the country into its list of patrons. The country has been burning over oil price rise and bad governance. As the last remaining country in north Africa to have kept democracy intact a decade after the Arab Spring, Tunisia is facing […]
A game-changing breakthrough by South African scientists has resulted in the successful replication of the Moderna Covid vaccine, a development that could put an end to vaccine scarcity in impoverished countries. According to Afrigen Biologics and Vaccines, a biotechnology business based in Cape Town, the development has been made public. For this reason, the goal […]
Soldiers limped in cafes, armed police bristled behind the rows of priests, militiamen in faded uniforms slumped in Ethiopia during the celebration of Epiphany of Saint George, an ancient Orthodox Christian tradition. It was celebrated in Lalibela on 26 January after several months on the frontline of Ethiopia’s devastating civil war. At first sight, it […]
A high-voltage wire fell into a water-filled canal at a market in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo‘s capital, killing twenty-six people, according to local police. “After the morning rain, the cable snapped, and the live end dropped into a water-filled ditch. As of now, 26 individuals have died as a result of electrocution, “the Kinshasa […]
On Monday, Uganda and Rwanda reopened their Gatuna border station, signaling the end of three years of tense relations between the East African neighbors. Kigali said last week that the border would reopen after three years of lockdown, signaling a breakthrough in relations between the two East African countries, which had been at odds for […]
On Tuesday, Chinese and French oil companies signed a $10 billion deal to enhance Uganda’s energy resources and construct a massive regional oil pipeline, a megaproject that has enraged environmentalists. The CEOs of France’s TotalEnergies and China’s National Offshore Oil Corporation announced the so-called Final Investment Decision at an event in Kampala (CNOOC). In a […]
The African Union has finally suspended the country that has lost its government and has gone under junta rule, reports have confirmed. Burkina Faso is no more a part of the African Union. The military leader Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Damiba spearheaded the military coup. Realizing that the country might lose its seat with the Economic […]
Alegria’s former Energy Minister has been sentenced to 20 years in prison under charges of corruption. On Tuesday, the prosecutor’s office announced that former Algerian energy minister Chakib Khelil who was under the leadership of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika for 10 years has been sentenced to 20 years of jail over a case of corruption. The […]
According to reports, a new round of protests took place in Sudan on Sunday. One protester was killed in the clashes. Thousands of people flocked to the streets in Khartoum and its twin city, Omdurman, in Sudan. There was a clamor for the soldiers to return to their barracks and allow civilians to take over […]
African nations are not the best examples of policies driven to make a safer work environment for laborers. Kenya is one such example. The country struggles with proper laws in place to protest labor interes. Hence, the recent weeks saw the country focus on labor laws to guide them to function with various aspects such […]
Another day of violent protests in Khartoum, the capital city of Sudan. On Thursday, hundreds of Sudanese people were on the streets and marched towards the house of 23-year-old Thabit Hussein. People wanted to protest against the violence against them as because of it, Hussein was killed near the presidential palace earlier this week. On […]