Deputy Minister Bernice Swarts oversees South Africa's 10 million tree cover expansion project spanning five years from her office as Forestry, Fisheries, and Environment minister. South African staff members started "One Employee One Tree" in…
Summit calls for More investment in sustainable agriculture…
Africa - The use of Africa's fertile land to drive sustainable agriculture and improve food supply has been recommended by investors. This was one of the findings reached by business executives and policymakers during the…
Lesotho’s former prime minister charged with Murder of…
Southern Africa - The former prime minister of Lesotho has been charged with the murder of his estranged wife. His spouse at present was also charged with the same allegations last year but proceedings are…
China promises 1bn COVID-19 vaccines to Africa, shielding…
China - Chinese President Xi Jinping has offered one billion COVID-19 vaccines to African countries. According to Chinese media reports, nearly 200 million vaccines have already been supplied by China to the continent. Xi's announcement…
South Africa is disappointed with the EU’s travel…
South Africa - President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa has expressed his unhappiness with the European Union over the recent travel ban imposed on southern African countries. The travel ban, which has been related to…
The Ecrans Noirs film festival celebrates Africa’s cinematic…
Africa - Fatima Boubakdi, a Moroccan film filmmaker, won first prize at the Ecrans Noirs film festival in Yaoundé, Cameroon's capital. At the Ecrans Noirs, Glory Mununko was named best African actress, and Narcisse Wandji…
Beijing Claims Ownership Over Another African Country Asset-…
Beijing - China has got one more country by its collar as it takes over the Ugandan airport when the African country could not pay up its loan to the world’s largest economy. This has…
In Uganda, river blindness is on the increase
Uganda - Jessica Ata hasn't visited the River Aswa since being diagnosed with river blindness in 2014. Onchocerciasis, which is transmitted by the blackfly, affected 1.5 million individuals in Uganda at the time. The vector…
Ethiopian PM assures that the War against Tigray…
Ethiopia - As the world expresses concern over the Tigray crisis, Ethiopian prime minister Abiy Ahmed reaches the battlefront of the country’s war against the indigenous community. This was after he had announced that he…
The bodies of four migrants are recovered by…
Libya - As desperate migrants try hazardous sea crossings to enter Europe, Libyan Red Crescent recovery teams retrieved the bodies of four people from a beach near Sabratha, 70 kilometers (43 miles) west of Tripoli,…
New Variant Has South Africa’s Foot In Its…
South Africa - The new highly mutable Covid-19 variant is rocking the African continent, now leading to a travel ban to be imposed by the United Kingdom as the first point of protection to its…
According to a UNICEF report, armed groups most…
Africa - Children in West and Central Africa have become the most recruited by armed organizations, with the largest number of sexual abuse victims in the world, according to a new report released Tuesday by…
Israel-Morocco finalise defense deal
Israel - Israel and Morocco have started to engage in bettering their diplomatic ties with the recent step being a defense deal with each other. It is a landmark agreement between the two countries that…
Amid Pandemic, First Quarter of 2021 South Africa’s…
South Africa - On Tuesday, 8 June, Stats SA stated that South Africa (GDP) grew at an annualized pace of 4.6% in the principal quarter of 2021, with business and real estate making the most…
Presidents of Kenya and South Africa urge for…
Kenya - Presidents Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya and Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa have urged more cooperation to restore peace to Africa's conflict-ridden regions. Kenyatta's two-day state visit to South Africa began with this statement.…
Here’s What Zimbabwean’s Can Buy With the New…
Zimbabwea - This week, the Central Bank of Zimbabwe presented a new 50-dollar note, the country's most noteworthy denomination since a re-visitation of utilizing Zimbabwean dollars (ZW$) as the leading currency in 2019. It joins…
Israel will no more wait from Iran to…
Israel - Iran has been aggressively doing rounds around its nuclear programme but as it inches closer to execution, Israel threatens with airstrike. Though Iran has not made any official comment nor do experts predict…
Sudan’s military reinstates PM Hamdok
Sudan - On Sunday, Sudan's military reinstated PM Abdalla Hamdok and pledged to release all political detainees. The military's statement comes weeks after deadly unrest triggered by their coup. Lately, large crowds have taken to…
Maradona was accused of sexual harassment, physical violence
Argentina -Late Footballer Diego Maradona has been accused by a Cuban woman of physically and sexually violating her and the reports about the incident were confirmed after she filed a complaint in the Argentinean courts.…
