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…
Cooking up a storm: Mali unsettles region with…
Mali - Mali has triggered a storm in the Sahel region by its discussions over replacing the celebrated French troops with Russian mercenaries. The government is currently in talks with Wagner group, a Russian private…
Nigeria Celebrates its Independence amid Hardships.
Nigeria - Despite mounting security difficulties and a depreciated currency, Nigeria celebrated its 61st Independence Day on Friday in Abuja. President Muhammadu Buhari remarked in a televised address that the prior 18 months had been…
Thousands of children pushed into Child Labour in…
Sub-Saharan Africa - Child labour in Africa is surging at all-time high. With thousands of children being forced into child labour every day, leading child rights activists called for a global social protection fund to…
Najla Bouden becomes first female Prime Minister as…
Tunisia - In a first for the Arab world, the Tunisian president announces Najla Bouden Ramadhane to be the next Prime Minister of the country. Amid the turbulent situation in the country, president Kais Saied…
Angola and Spain have strengthened their political and…
Angola - Political and economic connections between Angola and Spain are increasing. Joo Lourenço, the president of Angola, paid another visit to Madrid as part of his international trip, which has already taken him to…
African Banks needs to make bold decisions post-pandemic
Djibouti - With the global shutdown having impacted countries that account for over 80 percent of global GDP, the World Trade Organisation (WTO) recently warned that, as a worst-case, trade could collapse by the end of this…
Sexual abuse in the DRC is the result…
Congo - Independent investigators appointed by the World Health Organization (WHO) to investigate allegations of sexual abuse by WHO employees in the Democratic Republic of Congo presented a report Tuesday that found "clear structural faults"…
Bagosora, a key mastermind of the Rwandan genocide,…
- Rwanda - Theoneste Bagosora was known as the "Colonel of the Apocalypse" or the "Himmler of Rwanda." Following a stellar military career that propelled him to the highest levels of power, he became the…
South Africa’s Tourism Suffers, Urges the UK to…
South Africa - South Africa is worried as it continues to be on the UK's travel red list, despite decreasing Covid-19 cases. The travel status negatively affects the South African tourism sector, also disappointing people…
Sudanese Failed Coup Bares Prolonged Disunity In Government
Sudan - The recent attempt of a coup being organized by elements supporting the jailed Sudanese leader Omar al-Bashir. It was busted. But with that, something unprecedented was exposed. According to media sources, PM Abdalla…
Nigerians Mourn the loss of Troops in a…
Nigeria - Nigerians buried jihadists who had been killed in an attack. After being ambushed by IS-affiliated jihadists in violence-wracked northeast Borno state, at least eight troops were slain and several others went missing. A…
Rwandan President Paul Kagame pays a visit to…
Mozambique - Rwandan President Paul Kagame paid a visit to Cabo Delgado in northern Mozambique to underscore the importance of cooperation between the two countries. President Nyusi met with Kagame, who emphasized that the battle…
An electric anti-poaching project in Uganda has been…
Uganda - Zikulabe Isaac is a local farmer who owns a 3-acre onion, cotton, and coffee farm that shares the park's fence. They used to sleep outside their homes guarding the crops against game before…
Libyans protest against the no-confidence vote in the…
Libya - Tripoli, the capital of the oil-rich North African country of Libya witnessed hundreds of civilians on to its streets protesting against the decision of lawmakers to pass a no-confidence vote in the transitional…
Tanzania-Uganda Partner for a Major Pipeline Project
Tanzania - Two African countries Tanzania and Uganda have partnered for a major pipeline project under a private sector deal. The two nations have reportedly given theri nod on four key issues that need to…
Africa Adopts Emission Strategies ahead of Climate Summit
- Africa. President Cyril Ramaphosa initiated the Climate Commission in March this year to set a more ambitious emissions reduction target in the leadup to a United Nations climate conference in November. The commission’s first…
Sudan’s Floods have Affected around 288,000 People, According…
Dawood Kour, a South Sudanese refugee who came to Sudan to escape a life of displacement, was forced back onto the streets after his shaky shelter was flooded. Kour crossed the border in November, fleeing…
UN peace efforts suffer huge blow, PM urges…
The peace keeping efforts initiated by the United Nations have suffered a huge blow as the Libyan eastern parliament has passed a no-confidence vote in the country’s unity government. Post the result, the prime minister…