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…
Hichilema wins Zambia’s presidential race
Business tycoon and opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema won Zambia’s hotly contested presidential election on Monday, defeating incumbent Edgar Lungu. Official results, with 155 of 156 constituencies reporting, showed Hichilema securing 2,810,757 votes against Lungu’s 1,814,201.…
Egyptian and Japanese foreign ministers met to discuss…
At a meeting in Cairo on Monday, Japan's foreign minister exchanged views with his Egyptian counterpart. In a statement released by the Egyptian Foreign Ministry, Toshimitsu Motegi and his delegation discussed with Egyptian officials "methods…
Undersea Cable Network in Africa: Facebook all set…
Facebook Inc along with other world’s leading telecommunications carriers like China Mobile Ltd and MTN Group Ltd is set to further expand the already planned giant sub-sea cable in Africa. According to a statement released…
Zambia’s opposition leader, Hichilema, won the election with…
With 155 of 156 constituencies reporting, Hichilema received 2,810,757 votes to President Edgar Lungu's 1,814,201 votes. The 59-year-old veteran opposition politician overcame his long-time foe, Lungu, in a bruising election held against the backdrop of…
Algeria investigates the death of a guy accused…
According to Algeria's official APS news agency, an Algerian prosecutor has ordered an investigation into the death of a man who was slain by a mob after being accused of starting a fire that ravaged…
AU monitors report high tensions before and after…
Following the Thursday vote to pick Zambia's new leader, African Union election observers reported heightened tensions in the country. The mission also confirmed that tensions between the incumbent ruling Patriotic Front (PF) and the opposition…
OLAM’s survey reveals Covid-19’s devastating impact on Africa’s…
Covid-19 has disturbed food suppliers around the world. As per a new survey by Agribusiness Olam International, farmers across the globe are suffering harsh repercussions due to the pandemic. It is one of the world’s…
2021, a lethal year for terrorist attacks in…
"In Burkina Faso, the conflict reached record levels in May and June, with the country's two deadliest attacks ever recorded. The attacks targeted, respectively, civilians and the Burkinabe police and occurred in Solan and Balibago…
Zambia votes for its next president today
Zambians, on Thursday, started voting in an election showdown between President Edgar Lungu and his opposition rival Hakainde Hichilema - after a tense campaign overshadowed by economic woes and the overall impacts of the coronavirus…
Wildfires in Algeria have displaced at least 600…
Wildfires near Algeria's capital have forced "more than 600 families" to flee their homes, according to an Algerian Red Crescent spokesperson. According to Nafissa Toumi, the fires in Algeria have killed 65 people and injured…
Ivory Coast: Gbagbo proposes the formation of a…
During an extraordinary meeting on Monday in Treichville-Abidjan, the co-founder of the Ivorian Popular Front (FPI) and former President of the Republic, Laurent Gbagbo, proposed a new party creation to overcome the division with the…
Following a case of the Marburg virus, WHO…
At least four people have been identified as contacts of a man who died in Guinea from the Ebola-like Marburg virus, according to the World Health Organization, which has sent specialists to the West African…
Nigeria’s ‘kidnap epidemic’: over 200 school children kidnappings…
Northern Nigeria is witnessing a worsening form of violence – school children are regularly being abducted by armed bandits. This year till now over 1000 students have been kidnapped from schools. Many have been released…
Unusually low rainfall has impacted communities around Malawi’s…
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) issued a warning on Monday, saying that greenhouse gas levels in the atmosphere are already high enough to cause climate change for decades, if not millennia. Lake Chilwa,…
Egypt is relocating the Pharaoh’s solar boat to…
Authorities in Egypt announced on Saturday that the Pharaonic solar boat of ancient King Khufu has been relocated to the Grand Egyptian Museum, which is located near the world-famous Giza Pyramids. The boat was discovered…
Rwandan soldiers deployed in Mozambique against jihadists
The war in Mozambique against the Islamic extremist group Ansar al-Sunna al Shabaab is the first real turning point since 2017. Thanks to the army of an unexpected actor: Rwanda. After denying the conflict and…
Nigerian authorities have issued a warning about an…
The recent surge of terror and gang-related actions conducted by both Islamic State jihadists and bandits in Nigeria's northeastern and northwestern regions has generated concerns among Nigerian officials. In terms of security, the recent spike…
The president of Tunisia has appointed Ali Mrabet…
Tunisian President Kais Saied has named Ali Mrabet as his new health minister, according to the presidency. Mrabet is a military doctor and an epidemiologist and public health lecturer. His appointment comes as Tunisia prepares…
