The IMF annual meeting in Bangkok has ended with a message African leaders know well. Without stronger digital connectivity, developing nations risk watching the global tech boom from the sidelines. The latest World Economic Outlook puts global growth at 3.1 percent, with inflation spiking to 4.7 percent. An AI boom is lifting economies that build […]
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, […]
Central Africa – The president of the Central African Republic has announced the end of the country’s conflict with rebel groups on Friday. The leaders said that he hereby declares a ‘unilateral ceasefire’ concerning the conflict. Yesterday, the African leader said that from now on, all the military operations from the country’s end will be […]
Tigray– Use of weapons and air offense is increasing and growing intense by each day in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray. Sensing the possibility of a fresh attack, the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) says the fighting began with airstrikes launched by the federal government last week. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has not acknowledged the offensive yet rather […]
According to Kenyan officials, the husband of Olympic runner Agnes Tirop has been apprehended and will be charged with her murder after a nationwide manhunt was started and he was apprehended in the coastal city of Mombasa while attempting to exit the country, authorities said. Ibrahim Rotich was apprehended just before 9 p.m. Thursday, according […]
Kenya – Agnes Tirop, a Kenyan runner who won bronze medals at the World Championships on two separate occasions, has died. The announcement was made by the country’s track and field federation on Wednesday. The body of the 25-year-old athlete was discovered at her home in Iten, a hamlet in western Kenya that is well-known […]
Zimbabwe – A report by a reported financial institution warned Zimbabwe of a crackling economy in the coming months. The African nation’s economy is continuously falling and there are lingering dangers especially after the US dollar is being proffered over the local currency to make transactions. The country’s main business group announced on Wednesday that […]
Africa –Matt Hancock, who has previously served as the health monter of the Boris Johnson administration, has donned a new role of the United Nations special representative to Africa on Tuesday. Addressing the same, Hancock said that he is extremely honored to have been selected by the UN to help Africa get its economy back […]
Burkina Faso – The trial for Thomas Sankara’s assassination in 1987 has been postponed until October 25 after the defense lawyers requested more time to prepare their case. Two court-appointed defense lawyers had requested a one-month postponement of the trial “in the name of the truth,” claiming that they had not had enough time to […]
Libya – Former interior minister Fathi Bashagha, the only Libyan to publicly declare his candidacy for president in the December 24 elections, has emphasized “security and economic reform” in his campaign. The election will bring an end to a year that began badly for the 59-year-old. As part of UN-led peace efforts, he was narrowly […]
Malian Foreign Affairs Minister Abdoulaye Diop addressed the media after talks in Berlin and said that Mali was very keen on getting foreign help to get their economy in the right track. He spoke about the security situation in the country and how pockets of the country and still not ready enough to let proper […]
Algeria – In the heated conversation between Presidents of Algeria and France, Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has affirmed that the return of the country’s Ambassador to France could be conditional on total respect from Paris to the North African nation. Tebboune asserted that we can’t act as if nothing happened and they are firm that […]
Tunisia – On Sunday, tens of thousands of Tunisians gathered in the capital to protest President Kais Saied’s “exceptional measures.” The latest measures have been dubbed a “coup” by government critics. Kais Saied’s dismissed the Prime Minister and froze parliament at the end of July. Many consider the president’s recent actions to be a return […]
Nigeria – In Nigeria’s 206 million population, seven million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine have been administered. A religious leader, Alhaji Lubisalah, praised the government’s efforts to combat the virus, but said the authorities should focus more on the continent’s battle against malaria, which he claims kills more people than COVID-19. After Friday prayers at […]
Sierra Leone – Sierra Leone’s president signed a bill abolishing the death sentence on Friday, claiming that the country has “exorcised ghosts of a harsh past” as a result of a long struggle to abolish the death penalty. Following the ratification of the legislation by parliament, President Julius Maada Bio signed the abolition bill during […]
Addressing the issue of Internet connectivity in Africa, Google has announced to invest $1-billion over five years to support Africa’s digital transformation. Currently, less than a third of the continent’s 1.3 billion people are connected to broadband, according to the World Bank This has pushed Tech giant, Google to take this initiative and focus on […]
President Colonel Mamady Doumbouya has appointed Mohamed Béavogui as the new PM of Guinea. He promised to serve his nation with honour and dignity. While taking the oath, Béavogui said, “The significant thing, indeed, is to form the basis for change. The proper administration and justice system are needed to improve the political conditions and […]
Ethiopia -Ethiopia has finally approved its cabinet on Wednesday after international pressure. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has decided to name a new defense minister as well as a peace minister after this time for the cabinet. The cabinet shuffle came days after he took the oath for the top position and extended his term to […]
Guinea – Colonel Mamady Doumbouya, who took power in Guinea after a military coup on September 5, named development veteran Mohamed Beavogui as prime minister in a proclamation read on national television on Wednesday. Beavogui, 68, has a distinguished career with international organizations such as the United Nations, but no experience in the national government, […]
Congo – The results of an independent investigation into the violence and sexual aggression against women in Goma, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, were issued on Tuesday, taking the issue back to the top of the political agenda. World Health Organization (WHO) workers who were involved in the Ebola outbreak between 2018 and 2020 […]