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…
African Union envoy accuses rich countries of ‘deliberately’…
The African Union special envoy to African vaccine acquisition task team has accused richest countries of deliberately keeping Africa devoid of Covid-19 vaccines and failing to provide the promised vaccines under WHO’s (World Health Organization)…
Africa Facing ‘Brutal’ Third Wave Of Pandemic As…
Africa is facing a vicious coronavirus resurgence. With just under 5.3 million reported cases and around 139,000 deaths among its nearly 1.3 billion people, it is now seeing the Delta variant of virus in people.…
Southern African countries are preparing to send soldiers…
Southern African countries agreed on Wednesday to send troops to northern Mozambique to assist stop a deadly jihadist insurgency that has wreaked devastation for the past three years. At the end of a one-day session,…
River Nile dam & growing strategic ties between…
Egypt after a being sucked into Israel – Arab conflict for long, has decided to return to its original stakes in Africa, and more specifically in the Sub-Saharan Africa region. Egypt is now trying to…
Sudan’s Prime Minister has warned of military schisms
Sudan's prime minister warned on Tuesday of "very concerning" divisions inside the country's security services and called for political reconciliation between civilian and military factions. Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok made the remarks as he unveiled…
Libya reopens a highway that connects the country’s…
On Sunday, Libya's interim authorities reopened the Mediterranean coastal roadway that connects the country's long-divided eastern and western capitals, in the latest attempt to reconcile the country after years of civil war. It comes just…
KwaZulu-Natal Court Ruling for Land Reform in South…
In a landmark judgment a South African high court, the verdict is out stating in the favour of the people who are living in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, notionally held in trust by the Ingonyama…
South Africa to get WHO’s mRNA Covid-19 vaccine…
WHO (World Health Organization) is setting up a “tech transfer hub” in South Africa that would enable African companies to start manufacturing mRNA vaccines. This technology is used in some of the most promising vaccines…
CBA sells the general insurance unit in $1b…
The Commonwealth Bank consented to offer its Australian general insurance business to the Hollard Group in an intricate deal that could be valued at $1 billion as it continues to advance the bank and leave…
South Africa: National Treasury makes changes in Pension…
The National Treasury in March 2021 had published a draft amendment to regulation 28 of the Pension Funds Act for public comment in South Africa. It is expected to make it simpler for retirement funds…
ECOWAS maintains Mali’s suspension despite the presence of…
On Saturday, West African states said they will continue to monitor events in Mali following a coup before removing the country's suspension from a regional grouping. Following Colonel Assimi Goiter’s coup in May, Bamako has…
Ethiopia votes in greatest electoral test yet for…
Ethiopia was voting on Monday in the greatest electoral test yet for Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed as war and logistical issues meant ballots wouldn’t be cast in more than 100 constituencies of the 547 across…
Misinformation about the Ethiopian elections is circulating on…
Some online users have been spreading false information and claims as Ethiopia prepares for legislative elections on Monday. In comparison to other African countries, Ethiopians have limited access to social media, but its use is…
Kenneth Kaunda, Zambia’s founding father, has been mourned…
Kenneth Kaunda, the 97-year-old former president of Zambia, died peacefully at 2:30 p.m. (1230 GMT) on Thursday of pneumonia in a military hospital where he had been receiving treatment since Monday. The news comes from…
Morocco to receive $450 mn in loan from…
The World Bank has approved a $450 million dollar loan for Morocco with the aim to support economic and social reforms in the country in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. As per a statement…
West Africa: Former Côte d’Ivoire president is back…
On Thursday, former president of Côte d’Ivoire Laurent Gbagbo touched down on home soil after ten years in exile abroad when he received permission to return from President Alassane Ouattara’s government. Gbagbo anyhow managed to figure…
International community condemns sexual violence in Tigray, Ethiopia
The act of sexual violence during the war isn't new, it is perhaps the oldest way of efficient persecution and oppression in war times and it's anything but an element of genocide. The International community…
Uganda battles Covid third wave amid oxygen &…
African country of Uganda is battling third wave of Covid-19 currently amid acute shortage of vaccines and oxygen supply. Panic has swept across country’s authorities and healthcare framework as reports come in of running out…
