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Nigeria Passes Long-Awaited Petroleum Industry Bill

Nigeria has finally been able to move ahead with its long overdue oil sector reform bill that was stuck since 2008 for clearance. It was indeed a historic moment for Africa’s top oil producing nation. Oil reserves were being plundered by foreign companies without proper returns or growth for the economy.  The Nigerian Parliament finally […]

Covid cases in Namibia rises

Covid cases in Namibia rises and the capacity of mortuaries run low

Namibia’s President Hage Geingob mentioned in the press interview that their country is facing a “dark and sombre moment” as coronavirus deaths and cases rapidly increase. Addressing the nation, and giving everyone a hard reality check, he adds that there have been 513 deaths in the last 15 days. It is due to the rapid […]

sudan protest

Protesters in Sudan demand that the government quit over IMF-backed reforms

Hundreds of protesters flocked to the streets across Sudan on Wednesday to demand the government’s resignation. The austerity measures implemented as part of reforms sponsored by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are the source of this concern. Some of the slogans heard among Khartoum demonstrators included “No to international financial institutions’ policies” and “The people […]

President Jacob Zuma

South Africa’s top court has condemned ex-President Jacob Zuma

The country’s top court has sentenced South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma to 15 months in prison. He has been given five days to surrender to the authorities. If that fails, the police minister will have to order his arrest. The sentencing comes after he was found guilty of contempt by the Constitutional Court for […]

Somalias long postponed indirect presidential election

Somalia’s long-postponed indirect presidential election will take place in October

The long-deferred presidential election in Somalia will finally take place on Oct. 10; the country’s political heads concurred on Tuesday, following months of political deadlock that turned violent on several occasions.  Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble’s office announced the schedule for the indirect parliamentary and presidential elections on Twitter, stating that associates had consented to […]

Covid vaccine gap

Covid vaccine gap: How South Africa hopes to bridge the divide

With South Africa’s vaccination campaign moving at a snail’s pace, President Cyril Ramaphosa has been forced to tighten lockdown restrictions in a bid to contain a third wave of the coronavirus pandemic. On the other side, Joe Biden boasts on his latest tweet that Covid is down. The economy is up. America is on the […]

Ethiopia declares a ceasefire in Tigray

Ethiopia declares a ceasefire in Tigray as rebels take control of the regional capital

On Monday, Ethiopia declared a “unilateral ceasefire” in Tigray, claiming that rebels had retaken Mekelle, the regional capital. Addis Ababa announced in a statement that it was delaying hostilities to avoid disrupting the planting season and to allow humanitarian aid to be distributed. The United Nations Security Council has been summoned to an emergency meeting […]

Rwanda and DRC

Rwanda and DRC have established an economic partnership

Following a meeting between the two presidents of state on Saturday, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda signed three bilateral cooperation agreements. The agreements were inked during Rwandan President Paul Kagame’s visit to Goma on Saturday, where he met with his Congolese counterpart Felix Tshisekedi. The agreement covers investment promotion and protection, taxation and […]

Mali Protest

Protesters in Mali demand that French troops leave, while others urge for stronger Russian help

Activists in Mali demonstrate against the presence of French troops in Bamako, calling for the evacuation of all French troops from the nation. Some carried Russian flags and banners urging Mali and Russia to work together more closely. The political fringe group ‘Yerewolo Debouts sur les remparts’ organized a rather low-key event. After heavy rains […]

Madagascar are starving

One million people in Madagascar are starving, according to the UN

According to the World Food Programme (WFP), southern Madagascar is experiencing its worst drought in four decades, with more than 1.14 million people in need of food. WFP estimates that 14,000 people are currently in dire straits, with the number rising to 28,000 by October. “We’re in the midst of the worst drought in over […]

Africa devoid of Covid 19 vaccines

African Union envoy accuses rich countries of ‘deliberately’ keeping Africa devoid of Covid-19 vaccines

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) vaccine initiative, COVAX.  The special envoy, Strive Masiyiwa said that the COVAX scheme by WHO failed to keep up with […]

Third Wave Of Pandemic

Africa Facing ‘Brutal’ Third Wave Of Pandemic As Vaccination Slows

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. With unprecedented hospital admissions and fatalities pushing health facilities to the brink, the continent falls far behind in the global […]

Southern African soldiers

Southern African countries are preparing to send soldiers to Mozambique

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, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) bloc “authorized” the deployment of the “SADC Standby Force in support of Mozambique to […]

River Nile dam

River Nile dam & growing strategic ties between Egypt & Sub-Saharan countries

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 strengthen its military and diplomatic ties with other African countries as disputes with Ethiopia continue to mount over building a […]

Sudans Prime Minister

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 an endeavor to bring together the factions steering Sudan’s fragile transition following the removal of dictator Omar al-Bashir in April […]

Libya reopens a highway

Libya reopens a highway that connects the country’s east and west

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 three days before Germany and the United Nations conduct an international meeting on Libya in Berlin. Libyan Prime Minister Abdul […]

Land Reform in South Africa

KwaZulu-Natal Court Ruling for Land Reform in South Africa

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 (king) of the Zulu people, are the “true and beneficial owners” of that land. It is clear that the alleged […]

mRNA Covid 19 vaccine

South Africa to get WHO’s mRNA Covid-19 vaccine hub

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 against Covid-19 including Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech. WHO said the hub will be open in nine to 12 months.  The decision […]