According to the latest report from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Zambia is among the ten African countries expected to record the strongest economic growth in 2025. The report forecasts that Zambia's gross domestic product…
Electrical buses have sanitizer sprinklers, wi-fi, ports for…
In Kampala, street vendors, erratic drivers and hundreds of commuter taxis contribute to the traffic chaos in the city centre every day. But after road tests around Kampala last week, Kiira Motors newly released 12-metre…
Kenya: It’s time we prioritize the textile and…
COVID-19 pandemic has caused an unprecedented disturbance on social, political and economic structures all over the world. World leading economies have been brought to an almost complete halt. International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned of…
Zimbabwe govt shift policy on cannabis farming
The government of Zimbabwe has announced a change in the policy that governs the investment and production of medicinal cannabis in the country. Last year, the government approved the industrial production of hemp for the…
Battles over corn import regulation
The stakes around maize importation have always been high, but they could have just gone a notch higher. Government agencies are now engaged in a fierce behind-the-scenes battles over which one of them should be…
Zimbabwe: Medical team hails local laboratory tests
The visiting Chinese anti-Covid-19 medical delegation has given the thumbs up to Zimbabwe’s National Microbiology Reference Laboratory in Harare. Chinese laboratory scientist Dr Zhang Di said the facility was at par with the laboratory he…
KRA urges Kenyans to file their returns
The Kenya Revenue Authority has urged Kenyans to file their 2019 annual tax returns before the June 30 deadline, the coronavirus pandemic notwithstanding. “As we continue to stay at home so as to avert the…
Egypt set to step up crackdown on journalists…
UNESCO launched a global campaign this year called “Journalism without fear or favor” to celebrate journalists on World Press Freedom Day on May 3. But in Egypt, the celebration had a different taste with more…
Sudan and Egypt set to resume talks on…
Sudan and Egypt have resumed talks on pending issues over the Nile dam project in Ethiopia, the Sudanese Council of Ministers said Tuesday. The council said in a statement that the meeting was attended by…
UAE develops rapid laser testing technology for coronavirus
QuantLase Imaging Lab, the Abu Dhabi Stock Exchange-listed medical research arm of the International Holdings Company, IHC, announced that it has developed novel equipment that allows for much faster mass screening, with test results available…
NNPC set to build hospitals in 14 states
To strengthen the nation’s health sector, the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mele Kyari, is set to build robust medical facilities in 14 states. He made the disclosure in Abuja…
Egypt tightens COVID-19 restrictions for Eid holiday
Egypt will bring forward the start of its curfew by four hours to 5 p.m. and halt public transport from May 24 for six days during the Eid holiday, as it seeks to curb the…
East African truck drivers face COVID-19 backlash
Kenya’s Namanga border has been classified as a high-risk area by the government after recording a high number of COVID-19 infections in the area, especially among truck drivers. Drivers who transport essential goods to Uganda,…
‘I feel blessed,’ says the latest Muslim who…
The 23-year-old Ugandan barista became a Muslim just four days before the UAE fasting month began on April 24. His first ever Ramadan is filled with prayer and fasting, and ample free time to learn…
Nigeria: Electricity workers threaten strike over sack of…
The Senior Staff Association of Electricity and Allied Companies (SSAEAC) has threatened to resume its pending strike, if a purported letter sacking its President, Mr Chris Okonkwo, was not withdrawn immediately. The association General Secretary,…
Limpopo farmer fights municipality for compensation
An 85-year-old farmer has accused a Limpopo local municipality of refusing to compensate him for fire damages after municipal workers allegedly torched his farm while burning rubbish. Harold Ramahala of Mohlaka Mosoma village in Bolobedu,…
Egypt presses on with new capital in the…
While Egypt’s economy has stumbled due to the coronavirus outbreak, construction at a new capital taking shape east of Cairo is continuing at full throttle after a short pause to adjust working practices, officials say.…
Prisons capacity enhanced as virus claims three more…
The Health ministry in partnership with county governments has begun enhancing capacity in prisons to combat the spread of the coronavirus. The ministry has identified prisons as one of the high-risk areas after some inmates…
S. Africa deports 900 undocumented migrants
More than 900 undocumented migrants from Southern African countries were deported to their original nations last week, said a South African official on Monday. Bongani Bongo, chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs of…
