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 presidents resist term limits: Guinea, Burundi, Cameroon,…
Guinea’s president Alpha Conde has become the latest African head of state to seek an extension his legal mandate, a move that fuelled protests in the country this week. If Conde tries to run for…
Nigeria: CDD Evaluates Buhari’s Economic Policies, Advises Govt
The Centre for Democracy and Development, CDD, has pointed out how President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government can improve on its economic policies. CDD stated that Buhari government needs to increase capital investments and reforms in…
Salah Faces Late Liverpool Fitness Test
Liverpool will make a late call on the fitness of Mohamed Salah and Joel Matip ahead of Sunday's trip to Manchester United, while Alisson looks set to return. Salah, the Egypt forward, injured his ankle…
Quintessence of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania
Rising 5,895 meters high, Mount Kili is Africa’s highest peak. Easily on top of most people’s bucket list (including mine), every year many make the pilgrimage to climb the barren landscape of the mountain to…
Ugandan becomes first black woman to visit all…
Uganda’s Jessica Nabongo has become the first black woman to visit all 195 countries in the world. Nabongo, whose Ugandan parents emigrated to the United States, was born in the Detroit City of Michigan state.…
#SexForGrades: BBC Africa Open Can of Worms In…
The BBC Africa Eye has released a year-long investigation documenting the sexual harassment behaviour of some lecturers at the University of Lagos and the University of Ghana. In the 13-minute video released by the media…
UK: Zimbabwe Fashion Showcase Features Awe-Inspiring Designs
Zimbabwe Fashion Showcase has always been a place of effortless style, class and an overflow of talent, and this year was no different. The tradeshow, which ran under the theme #ThisIsAfrica, yet again redefined what…
Ethiopia’s capital hosts Oromo Irrecha festival
Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa will on Saturday host the annual Irrecha thanksgiving festival, that is expected to bring together millions of Oromos from all over the country. The country’s prime minister, biy Ahmed, urged all…
African Tribe of the Day: The Bushman, San…
Population about 80000 between South Africa , Botswana and Namibia Known as the first people of South Africa , the Khoisan are renowned for their close connection to nature , their nomadic lifestyle and their…
Ghana: Cocoa Producer Price up by 8.42 Percent
Government has announced a new producer price of cocoa for the 2019/2020 crop season from GH¢7,640 to GH¢8,240 per tonne. The increment represents 8.42 per cent meaning that a bag (64kg) of cocoa beans would…
Cameroon: Wardress beheaded in restive NW Region
The decapitated body of a wardress was discovered in the North West Region on Monday on the day the Major National Dialogue was opening in the capital, Yaounde. Ayafor Florence, warder at the Bamenda main…
Nigeria @ 59: Buhari vows to fight cybercrime
President Muhammadu Buhari says his administration ’ s attention is increasingly being focused on cybercrimes and the abuse of technology through hate speech and other divisive material being propagated on social media . The Nigerian…
African Tribe of the Day – The Samburu…
The Samburu tribe from north - central Kenya are pastoralists from the great plains of the Samburu region . They are closely related to the Maasai people of Kenya and are said to have migrated…
Mugabe Funeral: Zimbabwe Ex-President Laid to Rest in…
Zimbabwe's former President Robert Mugabe is being laid to rest in the rural village where he was born, three weeks after his death at the age of 95. He is being buried in the courtyard…
African Culture of the Day – The Zulu…
The Zulu people are the largest ethnic group in South Africa . They are descended from East African origins and over centuries , migrated south during what is a called the great Bantu migration .…
Mugabe To Be Buried In Zvimba This Weekend…
ZimLive reports that former body will be buried in Zvimba in a private ceremony this weekend after the Mugabe family decided against a National Heroes Acre burial. The body could leave the Blue Roof Mansion…
Ex-French president Jacques Chirac dies
Former French President Jacques Chirac has died at the age of 86, his son-in-law said on Thursday. Chirac was president of France from 1995-2007. Under his presidency, France entered into the single European currency and…
Iheanacho ends 368-days goal drought as Leicester beat…
Super Eagles forward Kelechi Iheanacho ends 368-days goal drought as Leicester City beat Luton 4-0 in the Carabao Cup third round at Kenilworth Road. The 22-year-old Nigeria international came on for the last 19 minutes…
