Florida Governor Ron DeSantis issued a proclamation on December 9th wherein he made both the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) and the Muslim Brotherhood foreign terrorist organizations in Florida. The Governor’s announcement was made via social media (X, previously Twitter) and comes on the heels of increasing scrutiny by the United States toward organizations […]
In Africa, gender pay equality is becoming a force with governments, activists and organisations demanding to bridge the perennial gap between men and women in terms of wages. Although women contribute to national economies to a great extent, especially in such areas as the health care industry, education, and agriculture, unequal pay is still observed. […]
A 50-year-old woman infected with Ebola has died in western Uganda, a day after her five-year-old grandson died. They are the first two cases reported in the country since the virus spread from neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo, where nearly 1,400 people have died. Three suspected Ebola patients have also run away from an isolation […]
Jubilee administration’s ambitious spending has pushed Kenyans to a tight corner at a time when the country’s revenue has remained stagnant over the years. In a move seen to accommodate campaign pledges, President Uhuru Kenyatta has spent more than Sh10 trillion in the last six years but only managed to raise about Sh6 trillion in […]
The African Development Bank and its partners on Wednesday launched the Africa Digital Financial Inclusion Facility (ADFI), designed to aid safety and expansion of digital financial transactions in Africa. The Fund, launched at the Bank’s Annual Meetings in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, is supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Agence Française de Développement […]
Three cases of Ebola have been confirmed in Uganda, a neighbouring country to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, officials said on Wednesday June 12. On Tuesday, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that a 5-year-old boy had been diagnosed in Uganda, apparently after crossing over from the DRC. WHO officials said it was the […]
Amnesty and Human Rights Watch have warned UN peacekeepers against withdrawing from Sudan at a time when the Janjaweed militia is not only keeping up war crimes in Darfur but also taking its “despicable brutality” to Khartoum. “It’s hard to imagine a worse time to decide to close UNAMID,” the United Nations? African Union Mission […]
Two Canadian women who were abducted earlier this month in Ghana have been rescued, authorities said. Ghana’s information ministry said the rescue operation was completed early Wednesday in the south-central Ashanti region. No other details were immediately available. The women, aged 19 and 20, were taken at the Kumasi Royal Golf Club on June 4 […]
Former Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo, Goodluck Jonathan were conspicuously absent at the Eagles Square venue of the 2019 Democracy Day celebration when the event started. Former presidents and Heads of state were scheduled to arrive the venue by 9.35am Obasanjo apart from criticising President Muhammadu Buhari’s first term administration had advised Buhari not to run for […]
A case of Ebola has been confirmed in Uganda, ten months after the deadly virus was confirmed in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The 5-year-old Congolese child, who entered Uganda on June 9 through Bwera Border post, is receiving care, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday. “This is the first confirmed case in […]
A ship carrying 75 refugees has been in stranded in international waters near Tunisia for 11 days after authorities refused to allow it to dock. The Tunisian Red Crescent said on Sunday that an Egyptian tugboat rescued 75 migrants in Tunisia’s territorial waters, but it is still stranded 25 kilometres from Zarzis, after authorities refused […]
Botswana’s High Court has overturned a law criminalizing consensual same-sex relations. Under section 164 of Botswana’s Penal Code, same sex relations was an offense that carried a maximum sentence of seven years’ imprisonment. The case was brought to court in March by Letsweletse Motshidiemang, a 21-year-old student at the University of Botswana, who argued that […]
Multiple media sources in Kenya are reporting that the government has closed a border with neighbouring Somalia indefinitely with cross border trade banned in the process. The specific border point is the Lamu County area, one of four border crossings between the two neighbours. They are also joined by Mandera, Wajir and Garissa Counties. The […]
Rwandan businesses who operate in Tanzania are optimistic of improved trade flow between the two countries after Tanzania promised to relax some of the Non-Tariff Barriers (NTBs) that were making business difficult for them. Tanzanian businesses operating in Rwanda include Azam Industries, Bakhresa, Azam Media, among others, while Rwandan companies like Sulfo Rwanda, and Pharmalab, […]
Reports indicate that scores of people have been killed in central Mali in what is believed to be a terrorist attack. The local news portal, Mali Jet, said in its report that the incident happened in the night of Sunday to Monday in town of Sobanou. Some international news outlets, including the BBC and French […]
June 10: Day Two of social shutdown Reports indicate that the streets of Sudan’s capital, Khartoum remain largely deserted on Monday, the second day of an indefinite civil disobedience campaign. Many people heeded the call from protest and opposition groups for civil disobedience and the majority of businesses and offices in the capital, Khartoum are […]
Zimbabwean sex workers are now demanding payment for their services in US dollars as the local currency continues to lose value. According to My Zimbabwe , sex workers say because they need to pay in US dollars for things like accommodation and medical services, they saw the need to switch from the local currency to […]
India’s automobile major Mahindra won the Gold Award here for fairing on various indicators, including level of satisfaction among its network of dealers and the manner of allocation of vehicles to them. Mahindra, which has been in South Africa for the past 16 years, received the award on Friday from the country’s National Automobile Dealers’ […]
While the world has been focused on, among other things, the consequences for food prices of the US trade war with China and Mexico, something else happened: It rained. A lot. That will affect US maize production, and could lift prices for SA’s maize producers. When the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its […]
A Nigerian radio and television station owned by an opposition politician resumed broadcasting Saturday after a court order temporarily overturned a ban imposed for alleged “inflammatory” content and unpaid licence fees. The Federal High Court in the capital Abuja on Friday said African Independent Television (AIT) and RayPower FM radio should be allowed to operate […]