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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 capital-intensive non-core businesses. CBA’s CEO Matt Comyn stated that the structure of the deal would guarantee the product would stay […]
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 to expand interest for the people of South Africa. However, there are still queries about whether people will like to […]
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 declared a new civilian government and committed to stick to a timeline for elections early next year. After weeks of […]
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 the country. Due to the pandemic, the elections got delayed which were supposed to happen last year. Abiy Ahmed rose […]
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 fast increasing, particularly around major events such as national elections. Facebook took down accounts that it claimed were spreading false […]
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 the administration, which has designated 21 days of national mourning, as reported on television by Cabinet Secretary Simon Miti. President […]
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 issued bythe World Bank office in Rabat, the loan has been approved under its Financial and Digital Inclusion Development Policy […]
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 out a way around a huge crowd of supporters via heavy security vehicles to his political party’s campaign headquarters where […]
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 condemns sexual brutality against women and girls in the Tigray region in Ethiopia and urges it to be immediately stopped. […]
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 or experiencing acute shortage of AstraZeneca vaccine in national capital Kampala, and other regional hubs including Jinga, Soroti, Gulu, Masaka […]
The South African government has announced tough steps to combat the coronavirus’s third wave. President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Tuesday that the curfew hours would be extended and that the sale of alcohol would be prohibited, among other steps, to combat the virus’s spread. In a nationally televised address, Ramaphosa stated that the recent spike […]