Despite the fact that the Ugandan economy continues growing before the expected commercial production of oil, the country now has to deal with debt issues and pressure on its budget due to the need to have another IMF programme. It is expected that the International Monetary Fund will send its mission to Uganda in September […]
Cameroon has claimed the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) for the first time after defeating dream team Malawi with a 3-0 scoreline in Rabat in what can only be described as an impressive comeback, as they started their journey by failing to qualify for the event. Marie Ngah got two goals, and Naomi Eto […]
The migrants’ crisis in Spain’s territory of Ceuta has been getting darker since more than a dozen women who crossed Ceuta en masse on July 30 said that they sleep in the open air near the state-administered migrants’ reception center with hundreds of others. Report on the Ceuta migrants’ crisis by Reuters. As the authorities […]
The launch of the election campaign season for Nigeria’s 2027 presidential election begins this week. The president of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is running for re-election, although the Nigerian president has come under attack due to his inability to solve problems of the economy, an increase in living costs, and insecurity in the country. Voters […]
A record number of humanitarian workers have been killed, injured or kidnapped in 2025, with the UN sounding alarm bells over increasingly difficult conditions faced by aid workers, as conflicts escalate and the use of armed drones increases. The latest report shows that a record 907 humanitarian workers were either killed, injured or kidnapped in […]
An estimated number of at least 24 people lost their lives as gunmen raided the Bin-Per community located in Mangu Local Government Area in Plateau State of Nigeria, with women and children being amongst those who were killed in the attacks. The gunmen attacked the community when the people in the community were asleep and […]
Zambia’s tension after the country’s elections has been heightened by the detention of 11 people, some of them senior members of the opposition, and the confiscation of weapons, based on allegations from the government of an attempted armed insurrection. This detention of people took place just days after Zambia conducted its presidential election, where the […]
An outbreak of cholera in northern Cameroon has resulted in more than 1,000 cases and at least 28 deaths since mid-July, according to health authorities. The outbreak has added strain to the healthcare facilities in the area, as a lack of clean water and poor sanitation is making it difficult for health authorities to control […]
Mozambique’s long-held dreams of natural gas have got a fresh boost following an estimated $1.1 billion contract award by ExxonMobil for the Rovuma LNG Phase 1 project in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado region. The signing of the contracts represents a big leap towards FID for the project, whose objective is to build onshore LNG facilities with […]
The sixth edition of DR Congo Fashion Week put Kinshasa’s well-known La Sape movement in the global spotlight once again, uniting fashion designers, stylists and traditional sapeurs from both banks of the Congo River. The festival was devoted to La Sape, which is an abbreviation of Société des Ambianceurs et des Personnes Élégantes, which is […]
The government of Mali’s military junta has tightened its clampdown on the country’s critics after sentencing well-known broadcaster Mohamed Youssouf Bathily, popularly known as Ras Bath, and social media activist Rokia Doumbia to seven years in jail. The Court of Appeal in the capital city of Bamako found them guilty on August 17 of engaging […]
Somali was a heavy fight in the strategic city of Baidoa in Somalia as the federal military forces engaged in a battle against armed militia loyal to the former president of the Southwest State, Abdiaziz Hassan Mohamed Laftagareen. Federal forces managed to expel the opposing force from the city after a long period of fighting. […]
South African rail freight operator Traxtion is spending 3.4 billion rand (equivalent to $210 million) to buy locomotives and freight wagons, as more African nations liberalize state railway networks to allow private companies to operate them. The investment entails the acquisition of 46 locomotives and 920 freight wagons, and Traxtion hopes to benefit from the […]
Zambian presidential elections have come to a close with President Hakainde Hichilema clearly in the lead as the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) continues to tally up the results of the voting held on August 13. While the counting process was initially based on the figures presented in the first report for about 49 constituencies, […]
Cameroon won their first Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) title, defeating newcomers to the tournament, Malawi, by 3-0 in the final held in Rabat. The win was the end of many failed attempts at the WAFCON title, as Cameroon had been losing the last three WAFCON finals. As for Malawi, their participation in the […]
There has been a stunning turn of events for the first book by Zimbabwean writer Sue Nyathi, who received an initial refusal from publishers because of a lack of demand for stories about married men leading several relationships at once. However, Nyathi did not want to stop. In 2012, she found an editor, typesetter, and […]
More bodies have been recovered in Zimbabwe’s Lake Kariba ferry accident on Sunday, taking the toll to 80, according to the latest figures. This marks a deadly tragedy that occurred after a passenger ferry overturned in rough water, creating one of the worst transportation accidents in the country. The ferry disaster on Zimbabwe’s Lake Kariba […]
The latest Ebola outbreak, the fastest-spreading one to date in the Democratic Republic of Congo, is encountering yet another obstacle amid unpaid health workers, under-resourced surveillance teams, and temporary closures of treatment centers. Community health workers in eastern Congo are continuing their efforts to trace people at risk of infection in this latest Ebola outbreak. […]
The relationship between Spain and Morocco is facing new challenges as Madrid rejects negotiations regarding Ceuta and Melilla’s sovereignty, two Spanish territories located on the North African coast. The conflict between both countries has arisen amid new tensions about immigration and borders. Spain has clearly shown that it does not want to consider Ceuta and […]
At the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON), Morocco and Algeria will meet again and play for the bronze medal after their semi-final upsets. The teams will fight for the medal at the Olympic Stadium in Rabat after their unfortunate loss in the semi-finals, when the players sought to play better in order to […]