Gambia: Parliament must not lift the ban against female genital mutilation
Responding to the upcoming vote in Gambia’s parliament on 18 March on a bill to reverse the ban on female…
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC): Reinstating executions shows a callous disregard for human rights
Responding to the news that the Democratic Republic of Congo’s government wants to resume executions, after a hiatus of two…
EnerGeo Alliance to Discuss African Exploration Prospects at Angola Oil & Gas (AOG) 2024 Houston Event
Nikki Martin, President&CEO of global trade association EnerGeo Alliance, will deliver a presentation on Geophysical Studies&African Exploration Prospects at the…
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board Approves US$1.3 Billion under the Resilience and Sustainability Facility for Cote d’Ivoire
The IMF Executive Board approved a 30-month RSF arrangement for Côte d’Ivoire for a total amount of SDR975.6 million (approximately…
African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) condemns attack on Hotel in Mogadishu
The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) strongly condemns the Thursday night attack on the SYL Hotel in Mogadishu…
Tunisia: World Bank Projects Boost Food Security, Economic Opportunities
The World Bank’s Board of Directors approved two new loans worth US$520 million yesterday, providing additional financing to address Tunisia’s…
Ghana set to reappoint Otto Addo as Black Stars coach
Ghana are set to reappoint Otto Addo as head coach of the Black Stars. The 48-year-old will leave German Bundesliga…
Mass burial for unidentified drug victims in Sierra Leone
The bodies of 32 unidentified people – 25 men and seven women – who had all died after taking the…
Charity’s warning after asylum seeker death decision
No charges will be brought over the death of a young asylum seeker being cared for at a mental health…
Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) faces probe over pregnancy, HIV tests for recruits
Kenyan MPs are investigating the recent recruitment of tax revenue workers after it emerged that some applicants were rejected after…
South Africa: Minister of Executive Council (MEC) Anroux Marais on scheduled sporting and cultural events taking place this weekend
The upcoming weekend will see another great schedule of sporting and cultural events taking place in our province. For our…
Somalia’s Syl hotel attacked by al-Shabab fighters in Mogadishu
Militants from the al-Shabab group have attacked a hotel near the presidential palace in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu, security sources and…
Ousmane Sonko and Bassirou Diomaye Faye: Senegal opposition leaders freed days before election
Senegal’s opposition leader Ousmane Sonko and the presidential candidate he is backing in this month’s delayed election, Bassirou Diomaye Faye,…
Olubadan of Ibadan: Nigerian philosopher and monarch dies aged 81
Nigerians in the south of the country are mourning a traditional Yoruba monarch who has died after just two years…
South Africa, Nigeria, Ghana, Liberia and Ivory Coast hit by major internet outages
Major internet disruption has been reported in various countries across Africa. Widespread outages were reported on Thursday in countries including…
Uganda: Government urged to reign over Nakaseke teachers plight
The incident in Nakaseke, where the district chairperson, Ignatius Kiwanuka Koomu subjected primary school teachers to exams, has drawn the…
Ambassador of Belarus P.Vziatkin meets the Minister of Agriculture and Livestock Development of Kenya
On March 14, 2024 theAmbassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus, Pavel Vziatkin, met with the Minister of…
East African Petroleum Conference 2025 preparations commence as Uganda hands over to Tanzania
The stage is set for the 11th East African Petroleum Conference and Exhibition 2025 (EAPCE’25), scheduled to take place from…
Kajo-Keji Conference Seeks to Reconcile Communities to Chart Common Destiny of Peace
The people of Kajo-Keji County have pledged to mend ties to chart a future of peace and the kind of…
Trina Solar Exhibiting Integrated Energy Solutions at Solar & Storage Live Africa
Trina Solar (www.TrinaSolar.com), a global leader in smart PV and energy storage solutions, announced its participation at Solar&Storage Live Africa,…