Gearbox: Kenya’s high-tech hardware hub
In Nairobi, engineer Kamau Gachigi is trying to change that. He set up an innovation lab called Gearbox, providing entrepreneurs…
Miss Universe reacts to historic moment at top beauty pageants
Source: CNN Africa
O’Plerou Grebet has created more than 300 African emojis
“I noticed that media and most articles about Africa were talking about the bad sides of the continent only. They…
East Africa is suffering its worst invasion of desert locusts in 25 years
The invasion poses an unprecedented threat to food security in the entire sub region, where over 19 million people in…
Billions of locusts swarm through East Africa after year of extreme weather
Issued on: 24/01/2020 – 19:08Modified: 24/01/2020 – 19:08 Billions of locusts swarming through East Africa are the result of extreme…
Young refugees in Kenya take a VR school trip to London’s National Gallery
The students explored the gallery’s paintings and received a lesson from artist Lisa Milroy through the equipment, in a project…
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DR Congo: Crimes and no punishment
Issued on: 24/01/2020 – 15:10Modified: 24/01/2020 – 15:10 This Friday, January 24, the Democratic Republic of Congo marks the first…
Lubuto Library Partners: Helping vulnerable children in Africa
Issued on: 24/01/2020 – 11:54Modified: 24/01/2020 – 11:54 In Africa’s Bemba language, the word Lubuto means “knowledge, enlightenment and light”.…
Rwanda accuses a pastor’s daughter of treason and espionage
Despite the charges, Umuhoza has still so far not appeared before a court. Umuhoza, 25, is one of many people…
Police in Lesotho want to question Prime Minster Thabane in ex-wife’s killing
In a letter addressed to Thabane on Monday, Lesotho’s Deputy Police Commissioner Paseke Mokete urged the Prime Minister to attend…
Thousands of Nigerian slum dwellers left homeless after mass eviction
Residents described scenes of panic and confusion Tuesday as hundreds of navy personnel pushed into Tarkwa Bay and neighboring island…
Ivorian Voters Hope for Peaceful 2020 Election
With fewer than 10 months to go until Ivory Coast’s presidential election voters are hoping that, this time around, the…
Zimbabwean billionaire pays striking doctors to return to work
Junior doctors in the country’s public hospitals downed tools in September to protest poor wages which had been worsened by…
This star player is inspiring a new generation of athletes through basketball
The Gabonese basketball star said the sport made her feel “free,” and she learned to play the game after a…
Libya’s neighbours meet in Algiers in bid to diffuse crisis
Issued on: 23/01/2020 – 18:05Modified: 23/01/2020 – 18:05 Libya’s neighbours came together Thursday in Algiers as part of international efforts…
Zimbabweans face a bleak 2020 as economic crisis deepens
Mautsa’s only customer offered to buy a wheelbarrow of sand — a key ingredient in household construction works — at…
Malian army says six soldiers killed, several wounded in overnight attack
Issued on: 23/01/2020 – 13:32Modified: 23/01/2020 – 13:35 Six soldiers were killed and several were wounded in an overnight attack…
South African KFC wedding couple had their dream wedding in December 2019
Mkansi, 37, proposed to Soldaat, 28, midway through their meal at a KFC restaurant in South Africa. Since the video…
Billionaire Isabel dos Santos, daughter of Angola’s ex-president, charged with fraud
Issued on: 23/01/2020 – 10:16Modified: 23/01/2020 – 10:19 Angola’s billionaire former first daughter Isabel dos Santos has been charged in…
Nigerian sisters conjoined at the chest and abdomen separated and ready to go home.
Mercy and Goodness Ede are now well enough to go home six weeks after surgery, according to pediatric surgeon Emmanuel…