Rwanda economy recovering fast two decades after genocide
Raking through the knee-high grass on his tea farm to clear fallen tree branches, Ezekiel Shinga marvels at how life has changed in his country in the 22 years after the genocide that made...
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Congo Plunges Into Uncertainty as Opposition Leader Dies
Congo’s opposition icon Etienne Tshisekedi, who pushed for democratic reforms for decades in the vast Central African nation throughout dictatorship and civil war, has died, his political party said late Wednesday. He was 84....
Deadly floods hit South Africa
One person feared dead and 12 are reported to have been rescued following severe floods across the northeast of the country. Days of heavy rain have left parts of South Africa under water. The...
Jane Kiringai Gets Nominated as CRA Chairperson
Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta has nominated Jane Kiringai to replace Micah Cheserem as the new chairperson of the Commission on Revenue Allocation (CRA). This comes after the expiry of Mr. Cheserem and his 8...
Setting the Tone in tackling Sustainable development goals for Africa
Sustainable development cannot be achieved without assuring that all women and men, and girls and boys, enjoy the dignity and human rights to expand their capabilities, secure their reproductive health and rights, find decent...
Zambian military attempt to contain army worm invasion
Reduced global demand for copper has hurt Africa’s second largest exporter of the commodity, Zambia. And that has had a knock-on effect for the rest of the economy.
Nigeria, Chad seek $50 billion to recharge shrinking Lake Chad
Nigeria and Republic of Chad have called on the African Union, AU, and international donors to assist in raising $50 billion dollars for recharging of drying Lake Chad. Nigeria’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Geoffrey Onyeama,...
South African police seize 5,000 donkey skins in Benoni farm raid
South African police say they are investigating the illegal donkey skin trade after seizing 5,000 hides in a recent raid east of Johannesburg. Police suspect the skins found at a farm in Benoni last...
Zambia Tries New Way to Beat Drought: Solar Grain Mills
For Inonge Imutowana, buying food for her family of six is becoming increasingly costly. On the outskirts of the capital, a 25-kilo bag of staple mealie meal that cost 65 kwacha a year ago...
Kenya to feel pinch if aid to sub-Saharan Africa is cut
US President Donald Trump signed one executive order on his first day at the White House, defying expectations he would sign many such orders on Day One, but many in Kenya and around the...
