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...
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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...
The Gambia ‘missing millions’ after Jammeh flies into exile
More than $11m (£8.8m) is missing from The Gambia’s state coffers following the departure of long-time leader Yahya Jammeh, an adviser to President Adama Barrow has said. Mai Ahmad Fatty said financial experts were...
BREAKING NEWS: Barrow inauguration in Senegal as Jammeh stays put
THE man who won The Gambia’s disputed election says he will be sworn in as president at the country’s embassy in neighbouring Senegal. The message, posted on Adama Barrow’s social media accounts, invited the...
Military intervention looms as Jammeh clings to power
Civilians and tourists leave and regional forces deploy as President Jammeh refuses to cede power despite election loss. Large numbers of Gambians have fled their homes and soldiers from neighbouring Senegal have begun moving...
Gambia: Four ministers resign from Jammeh government
Finance, foreign affairs, trade and the environment ministers quit Jammeh’s government as end of his term looms. The Gambia’s ministers for finance, foreign affairs, trade and the environment have resigned from President Yahya Jammeh’s...
Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) Locomotives Arrive at Mombasa Port
Four locomotives and two railway engines arrived at the port of Mombasa, Kenya on the 9th January. The Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) which is a multi-billion project is still under construction and set to...
Malawi Probes Alleged Irregularities in Zambia Maize Deal
Malawi’s president has set up a commission this week to investigate “Maizegate,” a deal involving the recent purchase of maize from neighboring Zambia. Controversy was sparked in November when a local newspaper in Malawi...
South Africa Economy Needs Radical Transformation, Zuma Says
“Radical economic transformation remains at the core of our economic strategy,” Zuma said in his keynote address. “More decisive steps must and will be taken to promote greater economic inclusion and to advance ownership...
Akufo-Addo to be sworn in as Ghana’s new president
Nana Akufo-Addo is to be sworn in as Ghana’s new president on Saturday after beating incumbent leader John Dramani Mahama in elections last month. The 72-year-old former human rights lawyer will take the oath...
