Rugby Africa announces competition programme and calendar for 2021
One of the six regional associations of World Rugby, Rugby Africa will stage five annual competitions across the continent in […]
Botswana wildlife office investigates new mysterious elephant deaths
Botswana is investigating yet again the mysterious deaths of elephants, only a few months after 330 of the gray giants
Funke Akindele’s “Omo Ghetto’ becomes highest grossing Nollywood movie
“Omo Ghetto” ( The Saga), a movie by Actress Funke Akindele-Bello, popularly known as Jenifa has been declared Nollywood’s highest
S/African president demands global effort to rebuild African economy
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, on Tuesday, pleaded for global solidarity in the economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and
News Analysis: Egypt working intensively to revive stalled Palestinian-Israeli peace negotiations
Experts have said that moves by Egypt to facilitate the Palestinian-Israeli talks may push the stalled Middle East peace process,
Covid-19, political noise dampen NSE recovery
Investors in Kenya’s stockmarket counted paper losses after Ksh203 billion ($1.86 billion) of their wealth was wiped out on the
Soldiers remain at Bobi Wine’s home despite court order
Ugandan police and the army were Monday evening still deployed at the residence of former presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi —
AfDB commits $12.5bn to climate finance
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has committed an additional 12.5 billion dollars to climate finance between 2020 to 2025 in
Nigeria records 4 cases of UK COVID-19 B117 variant strain – PTF
Mr Boss Mustapha, Chairman, Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, said Nigeria
Kenyan economy expected to grow by 6.4% in 2021 – National treasury
Kenya’s economy is forecast to grow by 6.4 percent in 2021 from an estimated 0.6 percent in 2020, the National
S. Africa experiences heavy rains, floods
South Africa experienced heavy rains and floods due to cyclone Eloise in the past weekend which are continuing in various
Somalia says 11 killed, 100 arrested in fierce clashes near border town
At least 11 people were killed and several others injured following fierce fighting in the town of Beled Hawo between
9 people die after cyclone hits Africa’s east coast
At least nine people were reported killed after tropical cyclone Eloise hit Africa’s east coast at the weekend with wind
Egypt Begins its COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign with China’s Sinopharm
Egypt began the vaccination of medical staff on Sunday with the Chinese Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine at a hospital in the northeastern province
Zimbabwean govt concerned over increase in fake COVID-19 media reports
Zimbabwean government on Monday expressed its concern over the increase in fake news on both mainstream and social media at
EU-ECOWAS begins destruction of 260 arms, 5510 weapons in Calabar
The European Union, Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the Leadership Initiative for Transformation and Empowerment (LITE Africa)
Kenya writes to AU over Bula Hawa fight between Somalia forces
Kenya on Monday wrote to the African Union (AU), raising security concerns after Somalia’s federal and regional forces renewed fighting
Amnesty decries Egyptian prison conditions 10 years after Arab Spring
Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, has decried Egyptian prison conditions 10 years after the Arab Spring. Thousands of prisons have
Pirates launch deadly attack on container ship off Nigeria
One person was killed and 15 others kidnapped when pirates attacked a container ship in the Gulf of Guinea, Turkish
Ethiopia reports 469 new COVID-19 cases
Ethiopia registered 469 new Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 133,767, said the
Ethiopian Crisis: Sudan says more Ethiopian refugees arriving in Blue Nile State
An official of the Sudanese Commission for Refugees in the Blue Nile State, Al-Jaili Al-Hindi Al-Sharif, says more than 400
Tropical Cyclone Eloise moves inland, bringing heavy rains to southern Zimbabwe
Tropical Cyclone Eloise made landfall in central Mozambique on Saturday near the coastal city of Beira, with winds of 140
Hundreds march in Tunisia as protests sharpen
Hundreds of people marched in central Tunis on Saturday against inequality and police brutality, in defiance of a ban on
Akufo-Addo urges action against insecurity in ECOWAS
President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana and Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government has called for
Mauritius to sign Protocol to African Charter on Human and People’s Rights
The Mauritian government is set to sign the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights on the
Coronavirus: Mauritius receives 100,000 doses of Covishield vaccine from India
Mauritius on Friday received a donation of 100,000 doses of Covishield vaccine from India that will be used to vaccinate
Somali soliders killed by Al-Shabaab militants in large-scale attack
A number of soldiers were killed during a large-scale attack by Al-Shabaab militants in Somalia on Saturday, according to the
Africans stand to gain from Biden presidency – Official
The Nigerian Diaspora Movement (NDM) on Saturday expressed optimism that Africa could benefit significantly from the new administration in the
Botswana on high alert over cyclone Eloise
Botswana has warned that the remnants of the tropical cyclone Eloise, will be felt over the eastern part of the
Kenya Airways temporarily suspends flights to 2 major European hubs
Kenya Airways said on Friday it has suspended flights to two major European hubs following the introduction of new regulations