Mauritius gathering tackles business competitiveness
Delegates at the African Economic Platform in Mauritius will today debate the competitiveness of the
Three suicide bombers kill four people in north east Nigeria
Three suicide bombers killed four people and injured eight others in a village near the north east
Proposed migration policy to be brought before Parliament
Home Affairs ministers from the SADC region have gathered in Sandton to discuss South Africa’s white
Ethiopian wine sector projected to boom
East Africa’s winery sector is expected to expand rapidly over the next few years.
SADC to decide on inclusion of Burundi, Comoros
The 15 member Southern African Development Community (SADC) bloc is expected to make a decision
‘Aware Migrants’ campaign launches in Africa as arrivals to Italy soar
A campaign to inform would-be migrants in Africa about the dangers of heading to Europe via the
Lesotho goes to polls in 3 months
Lesotho’s Independent Electoral Commission says three months is the shortest time that it has ever
OR Tambo honoured in Gabon
Struggle icon and former ANC President, Oliver Tambo has been honoured in Gabon.
Uganda needs a caffeine fix
Until recently Vietnam and Uganda shared a similar trajectory in the development of their coffee
Nigeria’s debt rose 38% to 17.4 trln naira in 2016
Nigeria’s total debt rose to17.36 trillion naira ($56 billion) as of Dec. 2016 from 12.60 trillion
Thousands in Somalia in need of humanitarian aid
More than 300 000 children in Somalia may starve to death if humanitarian aid does not reach them
Mapisa-Nqakula pays tribute to women deployed in DRC
Defence Minister, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has paid tribute to around 300 women soldiers deployed on
Zuma congratulates Ghana on 60th independence anniversary
President Jacob Zuma has congratulated Ghana ahead of its 60th independence anniversary on Monday.
African leadership prize fails to find a winner – again
Sudanese telecoms magnate Mo Ibrahim failed to award a $5 million African political leadership prize
Tight security ahead of Lesotho’s parliament re-opening
Security is very tight at the Lesotho National Assembly as the country sees it’s most anticipated
Kenyan prisoners to vote in August elections
The Electoral Commission in Kenya is registering prisoners to vote in time for this year’s General
Millions of African refugees face hunger
Across Africa, some two million refugees are facing critical shortages in food assistance, the
UN brands famine in South Sudan “man-made”
The United Nations and its agencies have branded the famine declared in certain parts of South
Joint East African destination portal launched
Three East African countries can now jointly market their tourism products on line with the launch
Rebels kill 32 people in Central African Republic town-HRW
Rebels in Central African Republic killed at least 32 civilians after clashes with a rival armed