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The Malawians braving climate shocks and red tape to make banana wine

Global warming has shrunk crop yields in farming communities. Some have poured their frustration into making wine. COLLETTA DEWA Regina Mukandawire has been growing bananas on her small farm in the Karonga district in northern Malawi for more than 16 years. But heatwaves, floods and disease outbreaks that have hit the country since 2010 have […]

Namibia communities affected by German genocide demand return of land

NYASHA NYAUNGWA Namibian communities whose ancestors were massacred by German colonial forces and had their property seized more than a century ago are calling for fresh talks with Berlin to negotiate the return of ancestral land. Germany agreed in May 2021 to fund projects worth $1.2 billion over 30 years to make up for the […]

Nearly 100 million children, youth out of school in Africa: AU

Nearly 100 million children and youth aged 5 to 19 across Africa are not socially integrated simply because they are out of school, African Union (AU) Commissioner for Education, Science, Technology and Innovation Mohammed Belhocine said Thursday, February 15. These children and youth are vulnerable to all sorts of scourges, and they can be easily […]

African leaders condemn Israel’s offensive in Gaza

Leaders at an African Union summit in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa on Saturday, February 17 condemned Israel’s offensive in Gaza and called for its immediate end. Moussa Faki, the chair of the African Union Commission, said Israel’s offensive was the “most flagrant” violation of international humanitarian law and accused Israel of having “exterminated” Gaza’s […]

Italy returns Ethiopia’s ‘first plane’ after nine decades

Italy has handed back Ethiopia’s first ever plane, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said on Tuesday, January 30 about nine decades after it was taken by Italy’s Fascist invading forces. “Today is a day of great pride for Ethiopians as we celebrate the official handover of ‘Tsehay’ by the Italian Government,” Abiy said on his official […]

Japan Gives Liberia 3,294 Tons of Rice to be Monetized for Socio-economic Projects

WILLIE N. TOKPAH The Japanese Counterpart Value Fund Secretariat, (JCVF) through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has announced the arrival of another consignment of the Japanese donated rice weighing 3,294 metric tons to Liberia. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the rice will be monetized under the Japanese Grant Commodity Program to support the […]

Africa’s biggest fuel refinery starts production in move toward self-sufficiency

Nigeria’s long-awaited Dangote refinery has begun producing diesel and aviation fuel, the company said on Saturday, January 13 after years of delays. The plant, the largest of its kind in Africa, is expected to supply not only Nigeria but other countries in West Africa – potentially transforming the region’s oil trade.  Announcing the start of […]

Tunisia Dismantles Human Trafficking Network Facilitating African Migration to Sfax City

Tunisia successfully dismantled an international human trafficking network dedicated to smuggling African migrants into Italy, announced the Tunisian National Guard on Sunday, January 7. The operation led to the apprehension of four individuals, one of whom was sought in common law cases. “This network facilitates the passage of individuals from various African nationalities into Tunisian […]

As police lose the war on crime in South Africa, private security companies step in

Thamsanqa Mothobi was going about his life in Johannesburg when he was carjacked and taken to an informal settlement where robbers accessed his mobile banking apps. “They had guns and demanded the PIN codes for my apps. They increased the withdrawal limits in my accounts and emptied them. I was only released in the early […]

Who is Ousman Sonko, the former Gambian politician on trial in Geneva?

Sonko is the highest-ranking official under former dictator Yahya Jammeh, to stand trial for widespread rights abuses. The trial of Ousman Sonko, a former interior minister of The Gambia (not to be confused with Senegalese politician, Ousmane Sonko) began Monday January 8 in a federal court in Switzerland. It is one of a handful of […]

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