Dr. Kwegyir Aggrey "Only the best is good enough for Africa."
Kwame Nkrumah "The independence of Ghana is meaningless unless it is linked up with the total liberation of Africa."
KITSEPILE NYATHI CHINA on Thursday October 26, handed over to Zimbabwe a new $100 million parliament building that Harare says is a symbol of deepening relations between the two countries. The imposing structure on the outskirts of the capital Harare was built on a space of 33000 square meters and comprises a six-story office complex […]
Nigeria’s lawmakers on Thursday November 2, approved the new government’s first supplemental budget, which includes huge allocations for SUVs and houses for the president, his wife and other public officials, sparking anger and criticism from citizens in one of the world’s poorest countries. In the budget presented to lawmakers to supplement the country’s expenditures for […]
KITSEPILE NYATHI Zimbabwe has introduced a new gold-backed digital currency as it battles to stop re-dollarization, which President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government fears will spell doom for the country’s fragile economy. The country’s central bank said the digital tokens, also known as Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG), that are dominated in milligrams, can be used by both individuals […]
This is part of efforts to mitigate the mass exodus of health workers to developed countries, which has led to an acute shortage of health professionals in the nation’s health sector. NIKE ADEBOWALE-TAMBE The Nigerian government has approved the appointment of doctors, nurses, and other clinical healthcare workers as contract staff after attaining their compulsory […]
JON HAMILTON A global effort to make genetic studies more diverse has led to a discovery about Parkinson’s disease, a common brain disorder that can impair a person’s ability to move and speak. A team that included scientists from Lagos, London and the U.S. found a previously unknown gene variant that can nearly quadruple the […]
ANTHONY KITIMO Kenya has revived the process of leasing its key ports to bolster competitiveness of its maritime sector in order to generate at least $10 billion annually by 2030. Kenya has placed bids to lease sections of Mombasa and Lamu ports to private operators, with landlord-type port management system expected to take place in what […]
The Sahel nation signed a pact that will allow them to cooperate against threats of armed rebellion or external aggression. Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have signed a mutual defense pact, as the three Sahel countries aim to help each other against possible threats of armed rebellion or external aggression. The charter, known as the […]
HUGO CAMPOS Despite the dominance of the “Big Three” cereal crops and a steady rise in meat consumption, an overlooked food sector is projected to become ever more central to Africa’s food security and rural economic growth between now and 2050. Over the next three decades, the remarkable yet humble yam, sweetpotato, cassava and other […]
WILLIAM YANG A new report by Human Rights Watch finds that racist content denigrating Black people is increasingly common on the Chinese internet, and that major social media platforms and Chinese authorities have failed to address the issue systematically. HRW analyzed hundreds of videos and posts on popular Chinese social media platforms, including Bilibili, Douyin, […]
JERRY CHIFAMBA The United Arab Emirates dispatched military vehicles and other security equipment to Chad, the oil-rich Gulf nation announced, saying it was in order to help with border security and counter-terrorism activities. Niger, where one of the few pro-Western leaders in the terror-racked Sahel region was overthrown in a coup in July, is a […]