Africa
Tanzania Mourns President Magufuli’s Demise After Mystery Illness
A man reads a newspaper with a headline announcing the death of Tanzania’s President John Magufuli in Dar es Salaam, on March 18, 2021. AFP Tanzania was plunged into
Suluhu To Become First Female Tanzanian President After Magufuli’s Death
(FILES) In this file photo taken on July 24, 2019, Tanzania’s Vice President Samia Hassan Suluhu (L) and Tanzania’s President John Magufuli (C) as they speak with Kenya’s President Uhuru
Tanzanian President John Magufuli Is Dead: VP
(FILES) Tanzanian President John Magufuli has died from a heart condition, his vice president said in an address on state television on March 17, 2021,, after days of uncertainty over
Niger Launches Power Station, Seeks To Ease Dependence On Nigeria’s Electricity
A file photo of a powerline used to illustrate the story Niger on Wednesday inaugurated an oil-fired power station in the capital Niamey, part of an initiative to ease
In Ghana, Fears Over Pandemic Rise In Teenage Pregnancies
Sarah Lotus Asare (2nd L), a volunteer who works with disadvantaged teenage girls, interacts with a girl in a boxing gym in James Town, Accra, Ghana, on February 12, 2021.
Africa must win World Cup soon, says new CAF boss Motsepe
Motsepe/ PHOTO: CAF New Confederation of African Football (CAF) president Patrice Motsepe raised the bar Tuesday for national teams in the continent by insisting one of them must win the
Children Targeted, Beheaded In Mozambique Insurgency Says Charity
Children as young as 11 have been targeted by violence and beheaded in northeast Mozambique during a jihadist insurgency in the region, the charity Save the Children said on
South Africa’s Largest Ethnic Group, Zulus Await New King
(FILES) Highly-revered king of South Africa’s Zulu nation Goodwill Zwelithini, died on March 12, 2021 after weeks of hospitalisation his palace announced. He was aged 72. (Photo by WALTER DHLADHLA
Poor infrastructure, smuggling, funding gap crippling Africa’s petroleum downstream
With a growing population, huge energy demand, and projected industrial and agricultural boom, cross-border infrastructural deficits, funding gaps, smuggling, and lack of harmonized taxes The post Poor infrastructure, smuggling, funding
Ugandan Opposition Leader Bobi Wine Arrested Over Leading Protest
Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine was arrested on Monday as he took part in a protest in the capital, according to a post on his Twitter page. The 39-year-old
