May 06
Africa: Africa-Us Business Summit - Chakwera Dines With Us Investors, Woos Them to Invest in Malawi
Nyasa Times
Malawi leader Dr Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera,on Sunday met United States of America (USA) based investors at the the Malawi-Texas Roundtable in order for him to outline investment… Read more »
Malawi: Chakwera Sells ATM Strategy to Us Investors and He Vows to Break Malawi Free From Poverty Shackles
Nyasa Times
President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera, who is in the United States of America for the U.S.-Africa Business Summit, has emphasized the need for Malawi to break free from the… Read more »
Malawi: Report Exposes That Very Little of Approved Funds in the Education Sector Is Being Disbursed
Nyasa Times
Disbursement and utilisation of funds in the country's education sector is fraught with significant discrepancies with little of the approved funds trickling down, according to a… Read more »
Nigeria: Emefiele Managed Monetary Policy, Not Economy, Lawyer Replies Akpabio
Leadership
A Constitutional Lawyer, Obe Agu, Esq., has berated the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, the latter's weekend's comment on the former Governor of the Central Bank of… Read more »
Nigeria: Just-in - Ikeja Electric Reduces Tariff for Band a Customers
Leadership
In a move aimed at providing relief to its customers, Ikeja Electric Distribution Company (IE) has announced a significant reduction in electricity tariff for customers under Band… Read more »
Southern Africa: Watch - Moving Beyond the Rhetoric Regional Symposium [analysis]
Democracy Works
Democracy Works Foundation (DWF) recently hosted The Southern Africa Regional Symposium, themed Moving Beyond The Rhetoric: The Role of Regional Economic Communities and Normative… Read more »
Nigeria: Two More Nigerian Relay Teams Secure Olympic Qualification
Premium Times
Only the 4x400m women's team, hampered by visa glitches and injuries, is yet to secure their place at the Olympics. Read more »
Nigeria: NTTF Picks Aruna, Edem, Others for African Cup, Olympic Qualifiers
Premium Times
As the Olympic qualification tournament commences on May 16 at the BK Arena in Kigali, Aruna will be striving for his fourth Olympic Games ticket Read more »
May 05
Rwanda: Rwanda Dismisses Reports On Camp Bombing in DR Congo
New Times
The government of Rwanda has dismissed reports from that the U.S. Department of State claiming that the country was behind the bombing of IDP (internally displaced people) camps… Read more »
Chad: Junta Leader Déby Eyes Grip On Power in Chad's Presidential Election
RFI
Following three years of military rule, Chadians will cast their ballots in presidential elections on Monday, with General Mahamat Idriss Déby poised to consolidate the… Read more »
Namibia: Namibia's Unique Desert Lions Threatened By Drought and Human Conflict
RFI
Namibia - Namibia's unique desert-adapted lions, which eke out a living in the harsh Kunene Region in the country's north-west, have declined up to 21 percent over the past year… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Reserve Bank Clueless On Dealing With 'Big Fish' Fuelling Illegal Forex Trade
New Zimbabwe
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor John Mushayavanhu last week struggled to present a concrete plan to deal with wealthy politicians and businesspeople pumping money into… Read more »
Togo: Ruling Party Wins Overwhelming Parliament Majority
DW
President Gnassingbe's UNIR party won 108 of the house's 113 seats. The divisive vote followed constitutional amendments earlier this year which could further extend Gnassingbe's… Read more »
West Africa: Trafficking in the Sahel - Cracking Down On Illicit Drugs
UN News
Cocaine, cannabis and opioids are getting easier to buy as criminal networks and armed groups capitalise on the fragile Sahel region's "natural stopover point" to Europe on… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria's Minimum Wage Has Never Protected Workers From Poverty - Here's Why [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Wages have become the top issue for Nigeria's organised labour movements in the past year. Reacting to recent increases in the cost of living, the labour movement has been calling… Read more »
Africa: African Countries Can't Resolve Their Debt Crisis Under a System Rigged Against Them [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
The debt situation in many African countries has escalated again to a critical juncture. Twenty are in, or at risk of, debt distress. Read more »
Nigeria: Prince Harry, Meghan Accept Invitation to Visit Nigeria
Vanguard
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, have agreed to visit Nigeria on the invitation of the country's Chief of Defense Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa. Read more »
Madagascar: First Person - Women in Madagascar Too Ashamed to Seek Help Giving Birth
UN News
Some of the poorest women in an underdeveloped region south of Madagascar are "too ashamed" to seek the maternal health services they need, according to a midwife working in a… Read more »
Gambia: DLEA Arrest Five Suspects With 'Kush' & Other Drugs
Foroyaa
Operatives of the Drug Law Enforcement Agency The Gambia (DLEAG) stationed in the West Coast Region (WCR) and North Bank Region (NBR) took into custody five suspects for drug… Read more »
Kenya: Thousands Displaced As Nyando River Bursts Submerging Homes
Capital FM
Thousands of families were displaced Sunday after River Nyando burst its banks. Read more »
Kenya: Death Toll Rises to 228 in Kenya Flood Tragedy
Capital FM
The death toll from the nationwide flood tragedy has now reached 228. Read more »
Kenya: British High Commission Offers Sh140mn for Kenya Flood Relief Efforts
Capital FM
The British High Commission in Nairobi Nairobi has offered KES 140 million for flood relief efforts in Kenya, responding to the rising death toll of 220. Read more »
Rwanda: Rwanda Rejects Blame for IDP Camp Bombing in Goma, DRC [press release]
Rwanda Govt
The attempt by the U.S. Department of State in its statement of 4 May 2024, to immediately and without any investigation place blame on Rwanda for the loss of lives in the IDP… Read more »
Africa: Universal Health Coverage - a Failure of Implementation or Strategy?
People's Dispatch
Halfway to the 2030 deadline for Universal Health Coverage, the world is severely off track. Nearly half of the global population lacks access to essential health services, with… Read more »
Nigeria: Information Minister Speaks On Harassment, Detention of Journalists, Says Issues Are Being Resolved
Premium Times
The minister said the Tinubu administration is determined to ensure that the work of journalists "will continue unhindered and interrupted". Read more »