[column width=”47%” padding=”6%”] The Rwandan Ministry of Education has ordered the closure of several private universities as well as many other academic programmes as the East African country seeks to implement strong quality control programme in academia. The move, according … Read More
[column width=”47%” padding=”6%”] The political future of one of South Africa’s most powerful politicians is in the balance after she sparked an outcry over a tweet condoning colonialism on Thursday. Helen Zille, the Premier of the Western Cape and the … Read More
[column width=”47%” padding=”6%”] Former UN Secretary-General and Chair of the Africa Progress Pane Kofi Annan, and African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina have called on African governments and their partners to do everything possible to close the continent’s huge energy … Read More
[column width=”47%” padding=”6%”] Botswana has exempted youth businesses from certain requirements, to prop up young entrepreneurship across the nation. Thapelo Olopeng, the Minister of Youth, Sport and Culture, on Wednesday said the development is part of government efforts to assist … Read More
[column width=”47%” padding=”6%”] Madagascar Football Association president Ahmad Ahmad has defeated, in an election held in Addis Ababa on Thursday, long-serving president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Cameroonian Issa Hayatou. Hayatou polled only 20 votes against 34 votes … Read More
[column width=”47%” padding=”6%”] Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday resumed duties after his long vacation, his Media Adviser, Mr Femi Adesina, said in a statement released in Abuja. According to Mr Adesina, in compliance with Section 145 of the 1999 … Read More
[column width=”47%” padding=”6%”] Tanzania has with immediate effect banned the export of mineral concentrates and ores for metallic minerals so that stakeholders in mineral beneficiation activities within the country can carry out smelting and refining of minerals locally. All the … Read More
[column width=”47%” padding=”6%”] The Mo Ibrahim Foundation announced last week that there is no winner of the 2016 Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership. The announcement was made following a meeting of the independent Prize Committee chaired by Dr. … Read More
[column width=”47%” padding=”6%”] The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) described last week the routes from sub-Saharan Africa into Libya and across the Mediterranean to Europe, as one of the “world’s deadliest and most dangerous for children and women”, noting that nearly … Read More
[column width=”47%” padding=”6%”] People of African descent in Germany suffer racial discrimination, Afrophobia and racial profiling in their daily lives, but their situation remains largely invisible to the wider society, a UN expert panel said on Monday at the end … Read More
[column width=”47%” padding=”6%”] Increased border restrictions and lack of accessible legal ways to reach Europe have caused refugees and migrants to take more “diversified and dangerous journeys”, such as relying on people-smugglers or using flimsy boats to cross rough seas, … Read More
[column width=”47%” padding=”6%”] Rwandan Elsa Iradukunda, 18, has been crowned Miss Rwanda 2017 in a pageant that took place late Saturday in Kigali. Iradukunda was selected from 15 finalists, representing all the regions of Rwanda. During the contest, Guelda Shimwa … Read More
[column width=”47%” padding=”6%”] Somalia inaugurated its ninth President in a historic transition last week, setting a new pace for the fledgling government which has been fighting extremists to restore peace and stability in a country affected by years of civil … Read More
[column width=”47%” padding=”6%”] Kenya will begin the issuance of new mining licences after the formation of the Mineral Rights Board, which is expected to evaluate the status of 300 expired licenses and 70 pending applications for mining leases, Mining minister … Read More
[column width=”47%” padding=”6%”] Liberation hero and legal giant, Essa Moosa, died at his Cape Town home on Sunday, just hours after South African President Jacob Zuma issued a statement wishing the ailing judge well. He was 76. Moosa who was … Read More
Newly elected President Adama Barrow officially took on Saturday the oath of office on the Gambian soil as the West African nation celebrated its 52nd independence anniversary. Barrow was initially sworn in on January 19, 2017 at the Gambian Embassy … Read More
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday said he was not happy with the decision by the US government to block former Palestinian Prime Minister, Mr. Salam Fayyad from heading the UN political mission in Libya. Fayyad was the former Palestinian … Read More
Controvert Media, an African tech start-up, has created and is using artificial intelligence robots to automatically write and post news articles on the internet, IT News Africa reported on Wednesday saying the service was tested at the recently-concluded AFCON 2017 … Read More
Kenya’s largest shopping complex opened in Nairobi on Friday, putting the Kenyan capital on the forefront as a leading destination for shoppers, officials said. The Two Rivers Mall, a US$800 million project, expected to host 50,000 shoppers daily, opened doors … Read More
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday said Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have successfully controlled one of the world’s largest and most challenging outbreaks of yellow fever. No new confirmed cases have been reported from … Read More
