Super Camps and military vigilance in the North, and Peter Obi’s candidature in the southeast quelled much potential violence. In the 2015 presidential elections, Muhammadu Buhari, a retired army general, defeated incumbent Goodluck Jonathan. Buhari’s victory was primarily attributable to the worsening Boko Haram insurgency in the northeast region, particularly the abduction of 276 Chibok […]
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Over the past decade, the Rwanda Green Fund has mobilized $274 million and invested in 46 transformative green projects. This achievement was highlighted during the fund’s 10th-anniversary celebration on November 23, 2023, at the Kigali Conference and Exhibition Village. “We have been able to mobilize close to $300 million. With that, we have invested in […]
Moffat Takadiwa is a Zimbabwean artist famous for creating work from found materials. His exhibition Vestiges of Colonialism, curated by Fadzai Muchemwa, opened at the National Gallery of Zimbabwe on 16 March. This is the 40-year-old Takadiwa’s first solo show in Zimbabwe in a decade. Having exhibited around the globe, he’s best known for his […]
The government’s interventions and programmes initiated in the agriculture sector since 2017 continue to yield significantly positive results. Speaking at the 39th National Farmers’ Day held at Tarkwa in the Western Region last Friday, Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia said Ghana’s experience on the agriculture front in the past six years demonstrates the government’s commitment […]
UNITED States (US) Vice-President Kamala Harris historic visit to Tanzania has concretely advanced the two countries shared goals by unlocking over 1.5 billion US dollars (about 3.5tri/-) aimed at supporting various sectors, moving the aspirations of Tanzania to realise set goals for its people. The partnership comprises commercial engagement, digital connectivity, women and youth empowerment, […]
The De Winton’s golden mole was last seen in 1937 on the north-western coast of South Africa, and later declared officially lost. This iridescent blind mole with hearing superpowers evades contact with humans and “swims” through sand dunes, making it very difficult to locate. But in November 2023, a team of conservationists and geneticists from […]
There is growing anxiety following the recent spike in terror attacks after the 2023 general elections and the cash crunch that destabilised the nation’s economy. While there was relative calm in the build-up to the elections in terms of violent terrorist attacks, it is no longer the case as there have been renewed attacks on […]
How do you quietly shuffle millions of dollars among 400 shell companies spread across 41 countries? With the help of an army of enablers. That’s exactly what the daughter of former Angolan president, Isabel dos Santos allegedly did. In 2020, the Luanda Leaks investigations revealed how dos Santos’s network of offshore companies may have allowed […]
– As Bong County commits unflinching support to his presidential bid Presidential hopeful Cllr. Taiwan Saye Gongloe has released a bombshell manifesto in his ten-count prescription to Liberia’s age-old problems. Over the weekend, the renowned Liberian Human Rights Lawyer said his political party’s ‘bombshell manifesto’ intends to liberate Liberia from the trap of poverty, impunity, […]
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Uganda: 348 MPs Face USA Visa Sanctions
More than 300 members of parliament, and their immediate family members, face travel restrictions to the United States of America for voting in favour of the Anti-Homosexuality Act, according to the latest crackdown. On that list, add any other politician – whether in the current cabinet or past – who is found to have been […]
The Presidency, last night, said President Muhammadu Buhari will be leaving Nigeria better than he met it in 2015 in terms of security and economy. The Presidency also defended President Buhari on his alleged lopsided appointments of security heads in the past eight years, saying appointment of service chiefs and heads of security agencies cannot […]
Dubai — The City of Kigali is among three African cities that have been selected to benefit from funds aimed to build resilience to the impacts of climate change and reduce carbon emissions. ALSO READ: City of Kigali to restore drainages to cope with floods The funds, announced at 28th UN climate summit (COP28) in […]
Zimbabwe moved closer to resolving its debt issues last week as it hosted the third debt and arrears clearance structured dialogue platform meeting with development partners and creditors. Dr. Luisa Diogo, the former prime minister of Mozambique, served as the meeting’s facilitator. Diogo is the lead technical advisor to Joaquim Chissano, the former president of […]
The company’s chief financial officer (CFO), Andre Schulten, said it is pretty difficult for his company, as a U.S. dollar-denominated business, to create value in the country. Procter & Gamble (P&G), the multinational consumer goods manufacturer which launched its Nigerian subsidiary in 1993, is shutting down manufacturing activity in Nigeria, joining the fast-expanding ranks of […]
Ousted Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) president Felton Kamambo facing 32 bribery counts had his appeal for a review of the magistrate’s decision dismissing his application for discharge thrown out by the High Court. Kamambo had mounted an appeal at the High Court complaining that magistrate Bianca Makwande erred in failing to discharge him at the […]
Chairman of ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, President Bola Tinubu, on Sunday, has called on West African leaders to prioritise good governance and collective prosperity as an essential tool to prevent authoritarian takeovers of power and unconstitutional changes of government in the region. He said this while addressing the high-powered regional gathering […]
The question is less about whether summits work and more about how to make them work for Africa. The upcoming Russia-Africa Summit in July is the latest in a long list of gatherings by global powers aimed at ‘winning friends and influencing people’ across Africa. It follows last year’s United States-Africa Leaders Summit, the European […]
Nearly 1 in 6 children worldwide are exposed to cyclones, while 1 in 7 are exposed to riverine flooding. Given that children are more physically vulnerable than adults to extreme weather, droughts, and floods, Grace Ineza Umuhoza, a Rwandan eco-feminist and child advocate, has called for increased climate finance to the newly adopted disaster fund […]