Immigration authorities in Mozambique have deported at least 80 Malawians who went to the country without travel documents. Dedza Border Post Immigration Office spokesperson James Tambula said among the deported are minors and women believed to be victims of human trafficking. The deportees were on Tuesday at Dedza District Social Welfare Office pending return to […]
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Malawi Inflation Balloons to 26.7 Percent
The country’s headline inflation continues to rise as it now sits at 26.7%, according to October figures, pushing the cost of living much further up. National Statistical Office says at 26.7%, the rate has risen by 0.8% points from 25.9% in September. This is as a result of the growing inflation pressure which has kept […]
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Nigeria: A Questionable National Carrier
The ownership structure of Nigeria Air is curious Ordinarily, the idea of a national carrier is to check the outrageous fares foreign airlines charge travellers, benefit from the Bilateral Air Service Agreement (BASA), and have a well-developed sector in the area of aircraft maintenance, leasing, insurance premium, etc. Yet, stakeholders in the industry do not […]
King Charles III on Tuesday welcomed South African President Cyril Ramaphosa to London for the first state visit of his reign, with climate change, trade and the Commonwealth on the agenda. Charles and Queen Consort Camilla were joined by heir to the throne Prince William and his wife Catherine to greet Ramaphosa and First Lady […]
Although the past decade has seen a steady decline in piracy in the Gulf of Guinea, countries and their international partners must accelerate efforts to counter this singular threat, a senior UN official said in the Security Council on Tuesday. Presenting the Secretary-General’s latest report on the issue, Martha Pobee, an Assistant Secretary-General in the […]
ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa seems set to retain his position as party president when the ruling party elects new leadership at its 55th elective conference showdown in December. On Tuesday, the party released its final list of nominees for the top six positions. Ramaphosa’s supporters say it is a foregone conclusion that he would retain […]
Accra, Ghana — West African leaders met in Accra Tuesday to discuss terrorism and worsening security in the region. The Accra Initiative members, which include Benin, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast and Togo, are discussing preventing spillover of terrorism from the Sahel. European forces have been withdrawing from the region while Russian influence has been growing. […]
Nairobi — Kenya Ports Authority’s hopes of qualification to the 2023 Basketball Africa League suffered a massive hit after losing to Burundi’s Urunani in the opening match of the Elite 16 round in Johannesburg on Tuesday evening. The dockers found themselves on the receiving end after going down 72-43, conceding 18 points in each of […]
Yaounde, Cameroon — Cameroon has blamed arms smuggling from its neighbors for fueling Boko Haram terrorism, anglophone separatists, and crime. The military says it has recovered only a small fraction of illegal small arms out of what is thought to be more 100,000, most of them smuggled from neighboring Chad and Nigeria. Cameroon’s military pointed […]
Preparations for the regional Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) gathering due this week, Thursday, at the Kigali Convention Centre have gained momentum, organizers have said. The forum, which is a high level public health gathering, is expected to convene over 500 participants including policy makers, Non-governmental organizations, advocates, academia, physicians as well private sector players. It is […]
Rwandan referee Salima Mukansanga made history in Qatar as she became the first African woman to officiate a men’s World Cup match when defending champions France beat Australia 4-1 in Group D opener on Tuesday, November 22, at Al Janoub Stadium in Al-Wakrah, in Qatar. Mukansaga, 34, was the fourth referee of the game which […]
The National Bank of Rwanda defines Interest Rate as, “the rate at which interest is paid by borrowers for the use of money that they borrow from a lender. Specifically, the interest rate is a percent of principal paid at some rate. For example, a small company borrows capital from a bank to buy new […]
Last week, musician Uncle Austin accused some DJs of not playing Rwandan music, calling them ‘ambassadors of foreign music’ because their playlists are dominated by songs of foreign musicians. “But why do Rwandan DJs, the ‘established’ ones, not play music of Rwanda artists? It’s as if you guys are ambassadors of other countries [music]…,” tweeted […]
Children are starving to death in Somalia where roughly half the population needs food urgently. The situation is being fueled by climate change and made much worse by Islamist extremists. Oxygen machines beep and people whisper at the intensive care unit of Banadir Hospital in Mogadishu, Somalia’s capital. Foil shields the windows from sunlight and […]
Disputes with Mali’s ruling military junta and the arrival of Russian mercenaries have cast doubt over the future of the German mission to the West African country. The German government is planning to start pulling back troops from Mali in summer 2023 and complete the withdrawal a year later, spokesman Steffen Hebestreit said in a […]
Denmark and Tunisia served up the first goalless draw of the finals in an exciting match in which either side could have snatched the win. Denmark had been considered dark horses for Qatar 2022 by many pundits but drew a blank against an adventurous Tunisia Andreas Cornelius had the best chance of a game that […]
The hepatitis C virus, or HCV, causes a chronic liver infection that can lead to permanent liver scarring and, in dire cases, cancer. It affects around 71 million people worldwide and causes approximately 400,000 deaths each year. While treatments are available for HCV-related infections, they are expensive, hard to access and do not protect against […]
Smart urbanism is about using digital technologies to address urban problems. Across the continent, digital technologies and smart initiatives have been applied in myriad ways, including crime control, urban planning and traffic management. It hasn’t always worked, however. Sometimes these initiatives have failed because the technologies weren’t well integrated into the local context. Or policies […]