Monrovia — As Liberia continues its transitioning process from the scars of the 14-year of civil unrest which also affected the country’s youthful populations, the issues of sexual abuse and addiction to dangerous substances based on ignorance are now taking hold of Liberian society. As a result, the government and various international partners and charitable […]
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Paris — A witness claiming to be a child soldier with Kunti Kamara has confirmed testimonies of over a dozen witnesses of forced labor by Kamara–one of the charges the former commander of the United Liberation Movement for Democracy faces at his war crimes trial here in Paris, France. The issue has been critical in […]
Uganda’s real GDP expanded 4.9% in the second quarter of the year, marginally weaker than the previous quarter’s 5.1%, following a marked moderation in import taxes, according to the SSA Macroeconomics Research Instant Insights Report released by Absa Group. Remarkably, all major sectors showed improved growth from the previous quarter, but the deterioration in taxes […]
Nigerian Afropop singer, songwriter and artiste Yemi Alade will headline this year’s final edition of Blankets and Wine set for December, 11, 2022 at the Lugogo Cricket Oval. The announcement was officially made through the House of DJs and Tusker Cider social media platforms putting an end to speculation following the artist posting on Twitter […]
A total of 65,000 out of 88,000 legal disputes were solved by paralegals across the country last year, thanks to a reach out programme by a Non-Governmental Organisations, Legal Services Facility (LSF). This was revealed yesterday by the LSF Programme Manager Deogratias Bwire when gracing a three-day workshop that brings together over 400 participants and […]
The end appears in sight for the perennial power outage in the country as the federal government is billed to take delivery of 22 power transformers and mobile stations from Germany between November this year and May next year. President Muhammadu Buhari gave an indication to this effect yesterday when he played host to officials […]
In a bid to keep an appropriate record of helicopter movements in Nigeria, the federal government has engaged a private firm to achieve these objectives on Build, Operate and Transfer (BOT) arrangement. The Managing Director, Naebi Dynamic Services Limited, Mr. Stanley Chike, told newsmen in Lagos that the firm was investing in multi-billion naira state-of-the-art […]
IN SHORT: Kenyan politician Davis Chirchir is becoming more prominent since new president William Ruto nominated him as his energy minister. But fame and influence has also meant increased impersonation and fake social media accounts falsely posting in his name. Former Kenyan energy minister Davis Chirchir worked as chief of staff in the office of […]
IN SHORT: A video has shocked Kenyans, who are being told on social media it shows members of the Kenya Defence Forces in a harrowing training exercise. But these extreme sports are not taking place in Kenya, or even Africa – it’s Indonesian soldiers taking the punishment. A video showing soldiers crawling in muddy water […]
From two desks in a university department to four African country offices and a respected presence in a global network of fact-checkers, this is the story of Africa Check’s first decade. “We can’t forgive the person who started this rumour,” said Aminu Ahmed Tudun-Wada. That’s how Africa Check founder Peter Cunliffe-Jones begins an account of […]
This could help remedy the lack of international investment in the DRC – a country brimming with potential. President Félix Tshisekedi this week waxed lyrical about the opportunities his country, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), offered to international investors. He was the keynote speaker at the Financial Times (FT) Africa Summit on investing […]
Tanzania ‘s medical tourism drive received a boost on Thursday, after the Ministry of Health signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Egypt’s Alameda Healthcare group, to enhance availability of specialised and super-specialised health services. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health, Prof Abel Makubi, said the agreement was the 7th after the government had […]
PRESIDENT Samia Suluhu Hassan has said the time is ripe to conduct an assessment on various laws for the sake of identifying and filling the gaps that will help in promoting welfare of women children in the country. The president also called for combined efforts between government and civil societies in educating members of the […]
Abidjan, Ivory Coast — A coalition of civil society organisations is demanding public development banks (PDBs) to take radical and innovative steps to tackle human rights violations and environmental destruction. No project funded by PDBs should come at the expenses of vulnerable groups, the environment and collective liberties, but should instead embody the voices of […]
Bukoba — THE government has allocated a total of 60bn/- to streamline the fisheries sector in the country, including implementing cage fishing. Kagera Regional Fisheries Officer, Efrazi Mkama explained that, of the 60bn/-, about 22bn/- was allocated for cage fishing in the Lake Zone regions. “We thank President Samia Suluhu Hassan for allocating the funds. […]
USAID says it has put modalities in place to guard against food monopoly by political parties in rural areas ahead of the 2023 general elections. The World Food Programme (WFP) Thursday received US$36 million worth of food aid from USAID which will be distributed to rural areas that are facing food shortages. USAID director for […]
ZIMBABWE School Examinations Council (ZIMSEC) has been flagged as the epicentre of examination paper leak by the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP). A leaked police memo lays all blame on the examination authority. This comes at a time two examination papers have already leaked, barely a week into this year’s final sitting. Ordinary level English Paper […]
THE United States Agency for International Development (USAid) has availed US$36.7 million through the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to eight food insecure districts in Zimbabwe beginning this October to March next year. Recently, the government extended its begging bowl to humanitarian organisations as close to four million people from Zimbabwe’s rural population will […]