Umamah Bakharia The UN's Africa Climate Week is underway in Libreville, Gabon, with more than 1 000 participants...
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Ticad8 Summit: Japan moves to elevate ties in Africa
Umamah Bakharia Over the weekend, African and Japanese delegates met in Tunisia for the 8th Tokyo International...
WHO chief comments on Tigrays “color of skin” indifference
Umamah Bakharia The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said that the world has...
Situation in Swaziland Extremely Volatile as Pro-Democracy Protesters Promise Escalation of Demonstrations
Faizel Patel – 29/06/2021 The Swaziland Solidarity Network (SSN) says the situation on the ground in Swaziland is extremely volatile as pro-democracy protesters promise to escalate their demonstrations. In a statment, the SSN's Lucky Lukhele says reports in eSwatini...
UN: More than 41 Million People Experiencing High Food Shortage Across the Globe
- Naadiya Adams Over 40 million people are going hungry in 43 countries around the world and the risk of famine is imminent. The World Food Programme warned that at least 600 000 people in four countries are already in dire need of food. The United Nations agency said...
9 Year-Old Zim Boy Mauled by Hyena will have SA Surgeons Reconstruct his Face
-Naadiya Adams One of South Africa’s top plastic surgeons has undertaken to re-construct the face of a boy mauled by a hyena in Zimbabwe. Last month, while attending an evening church gathering, nine-year old Rodwell Khomazana was attacked by a hyena. The young boy...
Zambia’s 1st president, Kenneth Kaunda, dies at age 97
By Annisa Essop 17:06:2021 Kenneth Kaunda, the founding President of Zambia, has died at the age of 97, just days after he was admitted to Maina Soko Military hospital in the capital, Lusaka. The liberation hero, fondly called KK, was being treated for pneumonia. His...
Botswana Finds World’s Third-Largest Diamond
Botswana has discovered what is believed to be the world’s third-largest diamond. 1,098-carat stone was found by diamond firm Debswana on June 1st and was first showcased in Gabarone to President Mokgweetsi Masisi. The find is seen as a beacon of hope for the African...
Five Million Trees Planted in a Day in Green Ghana Project
Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo was amongst those who had planted 5 million trees across the country on Friday as part of measures to make Ghana greener. The initiative was launched by the Lands and Natural Resources Ministry, in collaboration with the Forestry...
Mother and Baby Killed in Kenyan Air Strike in Somalia
A Kenyan warplane bombed two towns in southern Somalia, killing a mother and her child. The Standard reports that the bombing by the Kenyan plane occurred last Thursday night in two towns in Somalia's Jubbaland. The Somali government has condemned what it called...
Nigeria Suspends Twitter Indefinitely
Faizel Patel – 05/05/2021 (Twitter: @FaizelPatel143) Nigeria's government has suspended Twitter's operations indefinitely, two days after the social media giant deleted a tweet from President Muhammadu Buhari's account for violating its rules. AFP reports that Twitter...
Burkina Faso Attack: Provisional Death Toll at 100
Armed men on Friday night killed roughly 100 people in a raid on a village in Burkina Faso. The BBC reports that homes in the village and the market were burned. While no group has claimed responsibility for the attack, the blame is increasingly being put on fighters....