Sudan in Transition: Two Broad Factors that Will Determine What Happens Now
Sudan’s courageous protesters have already forced incredible change since 6 April. The ruling National Congress Party (NCP) has been dissolved. President Omar al-Bashir is now confined to Kober Central prison. And his short-lived successor...
Somalia: We Do Not Enter Into a Coalition Against Qatar and Turkey
According to the Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Minister of Somalia Avad attended the seminar titled "Political Cooperation and Economic Integration Horizon of the Horn of Africa" held in the capital Doha.
Avad made...
Honest Nigerian Serviceman Gets Promoted for Returning Cash
A member of the Nigerian Air Force who returned a lost parcel containing 37,000 euros cash received a two-rank promotion, as part of his reward.
Bashir Umar had been on patrol duties with other colleagues...
Judges Dismiss Botswana Poll Allegations
Judges dismiss Botswana poll allegations after saying opposition failed to prove the fraud allegations. The judges have dismissed over a dozen such cases with only one being left that is to be heard next...
Chinese Textile Giant to Invest in Rwanda
Jiangyin BaoRui Textile, one of China’s biggest textile companies, on Tuesday signed a deal that will see the Chinese giant start producing fabrics and finished clothes in the country through a local partner, Apparel...
Rapid Urbanization Presents New Problems for Africa
Africa has become the world's most rapidly urbanizing continent.
In sub-Saharan Africa, the urban population has doubled since the mid-1990s, and reached 400 million people in 2016. According to experts, 40 percent of the region's...
UN Renews Arms Embargo on South Sudan
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Thursday newed a one-year-old arms embargo on South Sudan, the world’s youngest nation. Despite resistance from South Africa, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Russia and China, ten members...
Africa: The Long Road to Fixing Africa’s Infrastructure Deficit
The AFC is one of those initiatives which demonstrates that Africans are taking ownership and responsibility for our challenges, our problems, our opportunities and our potential. African states decided in 2007 to create a...
Moving to Ghana ‘Healed My Ancestral Trauma
Moving from the US to Ghana has been described as a healing process by one American who helps others relocate to Ghana.
Sicley Williams moved to Accra from Atlanta in the US back in 2017.
She...
Cameroon Separatists Go on Hunger Strike
Detained leaders of Cameroon's Anglophone separatist movement have begun an indefinite hunger strike.
They say they are concerned over the whereabouts of around 200 of their comrades after riots in two separate prisons last week.
The...
