Lagos, Nigeria | Xinhua | The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is set to launch a new project in Nigeria to protect victims of trafficking as well as smuggled migrants while they are in transit. The project, scheduled to be launched in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital on Tuesday, seeks to provide assistance …
Read More »African businesses’ vulnerability to cyber attacks worsened by pandemic: report
Emerging technologies like cloud services are accompanied by risk of sophisticated attacks like email phishing, malware, identity theft and data intrusion Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | The risk of cyber attack among large and small business entities in Africa escalated at the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic when remote working gained …
Read More »EAC businesses not ready for continental free trade area – Experts
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Business leaders and experts have cast doubt on whether the East African Community will benefit from the African Continental Free Trade Area, AfCFTA, that took effect January 1 this year. The AfCFTA is a trading arrangement supported by 54 African countries to create a single …
Read More »UN chief calls for end to racism on int’l day for people of African descent
United Nations | Xinhua | UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday called for an end to racism on the occasion of the first-ever International Day for People of African Descent, which falls on Aug. 31 each year. This day is a celebration of the enormous contributions of people of African descent …
Read More »Al-Shabab leader surrenders in central Somalia amid operations
Mogadishu, Somalia | Xinhua | Somali National Army (SNA) confirmed Tuesday a senior al-Shabab leader surrendered to the government forces in the central town of Dhusamareb, the capital of Galmudug state. The SNA said Ali Ibrahim has been the head of the al-Qaida allied terrorist group’s health office in the Galgaduud …
Read More »Uganda Airlines close to Interline Partnership with Air Tanzania, Precision Air
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | AIRSPACE AFRICA | Uganda Airlines is finalizing negotiations with Air Tanzania and Precision Air to seal interline partnerships and enhance collaboration within the region According to aviation website Airspace Africa , the news was revealed by the Ugandan national carrier’s country manager for Tanzania, Lucy Ismail while …
Read More »Sudan launches 3-year plan to combat human trafficking
Khartoum, Sudan | Xinhua | Sudan on Monday launched a three-year national action plan to combat human trafficking from 2021 to 2023. The plan was launched by Sudan’s National Committee for Combating Human Trafficking during a ceremony held in Khartoum. When addressing the launching ceremony, Sudanese Justice Minister Nasreddin Abdel Bari …
Read More »South Sudan’s main opposition denies deal on unified army command
Juba, South Sudan | Xinhua | The Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army-In-Opposition (SPLM/A-IO) faction under First Vice President Riek Machar on Monday denied agreeing with President Salva Kiir on the ratios within the unified army command. Puok Both Baluang, acting press secretary for Machar, dismissed a recent claim by Martin Elia Lomuro, …
Read More »Zambian leader shows determination to fix economy
Lusaka, Zambia | Xinhua | Newly-elected Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema has vowed to fix the economy with the appointment of a new finance minister, the only minister appointed so far. The Zambian leader on Aug. 27 appointed Situmbeko Musokotwane as the country’s new finance minister, with a call for him to …
Read More »South Sudan parties reach deal on unified army command
Juba, South Sudan | Xinhua | South Sudanese parties have agreed on the formation of the long-awaited unified army command charged with superintending the yet-to-be-graduated 83,000 unified forces. Minister of Cabinet Affairs Martin Elia Lomuro said the deal reached by the parties ends the long-standing stalemate over sharing of the ratios within …
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