Kinshasa, DRC | Xinhua | Several army positions have come under attack by March 23 Movement (M23) rebels since early Monday in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), according to local security sources. M23 rebels have launched several attacks on positions of the DRC Armed Forces (FARDC) in the Rutshuru …
Read More »CISSE: It is all in Senegal’s hands
Tuesday 🇹🇳 Tunisia 🆚 Mali 🇲🇱 10.30pm 🇩🇿 Algeria 🆚 Cameroon 🇨🇲 10.30pm 🇸🇳 Senegal 🆚 Egypt 🇪🇬 8pm 🇳🇬 Nigeria 🆚 Ghana 🇬🇭 8pm 🇲🇦 Morocco 🆚 DRC 🇨🇩 10.30pm Friday Results DRC 🇨🇩 1-1 🇲🇦 Morocco Cameroon 🇨🇲 0-1 🇩🇿 Algeria Mali 🇲🇱 0-1 🇹🇳 Tunisia Egypt 🇪🇬 1-0 🇸🇳 Senegal Ghana 0-0 🇳🇬 Nigeria North African sides Algeria, Egypt and Tunisia …
Read More »Rwanda’s Umuganda community work resumes, after two-year suspension due to COVID-19
Kigali, Rwanda | Xinhua | Rwandan citizens on Saturday formally resumed monthly community work, locally known as Umuganda, after significant decline in COVID-19 infections, for the first time since the outbreak of COVID-19 in March 2020. About 1,500 people gathered at Bumbogo, in a suburb of Rwanda’s capital city, Kigali, …
Read More »Kenya, Huawei sign agreement to boost ICT capacity
Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | Kenya and Huawei on Friday signed an agreement to boost the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) capacity in the country. Joe Mucheru, cabinet secretary in the Ministry of ICT, Innovation and Youth Affairs said in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, that under the agreement, a total …
Read More »African leaders commit to tackle cybercrime, enhance digital safety
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | A two-day Summit of African Heads of State and Government on Cybersecurity ended on Thursday, with the adoption of a continental declaration on cybersecurity and the fight against cybercrime in Africa. The two-day Summit of African Heads of State and Government on Cybersecurity, which was …
Read More »Africa’s coup wave
Democratization push in Africa’s poorest countries has failed to produce legitimate governments capable of delivering security and development, and the increasing frequency of military coups should trigger a rethink COMMENT | RABAH AZREKI | At the end of the 1980s, political liberalization swept across Africa, seemingly indicating that it was …
Read More »Low funding, COVID-19 curtail tuberculosis fight in Africa: WHO
The African region is home to 17 of the 30 high-burden tuberculosis countries globally Brazzaville, Congo | Xinhua | Inadequate investment and funding for tuberculosis control in Africa is jeopardizing the efforts to meet the global target of ending the disease by 2030, as the COVID-19 pandemic threatens to roll back …
Read More »USh1.2 trillion: Record performance for Equity Group
Profit After Tax increased by 99% to Ushs 1.2 trillion ($349million) Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | Equity Group has recorded superior performance for the year ended 31st December 2021, putting it at the top as the regional financial sector market leader, despite the challenging operating environment characterized by a global …
Read More »AfCFTA: Africa is more reliable than other markets, experts say
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Small and medium enterprises have been urged to take advantage of the African market if they are to easily grow their businesses. Speaking at an African Continental Free Trade Area sensitization workshop held at Uganda Manufacturers Association headquarters in Kampala on March 22, John Walugembe, …
Read More »Global health advocates decry stigma on girls living with disabilities
Women and girls living with disabilities face three times greater risk of sexual abuse Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | Rampant discrimination and stigma meted on adolescent girls living with physical impairments required concerted effort to eradicate, international health advocates said on Tuesday. The advocates said in a statement issued in the …
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