AFRICA

Kigali, Rwanda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Rwanda on Wednesday morning received the first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines from COVAX in its capital, Kigali, the Ministry of Health said in a statement. The AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccines, which numbered 240,000 doses, will be followed by 102,960 doses of the Pfizer vaccines, also from the …

But how much will Africa capitalise on cheap renewable energy? | CAROLYN GRAMLING | Africa’s electricity capacity is expected to double by 2030 — and with the rapidly dropping cost of renewable energy technologies, the continent might seem poised to go green. But a new analysis suggests that fossil fuels …

    Kampala, Uganda  | Ronald Musoke | Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has welcomed an apology from Aargauer Zeitung a Swiss publication which on Feb.09 published a story about her with what online readers referred to as “a racist and sexist headline.” The distasteful headline, “This grandmother will be the new chief of …

Lusaka, Zambia | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Zambian government on Monday expressed concern that abuse of cyberspace has continued despite heightened campaigns against the vice. Chief Government Spokesperson Dora Siliya said the government was concerned with the rampant abuse and called for concerted efforts from all stakeholders to ensure that citizens …

How African media badly covers Africa | THE INDEPENDENT | One-third of all African stories in news outlets on the continent are sourced from foreign news services according to a new report from Africa No Filter (ANF). The ‘How African Media Covers Africa’, highlights the fact that stories about Africa …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Latest statistics indicate Uganda has 3,328,000 Facebook subscribers out of 18 million who are on the internet as at December 2020. Egypt has 48 million Facebook users, followed by Nigeria at 31 million. In East Africa, Kenya are at 10 million, according to Internet …

Kigali, Rwanda | RONALD MUSOKE | President Paul Kagame of Rwanda has become the sixth African head of state to join the Giants Club, an international conservation initiative that connects leaders of African states with significant large mammal populations to financiers, conservationists and scientists. Kagame has now joined Presidents; Yoweri …

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | XINHUA | A 23-year-old man was seriously wounded by a crocodile after a two-hour fight in Lake Tanganyika in western Tanzania’s Nkasi district of Rukwa region, an official said on Saturday. Said Mtanda, Nkasi district commissioner, said the crocodile attacked the man identified as Thomas …

Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT  & AGENCIES | Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta on Saturday committed to ensure a more united and prosperous East African Community (EAC) as he took over the chairmanship of the regional bloc. Kenyatta assured that he will spare no effort towards the realization of the shared aspirations …

Adequate financing and political goodwill are required to tackle malnutrition and childhood stunting worsened by the pandemic Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | Robust investment in food security and nutrition programs tailor-made for vulnerable demographics including children, women and the elderly is key to hastening Africa’s recovery from COVID-19 related shocks, experts …