AFRICA

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | The Zimbabwean government on Friday announced the suspension of all monetary transactions on phone-based mobile money platforms as it seeks to deal with the foreign currency black market and perceived economic saboteurs. A statement by government spokesperson Nick Mangwana said the government had taken a …

Kampala, Uganda | Isaac Khisa | How can African countries boost cross-border financing solutions on the continent? This was the main issue discussed during the Pan-African e-conference hosted by the United Capital PLC, a Nigerian-based financial and investment Services Company, on Friday. Peter Ashade, the Group CEO at United Capital Plc. …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | Rwanda will intensify promotion efforts to encourage domestic tourism, the Rwanda Development Board (RDB) said on Friday. “RDB has embarked on domestic tourism promotion, encouraging Rwandans to visit the country’s main tourist attractions. As a result, 69 tourists have booked to track the endangered mountain …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | Kenya’s competition watchdog said Thursday it is anticipating mergers and acquisitions in the airline and e-commerce sectors due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, an official said on Thursday. Mugambi Mutegi, manager of communication and external relations, Competition Authority of Kenya, told a webinar in Nairobi …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | Congolese health minister Eteni Longondo announced on Thursday that the Ebola virus disease epidemic in the northeastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has ended. According to the minister, this has been the longest and most complex Ebola epidemic in the history of …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | Chinese technology firm, Huawei, on Wednesday announced that a successful model of teaching digital skills to disadvantaged communities in Kenya will be replicated in five other countries including France and the Philippines in the next two years. Huawei’s initiative, known as DigiTruck project, which was …

Cairo, Egypt | AFP |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Egypt’s musclemen are frustrated with working out from home due to coronavirus restrictions and are raring to get back to gruelling routines at their gyms, where they also earn a living. With massive biceps and a gleaming six-pack, Mohamed Ali — who goes …

President Museveni, First Lady mourn late Nkurunziza Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni together with First Lady Janet Kataha Museveni on Tuesday paid their respects to the former Burundian leader, the Late President Pierre Nkurunziza at the country’s embassy in Kampala. On arrival at the Embassy of …

BUJUMBURA, Burundi | XINHUA | Burundian President Evariste Ndayishimiye has named a new Vice President and Prime Minister, a day after Burundian parliament  approved their nominations. The opposition party National Progress Union (UPRONA) retained a post of the vice president in the new government after its member Prosper Bazombanza, the former …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | South Africa will use infrastructure development to recover from the COVID-19 impact, said the country’s President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday. Ramaphosa made the remarks while addressing the sustainable infrastructure development symposium in Pretoria. He pointed out that COVID-19 has disrupted global financial markets, production, trade and …