AFRICA

Lusaka, Zambia | Xinhua | Zambia’s fourth President Rupiah Banda, 85, died on Friday, the government said. President Hakainde Hichilema said he learned with great sadness the death of the former president. “His life of service to our country, and to our continent, represents the highest form of patriotism,” he said …

Mobilization of forces and movement of large convoys of armed groups have increased tensions in and around Tripoli Tripoli, Libya | Xinhua | The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) on Thursday expressed concern over the mobilization of armed groups that led to rising tensions in the capital Tripoli. “UNSMIL …

Kampala, Uganda | Isaac Khisa | Uganda’s urban households have relied on charcoal as their source of energy for decades but there has been no deliberate efforts to facilitate sustainable production practices and technologies to conserve forests. The good news now is that the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United …

In many African households, carrying a pot belly is a sign that this person is wealthy and well-fed but that is false | THE INDEPENDENT | One in five adults and one in 10 children and teenagers are projected to be obese by December 2023 in 10 high-burden African countries if …

Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday called on the international community to lift sanctions against Zimbabwe, saying the restrictions were hurting the southern African nation. Kenyatta, who spoke in the Kenyan capital Nairobi, when he hosted visiting Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa, termed the sanctions as illegal, …

Travelers from high risk countries are not allowed to enter into the country without proof of yellow fever vaccination certificates Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | Xinhua | Tanzanian health authorities said on Wednesday the government is on high alert over the reported outbreak of yellow fever in neighboring Kenya. Ummy Mwalimu, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & XINHUA | Uganda is now ranked fifth with a score of 57 out of 23 countries surveyed in the Africa Financial Markets Index (AFMI) 2021. The Absa Group survey, released in Kampala on Wednesday, indicates that Uganda was up from 10th position in comparison to …

Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Monday witnessed the signing of a memorandum of understanding between Nairobi and Moderna to establish the first mRNA manufacturing facility in the country, the first such facility in Africa, to produce messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines. Kenyatta said in a statement issued …

A peep into Amb Kabonero’s enduring legacy in Tanzania Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | THE INDEPENDENT | Tanzania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Liberata Mulamula has led celebrations of the role Ambassador Richard Kabonero in growing trade and good relations of all the countries of the East African region. Kabonero is concluding his …

| THE INDEPENDENT | The U.S., through its embassy in the Central African Republic, recently published a warrant offering up to US$5 million for information leading to the capture of Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony. The U.S. had previously announced the bounty in early 2013. It has been on the trail …