AFRICA

There is real need for cooperation at national, regional, and continental levels to save Africa’s vultures from extinction COMMENT | Fadzai Matsvimbo | On the first Saturday of September every year, the world celebrates the International Vulture Awareness Day (IVAD) to raise awareness about the plight of vultures. A less oft …

KIGALI, RWANDA | Xinhua | Rwanda’s visa-on-arrival and e-visa policies have made it exceptionally accessible, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said in a report. The Value of Air Transport study for Rwanda, released at the ninth edition of the Aviation Africa Summit and Exhibition on Thursday in Kigali, the …

For decades, women’s protection has remained largely tucked under family insurance plans. Insurance companies in Africa are changing that. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | Insurers are rewriting the playbook by introducing women-first covers to test whether gender-specific solutions can raise uptake and narrow financial inclusion gaps. They are changing …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | The Ugandan military said on Thursday that it lost two soldiers and killed three Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) militants in clashes on Wednesday in the jungles of the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). In a statement issued in Kampala, the Ugandan capital, the …

New research led by African scientists has confirmed that giraffes are not one species but four, a reclassification set to improve global conservation strategies, with Africa already at the heart of their protection. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | At Naboisho Conservancy in Kenya, Jowel Mulama spends his mornings scanning …

Open Letter to the Editor COMMENT | My name is Adja Boudy Kanté. I am 32 years old, a mother, and a proud young entrepreneur from Senegal. I grew up in Guediawaye, just outside Dakar, and I have dedicated my life to creating nutritious, healthy products from local cereals, products …

KINSHASA, DRC | Xinhua | The government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Thursday declared a new outbreak of Ebola in the central province of Kasai, the country’s 16th since 1976, as the World Health Organization (WHO) warned that infections might rise further. DRC Health Minister Roger Kamba …

Boniface Mwangi, Kenya’s outspoken activist, has vowed to build a “kinder nation” and rally disillusioned youth against ‘entrenched political dynasties’ with his Kenya Mpya (new Kenya) movement. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | Kenya is set to witness an unconventional political campaign after human rights activist Boniface Mwangi launched his …

GOMA, DR Congo | Xinhua | The March 23 Movement (M23) rebel group on Monday reaffirmed its commitment to pursue the peace process under Qatari mediation, despite ongoing differences with the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). At a press conference in Goma, the capital of North …

WINDHOEK, Namibia | Xinhua | Namibia faces tighter U.S. dollar liquidity and higher settlement costs, as the recently imposed 30-percent U.S. tariffs on South African exports weaken the very financial channels it relies on for cross-border trade payments, according to an analysis by Namibian research and investment firm Simonis Storm Securities …