AFRICA

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | The Ethiopian government on Sunday announced its grand hydroelectric dam has started generating electricity. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Sunday officially inaugurated the first power generation of the mega-dam, dubbed Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), which is set to be the largest hydroelectric plant in …

Kigali, Rwanda | Xinhua |  Frenchman Geniez Alexandre won the first stage of the road cycling race Tour du Rwanda in the capital city Kigali on Sunday. The first stage features a four-kilometer circuit starting from and finishing at Kigali Arena. Riding for France’s Total Energies, Alexandre won the first …

Brussels, Belgium | Xinhua | Six African countries will be the first on the continent to receive the technology needed to produce mRNA (messenger ribonucleic acid) vaccines, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday. Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa and Tunisia will be part of a project that aims …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Standard Bank has emerged as the most valuable banking brand on the African continent for 2022 in Brand Finance’s annual ranking of the world’s Top 500 Banking Brands, after increasing its brand value by 26% to USD1.583 billion, the financial institution said in a statement …

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | Africa has reported 11,077,105 COVID-19 cases as of Thursday evening, according to the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). The specialized healthcare agency of the African Union said the COVID-19 death toll across the continent stands at 245,451, and total recoveries at …

Khartoum, Sudan | Xinhua | Chairman of Sudan’s Transitional Sovereign Council Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan on Thursday reiterated the government’s keenness on dialogue with all political forces to reach a unified vision to ensure a safe exit from the current political crisis. Al-Burhan on Thursday met at the Republican Palace in Khartoum …

Khartoum, Sudan | Xinhua | Sudan on Thursday stressed the need to reach a legal and binding solution to the issue of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), a long dispute between the two neighboring countries. Sudan’s acting Foreign Minister Ali Al-Sadiq and acting Irrigation and Water Resources Minister Daw Al-Bait …

Maputo, Mozambique | Xinhua | Former president of Mozambique Armando Guebuza told the court on Thursday that he assumed responsibility for the creation of the companies EMATUM and MAM, which were later involved in the “hidden debts” scandal. Armando Guebuza spoke at the 6th session of the court hearing, which took …

Dubai, United Arab Emirates | THE INDEPENDENT |  Standard Chartered Bank has reported its highest operating profit since 2015 in the Africa and Middle East region. It its financial results for the full year and fourth quarter ending 31 December 2021 released Thursday, Standard Chartered reported that operating profit grew to a …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Former Prime Minister Amama Mbabazi has said that torture is unacceptable and goes against the laws of Uganda. In his first media address after several years, Mbabazi said that as a member of the National Resistance Movement party-NRM, one of the things they fought …