AFRICA

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | XINHUA | At least 166 people were killed in Ethiopia after a popular singer’s death sparked violent protests which resulted in riots in the country’s Oromia region and capital Addis Ababa, police sources said Sunday. Girma Gelam, Oromia region’s police deputy commissioner, told media on Saturday …

  Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | The Confucius Institute at Makerere University, Uganda’s top university, held the 19th “Chinese Bridge” speech competition online on Saturday — its first ever to be held virtually with COVID-19 restrictions in place. The Proficiency Competition for Foreign Colleague Students in Uganda was successfully held via …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | Egyptian water ministry said on Friday that no tangible progress has been made in the tripartite talks over the controversial Ethiopian Nile dam. There are still “fundamental differences at the technical and legal levels” between Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia over the filling of the Grand Ethiopian …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | Tanzania’s health authorities announced on Friday that they have shut down 74 out of 85 designated facilities for COVID-19 patients across the country. Ummy Mwalimu, the Minister for Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children, announced the closure of the 74 designated COVID-19 facilities shortly after …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | The World Bank has categorized Tanzania as a lower-middle income country after the country made economic reforms, including making consistent plans and taking hard decisions aimed at improving its economic development, a senior official said on Thursday. “Discipline in financial expenditure and the prevailing peace …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | At least 84,625 children with acute malnutrition in South Sudan were treated in therapeutic centers since the beginning of this year, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday. Mohamed Ag Ayoya, UNICEF Representative in South Sudan, said in a statement issued in Juba that this …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | Tanzanian President John Magufuli, also chairman of the ruling party Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM), said on Tuesday in capital Dodoma he is seeking re-election to enable him to complete unfinished projects that started during his first five-year term. Magufuli gave reasons for seeking the presidential re-election …

  Cairo, Egypt | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Africa Cup of Nations Cameroon 2021 has been postponed to January 2022. The African Nations Championship ( CHAN) Cameroon 2020 has also been moved to 2021. The CAF Executive Committee made the decision in a meeting on Tuesday, 30 June 2020, via …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | The newly sworn-in Malawi President, Lazarus Chakwera, has made some ministerial and key public office appointments including Chief Secretary to the government and Attorney General. An official statement released Monday by Secretary of Administration in the Office of the President and Cabinet, Cliff Chiunda, confirmed the …

Kampala, Uganda | Khisa Isaac | Nigerian-based financial and investment services company, United Capital PLC, on June.26 organised its first Pan African e-conference to discuss on how to boost cross-border financing solutions on the African continent. The session which was held via zoom and streamed live on the company’s YouTube …