Lucille Nyikuri repurposes cattle horn into elegant, distinctive jewellery and her striking craftsmanship is seeing her jewellery snapped in luxury markets worldwide. Nairobi, Kenya | BIRD AGENCY | What would a vice president at SC Johnson Business School at Cornell University in the United States, an interior design ambassador in …
Read More »African Development Bank concludes 2023 insurer roadshow to mobilize private capital for Africa
London, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | The Co-Financing, Syndications and Client Solutions department of the African Development Bank Group has met with London-based insurers to galvanize continued support of the Bank’s balance sheet optimization and mobilization ambitions, in line with its 2023 lending program. The Bank held an investor relationship …
Read More »Ghana confirms 14 Lassa fever cases, including one death
Accra, Ghana | Xinhua | Ghana confirmed 12 new cases of Lassa fever after Sunday, bringing the total number of infections to 14, said a release issued by the Ghana Health Service (GHS) Wednesday. The GHS said the 12 new cases were close contacts of the two cases confirmed earlier and …
Read More »Sudanese leader willing to strengthen cooperation with South Sudan
Khartoum, Sudan | Xinhua | Chairman of Sudan’s Transitional Sovereign Council Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan on Tuesday reiterated Sudan’s willingness to strengthen win-win cooperation with South Sudan. Al-Burhan made the remarks during a meeting with Senior Adviser to South Sudanese President for Special Programs Benjamin Paul in Khartoum, the sovereign council said …
Read More »UNHCR appeals for 137 mln USD to help refugees in Horn of Africa
Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | The United Nations Refugee Agency UNHCR on Tuesday appealed for 137 million U.S. dollars to help 3.3 million refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the Horn of Africa due to the forecast sixth failed rainy season which lasts between March and May. The UNHCR …
Read More »Ruling party’s Tinubu wins presidential election in Nigeria
Abuja, Nigeria | Xinhua | Bola Tinubu from Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress party has won Nigeria’s presidential election, the country’s electoral body said early Wednesday. With over 8.79 million ballots, Tinubu secured the highest number of the total votes cast during the election, Mahmood Yakubu, chairman of the Independent …
Read More »Grey listing by int’l watchdog a chance to tackle financial crimes: South African president
Johannesburg, South Africa | Xinhua | South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said Monday that the grey listing of South Africa by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is an opportunity for the country to improve its ability to tackle financial and illicit crimes. Ramaphosa made the remarks in his newsletter on …
Read More »🔴 LIVE: President Ramaphosa hosts Uganda’s Museveni
Pretoria, South Africa | THE INDEPENDENT | President Cyril Ramaphosa is set to host his Ugandan counterpart Yoweri Museveni for a state visit at the Union Buildings in Pretoria from 11am today. “The Republic of Uganda is South Africa’s 15th-largest trading partner on the continent and the second-largest in East …
Read More »Rwanda’s weather agency predicts disastrous rains in coming months
Kigali, Rwanda | Xinhua | Torrential rains from March to May could trigger potential disasters in different parts of Rwanda, the country’s weather agency has warned. Rwanda Meteorology Agency said in its latest forecast that heavy rains of between 500 mm and 600 mm were forecast in parts across the country …
Read More »Uganda’s Dr Mugisha outlines new agenda for African Water and Sanitation Association
Dr. Mugisha sets agenda for new term as continental conference reaffirms commitment to achieving universal access to water and sanitation Abidjan, Ivory Coast | THE INDEPENDENT | The 21st African Water Association International Congress and Exhibition, and the 7th Faecal Sludge Management Conference has closed in the Ivorian commercial capital, …
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