AFRICA

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced the postponement of the TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN), initially scheduled for February 1–28, 2025, to August 2025. The tournament, which is to be jointly hosted by Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania, was delayed to allow the …

Equity Bank Uganda Limited Appoints Gift Shoko as Managing Director Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Equity Bank Uganda, a subsidiary of Equity Group Holdings Plc has announced the appointment of  Gift Shoko from Zimbabwe as the new Managing Director to replace Anthony Kituuka who resigned late last year. Shoko has been …

MPs raised concerns over salary discrepancies within the Foreign Affairs Ministry, particularly with Ambassador Nsambu Alintuma, who reportedly earns as much as a State Minister Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There was a heated exchange in the Foreign Affairs Committee of parliament on Monday when Muwada Nkunyingi, the Shadow Minister …

MOGADISHU | Xinhua | The African Union (AU) mission in Somalia on Monday welcomed a recent agreement between Somalia and Ethiopia to restore diplomatic representation in their respective capitals after more than a year of strained ties. Mohamed El-Amine Souef, special representative of the chairperson of the AU Commission for …

Museveni, Algerian minister discuss coffee, milk export Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and the Algerian Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Youcef Cherfa have held a meeting in which they discussed Uganda’s coffee and milk export. The meeting took place on the sidelines of the …

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | THE INDEPENDENT | Shelter Afrique Development Bank (ShafDB) and the African Union (AU) have signed a groundbreaking Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate on addressing Africa’s critical housing and urban development challenges. The partnership which confers Shelter Afrique an Observer Status at the African Union, aligns …

Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | Tanzanian activist and human rights defender, Maria Sarungi, has been reported abducted in Kenya, nearly two months after Ugandan opposition veteran politician Kizza Besigye was kidnapped from the city and next  appeared in a military court in Kampala. Maria was reportedly taken by three armed …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The African Development Bank Group, World Bank Group, African Union, and the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania will host a landmark Energy Summit for African Heads of State and Government on Monday, January 27, and Tuesday, January 28, 2025, in Dar es Salaam, …

KHARTOUM, Sudan | Xinhua | The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) on Saturday recaptured Wad Madani, the capital city of Gezira State in central Sudan, from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the office of the SAF spokesperson said in a statement. “The command of the SAF congratulates our honorable people on …

Tyme’s unicorn status throws down the gauntlet for African startups in 2025 SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | Tyme’s US$1.5 billion valuation after a US$150 million investment in the digital bank by Nubank has pushed it into the elite unicorn club and helped lift the gloom that had descended on …