AFRICA

The SGR was originally an East African project, but faced financing problems. Kenya did a section of the SGR but it did not connect to Uganda, Rwanda and Sudan as was originally planned over 8years ago. Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Construction works on the delayed Standard Gauge Railway …

COMMENT | YUSUF MASABA | World leaders and some more than 70,000 delegates from 170 countries descended on the Azerbaijan capital, Baku, for the 29th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29) that kicked off on November 11, running till next week on Friday. With …

Byanyima asks Gov to produce Besigye Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | The front page of Wednesday’s The Daily Monitor says it all —  ” Besigye missing in Nairobi.” Dr. Kizza Besigye, veteran Ugandan politician and four-time presidential candidate is reported missing, but his wife Winnie Byanyima claims …

    Kinshasa, DRC | THE INDEPENDENT | Equity BCDC Managing Director, Willy Mulamba, has painted a rich picture of DRC’s economic potential for delegates attending the 3rd trade mission to the Democratic Republic of Congo from Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. “DRC is a country rich in resources and opportunities and …

Kinshasa, DRC | THE INDEPENDENT | Over 250 delegates drawn from the host country DRC as well as Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania are in Kinshasa for a business-to-business conference to deepen understanding of trade in the region. Delegates attending the third Trade Mission to the Democratic Republic of Congo jetted into …

Africa’s Gen Zs, promised opportunity, innovation and new technology but faced with the very real world of a workplace in flux, constrained labour markets, high inflation and increasing criticism of their work ethic, are finding very little to cheer about. So a growing number of African universities are stepping in, …

Europe joins US in the battle for under-served African customers in an already competitive internet market – with France eyeing up to 26 African markets, majority being francophone countries. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | A new scramble for Africa’s satellite market between the US and Europe is underway, as …

A declaration calling for the strengthening of the media landscape comes at a pivotal time as African nations – both societies and governments – push for media reforms to tackle ongoing threats concerning journalistic integrity and safety. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | South Africa’s Rhodes University recently unveiled the …

Easier cross-border trade thanks to a new continental trade agreement, a rise in quality of made-in-Africa goods, lower market prices, and accessibility compared to those in Asia, US and European markets, is driving Africa to trade more with Africa than with the rest of the world, according to the latest Africa …

  Kampala, Uganda | CAFONLINE |  South Africa moved to the top of Group D in the 2025 TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers with a 2-0 away victory over Uganda on Friday. The win pushes Bafana Bafana ahead of the Crane, although both teams have already secured their …