Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP | Rent-a-room giant Airbnb said Tuesday that it had provided accommodation for 1.2 million visitors to Africa over the last year — double the previous year as tourism expands across the continent. The website now offers more than 100,000 accommodation options in Africa, global public affairs …
Read More »Africa’s real intellectual crisis
Why Museveni is not the cause of the problems of Uganda but rather their product and reflection THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | Last week, I accepted to join a whatsapp chat group of Ugandan “intellectuals”. The administrator told me that it discusses “serious issues.” I therefore …
Read More »Tunisia, Senegal, Morocco set for World Cup
Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP | Tunisia, Senegal and Morocco are well placed to complete in November the five-nation African line-up for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Nigeria and Egypt secured places at the weekend with home victories over Zambia and Congo Brazzaville respectively, leaving eight countries hunting the other …
Read More »DRC fined $20,000 by FIFA after crowd hurled bottles on pitch
FIFA punishes Africans for World Cup offences Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP | FIFA have punished numerous African nations for offences during 2018 World Cup qualifiers last month, the world football body said. Gabon forfeited by a mandatory 3-0 scoreline a match against Ivory Coast in Libreville for fielding …
Read More »‘What does it mean to be a civically engaged musician?’
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala’s German Culture organization Goethe-Zentrum Kampala is hosting socially conscious artists from across Africa this week for the “Your Music Your Voice” event. “Your Music, Your Voice” will create a platform for Pan-African dialogue between socially active artistes to discuss their role in using music …
Read More »Flying start for City Oilers in FIBA Africa Zone 5 Champs
Day 1 Sunday City Oilers ?? 93 vs Savio 46 Power 87 ?? ABC 55 APR 45 KCCA ?? 57 UCU 108 ?? Horseed 42 DAY TWO Monday Patriots 79 Savio 50 ABC 77 KPA 81 Equity 56 KCCA 51 UCU 69 KPA 68 City Oil 111 Hawasa 41 9pm Power v Gondar Kampala, Uganda | …
Read More »Government internet shutdowns cost Africa dear
Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP | Government shutdowns of the internet have cost sub-Saharan Africa about $237 million since 2015, according to a study released Friday, as authorities increasingly implement planned disruptions. At least 12 countries have had internet shutdowns, often before elections or when protests erupt, with mobile internet …
Read More »Museveni, UNAIDS call for quick pace of action to end AIDS
Museveni, world leaders come together to renew the urgency around ending AIDS as part of the Sustainable Development Goals New York, US | UNAIDS | The President of Uganda, Yoweri Museveni, in collaboration with UNAIDS, brought together six heads of state or government to accelerate action and get countries on …
Read More »Africa poaching now a war, task force warns
Pretoria, South Africa | AFP | The fight against poaching must be treated as a war, Africa’s leading anti-poaching coalition said Thursday, as it called for the illicit wildlife trade to be monitored like global conflicts. Enact, an EU-funded anti-poaching analytical taskforce that includes Interpol, called for the expansion of a …
Read More »MUSEVENI: Menstruation does not mean early marriage for girl child
Kampala, Uganda | PPU | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has called for the economic empowerment of young girls if child marriages are to end. The President who was accompanied by the First Lady and Minister of Education and Sports Janet Kataaha Museveni was today speaking at a high level side event …
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