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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has said that Africa must unite to guarantee the prosperity of its people and its strategic security. “The Africans will wake up because they have no alternative. Pan Africanism which was being pushed by our elders Julius Nyerere, Kenyatta, Modibal Keita, …

There are signs of post-pandemic recovery for Africa’s off-grid solar industry. Now it needs to lure back the investors Africa’s off-grid solar power industry is growing but is in urgent need of further support, as the sector struggles to shake off the negative impact of the Covid pandemic on providers of equipment and services, …

Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | The World Health Organization (WHO) in partnership with the Kenyan government on Saturday launched the Health Emergency Hub to enhance response to health emergencies in Africa. A statement from the WHO released in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital said the hub will lay the foundation for a …

Kiswahili widely spoken in the Eastern African region, has received more recognition across the continent in recent years Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) said that it will promote the Kiswahili language in order to boost African unity. “We are also promoting Kiswahili …

Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | Africa’s multi-lateral lender, African Export-Import Bank has renewed its approval of a US$1 billion facility to operationalise the African Continental Free Trade Agreement Adjustment Funds. The lender also approved a Grant Funding in an amount of US$10 million to seed the Base Fund of …

Nigerian historian and thinker Toyin Falola speaks to Olayinka Oyegbile Nigerian intellectual and historian Toyin Falola’s latest book is called `Decolonizing African Studies: Knowledge Production, Agency, and Voice’. It sets out to respond to the urgent need to eliminate the vestiges of colonialism (the domination of foreign powers) in the …

It presents a risk of premature death in fast-growing cities NEWS ANALYSIS | KARN VOHRA & ELOISE MARAIS | Ten more African cities have signed on to the C40 Clean Air Cities Declaration to improve air quality. C40 is an international group of mayors collaborating to make cities more environmentally …

Kampala, Uganda | Patricia Akankwatsa | A forum of environmental activists in East and Central Africa is seeking to restore 100 million hectares of degraded land by the year 2030. The project spearheaded by Global Ever-greening Alliance, Climate Asset management and the African Forest Landscape Restoration Initiative is expected to pave …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Minister of State for Foreign Affairs in charge of Regional Cooperation, John Mulimba, has called for concerted efforts to avert the ongoing refugee and internal displacement crisis in Africa. Mulimba, noting Uganda currently hosts more than 1.58 million refugees, has called for strong international support …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Africa does not have enough health workers to meet the needs of its population, according to a new study. The study which was published in the British Medical Journal surveyed health workforce in 47 countries between January 2018 and April 2019. The findings show that …