Tag: Africa

When the economy becomes unpredictable, businesses often feel the pressure through falling sales, rising operating costs and tighter cash flow. For entrepreneurs, surviving such periods is less about waiting for conditions to improve and more about...
The National Police Service is set for a major boost in mobility, with 2,232 new vehicles expected within the next three months as the government moves to replace its ageing fleet. Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen...

Hafidh Ameir Hassan: Inside The Private Life of Tanzania’s First Gentleman

Tanzania is mourning Hafidh Ameir Hassan, the husband of President Samia Suluhu Hassan and the man who became the country’s first First Gentleman. Known...

25 Students Dead in School Bus Accident, Cape Verde

Cape Verde School Bus Crash: 25 Killed Cape Verde is mourning after a devastating bus crash on Fogo Island killed at least 25 people, many...

Why Uganda Wants to Move Government Ministries Out of Kampala

Uganda is reviving an ambitious plan to gradually move its administrative capital from Kampala to Nakasongola, with the government arguing that the country's current...

Six Years After Ethiopian Airlines Crash, Family of Victim Wins Major Damages Award

The family of Irish United Nations worker Michael “Mick” Ryan, who was among 157 people killed in the 2019 Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max...

South Africa Deploys Police Ahead of Anti-Immigration Protests

South Africa has stepped up security across several cities as authorities brace for anti-immigration protests that have raised fears of possible violence and attacks...

Abiy Ahmed Secures Landslide Win as Ethiopia Faces Rising Conflict Fears

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has tightened his grip on power after a commanding election victory, but instead of celebration, growing fears of instability...

Malawians Airlifted from South Africa as Xenophobia Fears Escalate

The Malawian government has launched an urgent evacuation of its nationals from South Africa following renewed fears of xenophobic violence in several urban areas....

Chaos in DR Congo as Angry Residents Burn Ebola Treatment Tents

Tensions boiled over in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo after furious residents attacked and burned Ebola treatment tents following a dispute over the...

DR Congo Cancels World Cup Camp Over Deadly Ebola Outbreak

The Democratic Republic of Congo’s historic return to the FIFA World Cup has hit an unexpected hurdle after the country cancelled its planned training...

Panic Grows in Eastern Congo as Rare Ebola Strain Spreads Across Borders

Fear is spreading rapidly across eastern Congo as communities battle a dangerous outbreak of the rare Bundibugyo strain of Ebola. With no approved vaccine...

Tension Rises as Ghana Pulls Citizens Out of South Africa Over Xenophobic Attacks

Ghana has announced plans to evacuate 300 of its citizens from South Africa following a surge in anti-immigrant protests that have left many foreign...

Ethiopian marathon runner Melese dies aged 36

The athletics community is mourning the sudden death of celebrated Ethiopian marathon runner Yebrgual Melese, who passed away at the age of 36 after...

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