Business

Soaring food prices: Families struggle to survive in Nigeria

Soaring food prices are having dramatic consequences in Nigeria as many families are being pushed into poverty, with some... Read more

2 Jul, 2021

Politics

UPDATE | AU chief slams deadly violence in eSwatini

eSwatini deadly violence has been condemned by the African Union Commission, with the chairperson Moussa Fake Mahamat urging constructive... Read more

2 Jul, 2021

Business

Ugandan traders sleep rough as Cover lockdown drags on

Ugandan traders at the east African country’s biggest market are struggling under a strict 42-day coronavirus lockdown, as they... Read more

2 Jul, 2021

News

Foreign leaders arrive for Kenneth Kaunda state memorial in Lusaka

Kenneth Kaunda, the giant of African nationalism died on June 17 at the age of 97. He succumbed to... Read more

2 Jul, 2021

News

Boko Haram fighters, civilians killed in Niger, says military

Thirteen Boko Haram fighters have been killed in clashes in southeast Niger while four civilians have been executed by... Read more

2 Jul, 2021

News

Uhuru Kenyatta, Macron meet as Paris courts east Africa

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and his French counterpart President Emmanuel Macron have met in Paris where they discussed several... Read more

2 Jul, 2021

Coronavirus

Covid-19: Delta variant spreading in Africa at record pace, says WHO

The Delta variant of Coronavirus is driving the pandemic forward in Africa at record speeds, the World Health organisation... Read more

2 Jul, 2021

Politics

DRC’s Felix Tshisekedi says he will seek second term

Felix Tshisekedi, the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, has announced that he will seek re-election in order... Read more

1 Jul, 2021

Business

Nigeria parliament passes long-delayed oil and gas bill

Nigeria has voted to approve a long-delayed oil and gas law that aims to attract new foreign investment in... Read more

1 Jul, 2021

Politics

Burkina Faso president sacks two ministers over massacres

Burkina Faso President Roch Marc Christian Kabore has sacked two of his ministers over recent massacres there that have... Read more

1 Jul, 2021