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Campaign on the structural transformation for the economies of Central Africa Countries

In line with ECA’s campaign on the structural transformation of the economies of Central Africa, CEMAC countries have just adopted a five-year post-COVID-19 recovery plan that prioritizes industrialization and economic diversification. (ECA) – CEMAC member States plan to make industrialization and economic diversification a key to the zone’s second-generation economic programmes and the post-COVID-19 economic recovery […]

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Siemens and Ethiopia signed MOU on energy and infrastructure solutions for the country

African Review The Ethiopian Governments Growth and Transformational plan II has a goal to achieve universal electricity by 2025. (Image source: Scott/Pixabay) In April 2019, Siemens signed an MoU with the Investment Commission of Ethiopia, to address the country’s energy and infrastructure sector challenges, to assist the government, stabilise and expand the existing grid infrastructure […]

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Regulators can improve access to safe, quality medicines to the East Africa nations

On August 12 2020, a Special Collection of articles addressing how to improve access to safe, quality medicines in East Africa by simplifying the regulatory processes in the region was published in the open-access journal PLOS Medicine. The five articles in the collection all look at how the East African Community (EAC)’s Medicines Regulatory Harmonization (MRH) […]

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A Remarkable Rail Journey Into the Horn of Africa’s Past, and Future

New York Times, By Henry Wismayer, Photographs by Marcus Westberg We were around 30 miles shy of Dire Dawa, Ethiopia, when the train hit a cow, its impact signaled by an abrupt drop in speed and a sharp judder rippling through the couplings. “What’s happening?” I asked the carriage attendant, as she hurried along the aisle. “No problem,” she […]

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Textile Designer Hana Getachew On The Power Of Intentional Home Decor

By Alisha Acquaye Black women have long been overlooked and underserved across all industries, an injustice that is finally being brought to the forefront, with Black women leading the movement against racial inequality. To honor just how truly essential Black women are, Unbothered has partnered with Target to share the stories of those who are fighting for […]

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Facebook to fights fake news using more African languages

CNN, — By Aisha Salaudeen Facebook has announced more African languages will be covered in its effort to curb fake news.The social media giant said the new language support is part of its third-party fact-checking program in partnership with Africa Check, an independent fact-checking organization.According to a joint statement released by Africa Check and Facebook on Wednesday, the number of […]

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Are We Seeing a New Ocean Starting to Form in Africa?

Geology & Geographics Although shallow magma storage at Erta Ale volcano hints at a rift-to-ridge transition, the tectonic future of the Afar region is far from certain. By Erik Klemetti  14 hours ago Standing next to a lava lake at the summit of a massive volcano, Christopher Moore, a Ph.D. candidate at the School of Earth and Environment […]

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A Little History Nugget; The Lebensraum Theory

In 1886, before Germany actively engaged in colonial projects, the highly influential philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche wrote in his book Jenseits von Gut und Böse that “the noble way [is] value- defining, […] it is value-creating”. In other words, those who are noble naturally define the values for the rest that is not noble. Nietzsche coined […]

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