By Michelle Cohan, CNN Tucked behind a colorful tin roof dwelling in Addis Ababa, acrobats of all ages are spinning, contorting and balancing in ways that seemingly defy the laws of physics. Off to the left of the action is their ringleader, Dereje Dange — a world-class juggler who can easily keep seven hats going […]
ECA Addis Ababa, 24 June 2021 – The inaugural cohort of some 21 African post-doctoral researchers under the aegis of Climate Research for Development (CR4D) presented their pioneering findings, last week in Nairobi, Kenya, signaling a bold path for the new decade and dawn. The researchers who were selected from 11 countries namely Benin, Cameroon, Cote […]
Telegraph, ByWill Brown, Saudi Arabia, one of the wealthiest countries on earth, is keeping hundreds if not thousands of African migrants locked in heinous conditions reminiscent of Libya’s slave camps as part of a drive to stop the spread of Covid-19, an investigation by The Sunday Telegraph has found. Graphic mobile phone images sent to the newspaper by […]
By Ola Owojori Foreign Policy Egypt and Sudan have threatened to withdraw from negotiations over the filling and operation of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile, which flows into the Nile River. Thus, Ethiopia, Egypt, and Sudan all ultimately share the water of the Blue Nile, but Egypt and Sudan—both of which […]
Washington has sidelined Africa for too long. The Biden administration should take a new approach. Foreign Policy Aubrey Hruby This article is part of The Biden Transition, Foreign Policy’s ongoing coverage of how U.S. President-elect Joe Biden builds a new White House administration—and what the new team’s policies might be. U.S. President Donald Trump’s policy […]
African Union A record 54% of the continent is accessible for African visitors who no longer need a visa to travel or can get one on arrival– In 2020, The Gambia joins Seychelles and Benin in allowing visa-free access for all African travelers.– 24 countries offer e-Visas reflecting 44% of the continent. Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, […]
Africa Business Page The latest Africa Wealth Report by New World Wealth reveals there are now just over 160,000 millionaires in Africa. Interestingly, from 2000 to 2013, the number of millionaires on the continent grew by more than 145 percent, compared to the worldwide growth rate of 73 percent. In recent years, most of the ‘new millionaires’ […]
Associated Press by Zachary Halaschak Swarms of hungry locusts are devouring crops in Eastern Africa, the worst invasion of the insects in decades. The outbreak of desert locusts is the worst that Kenya has seen in 70 years, according to the Associated Press. The insects have been pouring into the country from Ethiopia and Somalia and leaving behind destroyed […]
Africa News Room Ethiopian Airlines was announced winner of the Selling Travel Agents Choice Awards for “Airline to Africa Ethiopia participated at the 40th World Travel Market (WTM), which took place from Monday 4th November – Wednesday 6th November at ExCeL in London. WTM is the largest business-to-business travel event in the UK and attracts a 50,000-strong crowd […]
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