In the Ethiopian Mountains, Ancient Humans Were Living the High Life
The New York Times, By Carl Zimmer Scientists have discovered what is by far the oldest evidence of human occupation at extreme altitudes: a rock shelter strewn with bones, tools and hearths 11,000 feet above sea level. People lived at the site, in the mountains of Ethiopia, as long as 47,000 years ago. The research, reported on […]
2020 Rough Guide ultimate Trarvel bucket list, 100 BEST PLACES ON EARTH
Rough Guide If you need inspiration on where to travel in 2020, then look no further – Rough Guides’ new book reveals 100 of the most extraordinary places to visit in the world – the ultimate travel bucket list. The Rough Guide to the 100 Best Places on Earth is being published on 1st September and is […]
Engineered in Africa: ‘We knew the talent was there’
BBC, By Johny Cassidy & Lucy Hooker One autumn, at the start of a new school term, she found half of her class had been replaced with black students from a much less affluent part of town. “Busing” children between schools was a policy designed to integrate divided communities, and she remembers it causing “a […]
Cameroon artificial intelligence start up help African farmers tackle crop pests and diseases
Quartz, By Amindeh Blaise Atabong In Africa, crop pests and disease have been hampering agriculture productivity for decades. Africa farmers lose an estimated 49% of expected total crop yield per annum—the highest in the world – according to the Centre for Agriculture and Biosciences International. That’s likely to get worse as the impact of climate change worsens […]
ACFTA the new free trade deal promises to unify over a billion people and lift Africa out of poverty. What it means for Ethiopian workers?
Jacobinmag, BYSTEPHANIE JAY Africa’s massive new free trade deal promises to unify over a billion people and lift the continent out of poverty. But the case of Ethiopia shows that it will instead spark a continental race to the bottom and shut workers out from economic policy. Our new issue, on the housing crisis and […]
Behind the Scenes: Grueling Lifestyle Shoot on an Active Volcano in Ethiopia
Peta pixel DL CADE Photographer Joey L. is known for pushing himself to capture stunning imagery. From his documentary work on the frontlines of the fight against ISIS, to A-list celebrity and commercial work, he never shies away from a physical or creative challenge. His most recent commercial shoot was both. The ad campaign featured the ZAAF Collection, a premium […]
China,Ethiopia and Sri Lanka trilateral partnership under the South-South cooperation modality held in Addis
Xinhua ADDIS ABABA, — Officials from Ethiopia, China and Sri Lanka on Wednesday vowed to spur trilateral partnership under the South-South cooperation modality in the renewable energy technologies sector. They disclosed the joint commitments in the renewable energy technologies sector here on Wednesday during a high-level workshop, which focused on a trilateral South-South cooperation that […]
Flutterwave and Alipay partner on payments between Africa and China
Techcrunch, Jake Bright @JakeRBright Flutterwave San Francisco and Lagos-based fintech startup Flutterwave has partnered with Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba’s Alipay to offer digital payments between Africa and China. Flutterwave is a Nigerian-founded B2B payments service (primarily) for companies in Africa to pay other companies on the continent and abroad. Alipay is Alibaba’s digital wallet and […]
Seven African cities selected to host the Basketball Africa League, or ‘BAL’
Forbes The NBA’s plans for bringing professional basketball to Africa on a permanent basis just got a little bit closer to reality. On Tuesday, the league announced the inaugural seven cities that will play host when the Basketball Africa League, or ‘BAL’, tips off in March 2020. Other details about the league were shared in […]
Is Africa’s Narrative Changing?
The National Intereste, by Hannah Markey Michael O’Hanlon Follow @MichaelEOHanlon on TwitterL This year, the big story in Africa is less about growth rates, or big changes for better or worse in conflict dynamics. Instead, the biggest story is in the realm of politics. How are security and political dynamics going overall in Africa? At the Brookings Institution […]
Ethiopia is not the next Yugoslavia!
The Daily Nation, By MICHAEL KURIA In Summary We have the good fortune of living next door to a friendly nation of more than a hundred million souls that is liberalising sections of its economy that had been closed to foreigners for all eternity. These are sectors in which we have extensive experience and success: […]
The Ethiopian Gold Mine that may have supplied the Queen of Sheba with her riches
Ancient Origin By Robin Whitlock Ever wondered where the Queen of Sheba got her gold from? Sudan and Ethiopia are both in the region of what was the kingdom of Sheba, and both have ancient mines. In fact, the Asosa zone of Ethiopia could contain the oldest gold mine in the world at 6000 years […]
East Africa
AllAfrica News: East Africa
- Tanzania: Civil Society Workers Run Afoul of Tanzania Security Officials in Sign of Increasing Clampdown August 20, 2019[VOA] African civil society campaigners attending a conference in Tanzania were questioned and warned over the weekend, in what human rights activists say is part of a continuing clampdown on free speech in the East African nation.
- Africa: Coach Scouts for Major League Baseball Talent in Africa August 20, 2019[VOA] George Wilson Mukhobe has worked as a baseball coach in Uganda for the last decade, and for the last three years as a Major League Baseball scout in Africa.
- Somalia: Under Pressure, Islamic Militants Look to Ethiopia August 20, 2019[VOA] Islamic State militants in Somalia say they will release jihadist materials in Amharic -- a step unmistakably aimed at winning recruits in restive, neighboring Ethiopia.
- Southern Africa: SADC Summit 2019 - SADC Leaders Sign Protocol On Industry Development August 20, 2019[Citizen] Dar es Salaam -The Southern African Development Community (Sadc) Heads of State and Government yesterday signed a protocol on industry.
- Tanzania: Tanzania to Auction Crocodiles and Hippos Near Villages August 20, 2019[Citizen] Dar es Salaam -The minister for Tourism and Natural Resources, Dr Hamisi Kigwangalla (pictured), revealed on Saturday that the government was planning to sell ten per cent of crocodiles and all hippos in water bodies, which are located near villages.
West Africa
AllAfrica News: West Africa
- Nigeria: Wizkid Becomes First African to Hit 8 Million Monthly Spotify Listeners August 20, 2019[Premium Times] Afropop star, Ayodeji Balogun, aka Wizkid, has become the first African artiste to hit eight million listeners on Spotify's monthly streams.
- Nigeria: #BBNaija - Team Cruisetopia Make Nomination List August 20, 2019[Vanguard] The battle to stay one more week in the Big Brother Naija 'Pepper Dem' house continued Monday night with the nomination challenge between the housemates of Team Cruisetopia and Team Icons.
- Liberia: Outgoing UN Resident Coordinator Urges Liberians to Keep the Peace August 20, 2019[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -Amid the controversy emerging from the just-ended Montserrado County by-elections, outgoing United Nations Assistant Secretary-General and resident Coordinator for Liberia has urged Liberians not to take the peace the country is enjoying granted.
- Liberia: Celebrating 16 Years of Liberia's Hard-Earned Peace, Stability August 20, 2019[allAfrica] Once referenced as a war-country, Liberia on August 18, 2019, observes and celebrates exactly 16 years since long-sought and hard-earned peace and stability returned to our dear country. That followed almost 14 yours of civil conflict that destroyed almost every sector of the country, if not all. Worst of all, 300,000 lives were reportedly […]
- Sierra Leone: With Reservoirs At Risk, Freetown Confronts Water Crisis August 20, 2019[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Freetown -Half the year, Iyatunde Kamara worries torrential rains will wash her house off its hillside and into the rivers of waste that flow through Sierra Leone's capital Freetown.
South Africa
AllAfrica News: South Africa
- 'Private Healthcare Is Not All Rosy' - Gauteng Health MEC Bandile Masuku Backs NHI August 20, 2019[News24Wire] Gauteng Health MEC Bandile Masuku says the perception that quality healthcare lies in the private system is a myth and that true quality will be delivered in the public system through the introduction of the much debated National Health Insurance (NHI).
- Cape Town Dam Levels Now At 81.7 Percent August 20, 2019[News24Wire] Dams supplying the City of Cape Town are 81.7% full, according to the municipality on Monday, with dams in the Western Cape breaking through the 65% average level.
- Khayelitsha Cop Shoots Home Intruder Dead August 20, 2019[News24Wire] A policeman shot dead an intruder in his home in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, an action which was being probed by the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid).
- Driver Investigated After Bus Overturns in Tzaneen, Injuring 21 Pupils August 20, 2019[News24Wire] Police in Tzaneen have opened a case of reckless and negligent driving after the driver of a bus transporting schoolchildren lost control and overturned the bus along the R36 road on the outskirts of Tzaneen.
- A Year On, State Capture Inquiry Continues to Hear Testimony August 20, 2019[News24Wire] The Zondo commission of inquiry into state capture officially began its hearings on this day in 2018.
North Africa
AllAfrica News: North Africa
- Africa: U.S. Envoys Assume Key Africa Posts – But Not South Africa August 19, 2019[allAfrica] Washington, DC -Career U.S. ambassadors are taking up key diplomatic assignments across Africa following confirmation by the Senate earlier this month. These include envoys to Nigeria, Egypt, Libya, Cote d'Ivoire and the African Union, as well as Malawi and Cape Verde.
- Tunisia: Battle of Carthage - Tunisia Demolishes Homes to Protect Ancient Site August 19, 2019[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Carthage, Tunisia -Sessi's house and nine other buildings were razed to the ground in a government operation to clear illegal homes from the area that used to be a battleground for gladiators
- Libya: Sending Migrants From Libya to Rwanda 'Short-Sighted' August 19, 2019[The New Humanitarian] 'The new plan comes with a serious political price.'
- Libya: Coast Guard Rescues Over 270 Europe-Bound Migrants August 19, 2019[Deutsche Welle] The Libyan coast guard says it has rescued 278 migrants on four different boats in recent days. The migrants, including 18 women and two children, had been trying to make their way to Europe.
- Libya: Ongoing Atrocities Reveal the Trouble With International Military Intervention August 16, 2019[The Conversation Africa] It's been eight years since the NATO-led military intervention in Libya. Many analysts consider the action a crucial step forward in protecting civilians from looming atrocity. But today, Libya stands further from peace than ever.
Centeral Africa
AllAfrica News: Latest
- Africa: Why You Should Donate to Africa's First Community Radio Project - Bush Radio August 20, 2019[allAfrica] Cape Town -August 2019 marks 24 years of legal broadcasting by Africa's oldest community radio station project, Bush Radio, but all is not well in the community media sector.
- Cameroon: Ambazonia President Gets Life Sentence August 20, 2019[allAfrica] The president of the self declared federal state of Ambazonia, Sisiku Julius Ayuk Tabe, has been sentenced to life imprisonment.The verdict was handed down on August 20 at the military court of Yaoundé in Cameroon, according to reports.
- Africa: Afropunk Joburg Lineup Just Got Even Hotter - Who is Ready? August 20, 2019[allAfrica] Cape Town -Afropunk Joburg has announced the official stellar lineup for the 2019 festival. It boasts both local and international artists. U.S. singers Solange Knowles, Miguel and Masego will be headlining the festival.
- Gabon: President Bongo in First Live Public Appearance After Stroke August 20, 2019[Vanguard] President Ali Bongo of Gabon on Friday made his first live appearance in public nearly 10 months after suffering a stroke, attending ceremonies in the capital Libreville, an AFP reporter saw.
- Zambia: Hunger Looms in Southern Province August 20, 2019[Times of Zambia] About 70,000 Pemba constituency residents are stalked by hunger while 1,000 residents of Mapampi village in Chief Nyawa's chiefdom in Kazungula are sharing one borehole with livestock following drought in southern province.
Ethiopia
AllAfrica News: Ethiopia
- Under Pressure, Islamic Militants Look to Ethiopia August 20, 2019[VOA] Islamic State militants in Somalia say they will release jihadist materials in Amharic -- a step unmistakably aimed at winning recruits in restive, neighboring Ethiopia.
- The United States Welcomes Sudan's Adoption of the Constitutional Declaration August 19, 2019[State Department] The United States congratulates the people of Sudan on the August 17 signing of the Constitutional Declaration and political agreement between the Forces for Freedom and Change and the Transitional Military Council.
- Celebrated Coach 'Micho' Caught in Sex Scandal After Quitting Orlando Pirates August 19, 2019[Nairobi News] Serbian coach, Milutin 'Micho' Sredojevic, is staring at a sex scandal just days after he sensationally quit his coaching job at top South African club Orlando Pirates.
- Abiy Ahmed - a New Era of Peace and Prosperity in Sudan August 19, 2019[SNA] Khartoum,August 18 (AUNA)- Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said, Saturday, that signing of transition period documents would lead to to a new era of peace, development and prosperity in Sudan, if Sudanese people has the will.
- Abiy Ahmed - Agreement Will Lead Peace and Progress By Determination August 19, 2019[SNA] Khartoum -The Prime Minister of Ethiopian and head of the IGAD, Abiy Ahmed, said that the transitional period's document which were signed Saturday in Khartoum will move Sudan to a new era of peace , development and progress if will and determination are available, expressing his pleasure to attend this important occasion.
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