South-South cooperation and statistics at the heart of African priorities
UNECA The Chair of the Bureau of the 5th Session of the African Regional Forum for Sustainable Development (ARFSD) and Secretary of State for Sustainable Development of the Kingdom of Morocco Nezha El Ouafi, addressed the High-Level Political Forum for Sustainable Development (HLPF) and presented the main conclusions of the Marrakech Declaration this week in […]
Sudanese military and pro-democracy movement sign power-sharing document
Signing is a key step in the country’s transition after months of street protests The Associated Press Sudan’s pro-democracy movement and the ruling military council signed a document early Wednesday that outlines a power-sharing deal, but the two sides are still at work on a more contentious constitutional agreement that would specify the division of […]
GreenPath taps into Ethiopia’s burgeoning organic popfarming market
By Tom Gardner, The Africa Report A small start-up has developed a niche in providing organic produce grown by smallholders to markets in places like London and Dubai. The label ‘Grown in Ethiopia’ is not yet common on supermarket shelves across the world, but one day it may be. That, at least, is the goal of GreenPath […]
What’s driving Russia’s interest in Africa?
Aljazeera We look at rising Russia-Africa trade, the economics behind the S-400 deal, and new players in the gaming industry. As the Soviet Union imploded, it turned its back on the African continent in the 1990s. But now, under President Vladimir Putin, Russia is once again making a push to engage. Some of the reasons: Western sanctions […]
Ethiopian is in talk with government and private sectors Plans to Establish Domestic Carrier in Nigeria
This Day Chineduu Eze andKasim Sumaina Ethiopia Airlines has indicated that it plans to establish a domestic carrier in Nigeria as part of its strategies to spread its tentacles in Africa. This was disclosed by the Group Chief Executive Officer, Tewolde Gebremariam, in an interview in Abuja yesteray. Gebremariam said the airline was in talks […]
‘Africa has been struggling to follow the West, and now that system is crumbling’, President Paul Kagame
The African Report Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame granted The Africa Report a long interview following the Africa CEO Forum, in late March. In part one, he gives his views on industrial policy, regional integration and the failure of the Western model of the past two decades. Presented here is a transcript, with light editing for […]
Uganda is set to ratify the Cooperative Framework Agreement (CFA)
BY NOBERT ATUKUNDA, Daily Monitor State minister for Environment, Dr Goretti Kitutu said that the ratification is aimed at ensuring that upstream countries, including Uganda, also benefit from the Nile. The deputy head of the media center, Col Shaban Bantariza added that the ratification of the Nile will provide legal basis for the use, development, […]
Britain Is Hoarding a Treasure; No One Is Allowed to See
DANIEL TRILLING, The Atlantic LONDON—In a storeroom of the British Museum here sits a collection of 11 wood and stone tablets that nobody is allowed to see. They are Christian plaques, or tabots, that represent the Ark of the Covenant, and they belong—though belong in this case is a contested term—to the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, which believes only […]
African leaders set to sign the landmark trade deal at AU Summit
Standard Media African leaders will meet Sunday in Niger for the African Union (AU summit, to sign a landmark free trade agreement, and to discuss looming security and migration crises on the continent. In a “historic” moment for the 55-member bloc, according to its chairman Moussa Faki, heads of state will officially launch the African Continental […]
AWASH – WELDIA RAILWAY DREAM PROJECT
LOCATION Awash, Woldia, Ethiopia Yapi Merkezi was awarded the EPC contract for the Awash Woldia/Hara Gebeya railway project in June 2012. Image courtesy of Yapi Merkezi. The 400km-long railway line will connect Awash and Woldia in Ethiopia. Image courtesy of Yapi Merkezi. Artist’s rendition of the Kombolcha station. Image courtesy of Yapi Merkezi. Yapi Merkezi […]
Ethiopia to issue two telecom licenses and minority stake of Ethio Telcom
By Maggie Fic, Reuters Ethiopia will award two telecoms licenses to multinational mobile companies, a senior official said on Friday, in the first detailed announcement of the government’s plans for opening one of the world’s last major closed telecom The government will also offer a minority stake in Ethio Telecom, the monopoly operator, and foreign […]
The Ethiopian fight should be the fight of every Israeli
By Chen Artzi Sror, Y Net News The young members of the community stand alone crying out against racism and injustice because unlike the protest movements of the recent past, the politicians, artists and agents of the establishment are unwilling to show real support. When the LGBTQ community was fighting for the right to have […]
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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