South Africa opens vaccine production facility
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Africa: Rising Waters – Cyclone Freddy a Call for Resilience in Health Systems
In Chókwe, in the Mozambique province of Gaza, the rains from Cyclone Freddy culminated in floods that forced the Elizabeth…
Sudan’s military rules out negotiations with rival paramilitary force
Sudan’s military ruled out negotiations with a rival paramilitary force on Thursday, saying it would only accept its surrender as…
Ukrainian counteroffensive looms as Putin leans on Wagner
Ukrainian forces refused to surrender Bakhmut over Orthodox Easter despite ceding yet more territory to advancing Russian forces during the…
Rwanda no longer needs a ‘strongman’ say Kagame opponents ahead of 2024 poll
That said, all indications suggest that Kagame will run for a fourth term, potentially extending his tenure to become one…
Sudan’s warring generals: rival strongmen signal fight to the end
Sudan’s battling generals branded each other “criminals” responsible for civilian deaths, as they escalated a war of words that suggested…
Africa: Global Africa Business Initiative Introduced to South Africa
Cape Town — The Global Africa Business Initiative (GABI) has been introduced to South Africa at the Africa Continental Free…
Kenya’s Ngugi hits out at ‘greedy’ drug cheats
Mary Ngugi was promoted to second at the 2021 Boston Marathon after compatriot Diana Kipyokei, initially crowned as winner, was…
Aid worker and son, 8, trapped in Sudan school with few supplies and gunshots outside
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From Nigeria to Egypt: Investor Eliot Pence on backing frontier market startups
Eliot Pence, co-founder of Tofino Capital Eliot Pence is the co-founder of Tofino Capital, a $10 million venture capital fund…
Agro input company Elgon Kenya named strategic partner of the Commonwealth Investment Council
The Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council, CWEIC, has selected agro input company Elgon Kenya as its strategic partner and appointed…
Live Scores feature within Opera Mini browser surpasses 50 million users – Africa.com
OSLO, Norway, 19 April, 2023 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- Opera is announcing a major milestone: Opera Mini’s Live Scores feature has surpassed 50 million…
Ghana: China debts, pension funds cloud prospects for IMF bailout
Lack of transparency over Ghana’s debts to China, and the need for pension funds to take part in domestic debt…
Risk of regional powers picking sides raises stakes in battle for Sudan
As troops loyal to two Sudanese strongmen battled for control of the country for a fourth day, diplomats were working…
Kim Jong Un orders launch of spy satellite to proceed
Putting a surveillance satellite into orbit is a key goal of North Korean leader’s military strategy. North Korean leader Kim…
Reports of fighting despite Sudan ceasefire hopes; at least 270 dead
At least 270 people have been killed and more than 2,600 people have been injured in the fighting in Sudan,…
Sudan’s people worry about strength of ceasefire with some areas running out of food
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Egyptian sues Netflix over ‘Black Cleopatra’ documentary
An Egyptian lawyer filed a court case against Netflix on Tuesday, calling on the public prosecutor to shut down the…
Kenyan FA wants match-fixing criminalised
Football Kenya Federation (FKF) president Nick Mwendwa told members of the parliamentary Sports and Culture Committee that match-fixing is a…
Africa: G7 Foreign Ministers Highlight Concerns About Russia, China
Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven nations condemned Russia’s war in Ukraine and highlighted the need to engage with…
Fighting rages in Sudan hours after cease-fire was due to begin
Heavy fighting was still underway in Sudan on Tuesday hours after an internationally brokered truce was supposed to have come…
South Africa: Building a booming property business in Soweto with Nthabiseng Sejake
Published by Terser Adamu on 18 April 2023 In Episode #66 of the Unlocking Africa podcast, Terser Adamu talks to…
Fish in East Africa: Among world’s greatest food ‘supply-demand imbalances’
Kenyan fish-farming business Victory Farms sells most of its fish to informal market traders. Africa’s fish industry faces a significant…
Kenya to host first global consumer rights summit in Africa
News Kenya to host first global consumer rights summit in Africa Tuesday April 18 2023 The Competition Authority of Kenya…
Sudan rival forces battle in capital as UN tries to negotiate ceasefire
Issued on: 18/04/2023 – 01:50 Sudan’s battling factions both claimed to have made gains on Monday as continued violence cut…
US arrests two for running secret Chinese ‘police station’ in NYC
Authorities in the United States have arrested two men on allegations they operated a “secret police station” in New York…
Death toll passes 180 as Sudan fighting escalates
More than 180 people have died during clashes between military groups in Sudan, according to an update on the fighting…
Sudan’s warring generals must pull back from the brink
There was a grim inevitability to the fighting that erupted in Sudan over the weekend. Ever since the army and…
‘Nowhere to go’: Bodies litter the streets as fighting rages around Sudan’s capital
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As New Wave of Violence Hits Sudan’s Capital, Civilians Feel the Strain
NAIROBI, Kenya — As a new wave of violence swept the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, on Monday, millions of residents hiding…
Exporting Prejudice: How the West promotes homophobia in Africa
Last month, the Ugandan parliament passed one of the toughest pieces of anti-gay legislation in Africa. If signed into law…
Sudan fighting: The military rivalry behind the clashes in Khartoum
Media caption, Watch: Sheltering from fighter jets and gunfire around Khartoum airport By Beverly Ochieng BBC Monitoring, Nairobi The fighting…
Africa: Informed Leadership Committed to Good Governance, Key to Africa’s Growth – Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has stressed that for Africa to fulfill the needs and yearnings of its people towards growth…
Fighting in Sudan leaves more than 50 civilians dead
More than 50 civilians have died and hundreds more were injured in Sudan as intense fighting between the army and a…
The long shadow of Saddam’s dictatorship in Iraq
Twenty years have passed since the US-led invasion of Iraq toppled Saddam Hussein’s dictatorship. The political class that assumed power…
South Africa and Nigeria dragging down the region’s growth outlook
Africa’s growth rate – hit by slowing economies in major markets in 2023 – is set to expand again from…
Sudan: Clashes between rival military groups kills over 50 civilians
Deafening explosions and intense gunfire shook buildings in the capital Khartoum’s northern and southern suburbs as tanks rumbled on the…
Sudan army, paramilitary agree to UN proposal on ‘humanitarian corridor’
Sudan’s armed forces announced Sunday they had “agreed to a United Nations proposal to open safe passage for humanitarian cases”,…
Clashes Spread Across Sudan: Maps and Videos
Satellite images showing a smoke plume in Khartoum Airport and Soba Camp. Area of Military Headquarters Area of Military Headquarters…
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By: Mayank Dhingra: HP’s Senior Education Business Leader for Southern Europe, Middle East and Africa and Maggie MacDonnell, acclaimed educator and Global…
Three dead and dozens injured in Sudan after clashes between army and paramilitary
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Africa: Long-Term Funding Needed to Nurture African Science
Nairobi — Accelerating investment in science will equip Africa to address challenges faced by local communities and prevent an exodus…
Ethiopia, Egypt spar again over GERD dam project
Egypt’s foreign ministry says Ethiopia is wrong in again claiming that Cairo politicizes the progress on its Grand Ethiopian Renaissance…
Male chess player dons disguise to compete as woman
Stanley Omondi disguised himself as a woman so he could play in the 2023 Kenya Open’s female category It was…
Angola’s next debt issuance to be ESG bond, but not in 2023 – Reuters News Agency
Business & Finance 14 April 2023, 4:24 pm 1 minute Angola’s finance minister exclusively shared with Reuters that their next…
Supplying the American market with Nigerian superfoods
Shalom Bako Dangombe, managing director of Afrivana Afrivana imports Nigerian commodities like hibiscus flowers and shea butter into the US,…
Congolese resources can propel country out of poverty
On the sidelines of the first-ever Kinshasa Economic Forum in March, the EU launched an initial mobilization of €50 million…