Africa Headlines
Thu, 18 Feb 2021 09:31:50 GMTKenya: Odinga, Kalonzo Rewarded in Kenyatta Cabinet Reshuffle
[Nation] President Uhuru Kenyatta has appointed allies of ODM party leader Raila Odinga and his Wiper counterpart Kalonzo Musyoka to top government positions as he seeks to stamp his authority and see through the implementation of his legacy projects...
Thu, 18 Feb 2021 08:27:04 GMTNigeria: Nigeria to Sell Refineries, ICC, 34 Others
[Premium Times] The government is to sell or concession 36 of its properties between January 2021 and November 2022.
Thu, 18 Feb 2021 07:35:37 GMTSouth Africa: What a Real State of the Nation Address Would Say About South Africa
[The Conversation Africa] Every year in February South Africa's president delivers a state of the nation address. One theme which is never addressed is the state of the nation.
Thu, 18 Feb 2021 07:27:55 GMTTanzania: Increasing Land Use Could Turn Mount Kilimanjaro Into an Ecological Island
[The Conversation Africa] Located in Tanzania, with a height of almost 6,000 metres, Mount Kilimanjaro is Africa's tallest mountain. Over the years, there's been extensive urbanisation and development at the base of the mountain, which could change w...
Thu, 18 Feb 2021 07:23:00 GMTUganda: Teachers, Education Officials Disagree Over New Curriculum
[Monitor] Teachers and the Ministry of Education officials are speaking at cross-purposes over a compressed curriculum, just weeks to reopening of schools for semi-candidate classes on March 1.
Thu, 18 Feb 2021 07:22:51 GMTUganda: Longest Serving Pilot Retires After 40 Years in the Sky
[Monitor] Kampala -- One of the country's longest-serving pilots, Capt Charles Karabarinde, has officially retired after 40 years of service
Thu, 18 Feb 2021 05:43:10 GMTSomalia: 'Triple Threat' Adds to Long-Standing Crises Menacing Food Security - FAO
[UN News] Poor rainfall, flooding and desert locusts are contributing to extreme food insecurity in Somalia, threating 2.6 million people, the UN agriculture agency said in a new analysis released on Wednesday.
Thu, 18 Feb 2021 05:41:03 GMTSomalia: UN, AU Urge Leaders to Resume Talks to Overcome Election Impasse
[UN News] The United Nations Secretary-General and the Chairperson of the African Union Commission called on Somali leaders, on Tuesday, to resume dialogue to resolve outstanding differences concerning elections in the country.
Thu, 18 Feb 2021 05:33:58 GMTNigeria: My Emergence Will Open Doors for Women - Okonjo-Iweala
[This Day] Nigeria's former Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has said her emergence as the director-general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), will open doors of opportunities for women all o...
Thu, 18 Feb 2021 05:33:43 GMTNigeria: Insecurity - Nigerians Back Senate On Call for State of Emergency
[Leadership] Nigerians have thrown their weight of support behind Senate's resolution calling on President Muhammadu Buahri to declare a state of emergency on the menace of insecurity bedeviling the country.
Thu, 18 Feb 2021 05:29:57 GMTTanzania: Zanzibar's First Vice President Dies in Hospital After Positive Covid-19 Test
[RFI] First Vice President of Zanzibar Maalim Seif Sharif Hamad has died in hospital in Dar es Salaam, according to Zanzibari President Hussein Ali Mwinyi.
Thu, 18 Feb 2021 05:23:55 GMTAfrica: Covid-19 Vaccine Distribution 'Wildly Uneven and Unfair' - UN Secretary-General
[UN News] International partners working to achieve equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines appealed on Wednesday for the UN Security Council to ensure people caught in conflict have access to these lifesaving treatments.
Thu, 18 Feb 2021 05:21:31 GMTNigeria: Davido Makes 2021 'TIME 100 Next' List
[Premium Times] Davido is the only Nigerian entertainer on the 'TIME 100 Next' list.
Thu, 18 Feb 2021 05:20:36 GMTSudan: Banks Seek Global Connections
[East African] Sudanese banks are taking steps to re-establish relationships with foreign financial institutions after the US removed Khartoum from its list of countries that sponsor terrorism.
Thu, 18 Feb 2021 05:19:56 GMTNigeria: Court Blocks Shell's Accounts Over Alleged Oil Theft
[Premium Times] The respondents are the 20 banks where the Shell companies operate accounts in Nigeria
Thu, 18 Feb 2021 05:16:31 GMTAfrica: Why Being Endowed With Oil Is Not Always a Boon - the Case of Nigeria and Angola
[The Conversation Africa] In countries with weak governance institutions, natural resource wealth tends to be a curse instead of a blessing. Where citizens are relatively powerless to hold ruling elites to account, resource wealth undermines developm...
Thu, 18 Feb 2021 05:11:19 GMTNigeria: What You Need to Know About WTO and Okonjo-Iweala's Job As DG
[Premium Times] The principal mandate of the WTO is to ensure open trade between countries.
Thu, 18 Feb 2021 05:04:09 GMTCongo-Kinshasa: New Prime Minister, New Era?
[African Arguments] Tshisekedi has outmanoeuvred his predecessor and has now appointed a PM. But is a victory for the president one for the Congolese people?
Thu, 18 Feb 2021 05:02:57 GMTEast Africa: Local, Regional Exports Recover After Slump
[New Times] Local and regional exports have recovered to pre-Covid-19 levels following a sharp decline in April 2020 as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic according to a report by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, TradeMark East Afric...
Thu, 18 Feb 2021 05:02:05 GMTAfrica: Successful Crop Innovation Is Mitigating Climate Crisis Impact
[IPS] Ibadan and Mexico City -- African smallholder farmers have no choice but to adapt to climate change: 2020 was the second hottest year on record, while prolonged droughts and explosive floods are directly threatening the livelihoods of millions....
Thu, 18 Feb 2021 04:47:01 GMTWest Africa: Slow Progress for Latest Counter-Terrorism Plan
[ISS] More than a year after adopting an action plan to 'eradicate' terrorism in West Africa, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has made little progress. Despite expressions of support by member states, the regional body faces se...
Thu, 18 Feb 2021 04:27:55 GMTNigeria: Troops in Pursuit of Abductors of Kagara School Students and Staff - Army
[Premium Times] Suspected bandits abducted some staff and students of Government Science School, Kagara in Niger State on Tuesday.
Wed, 17 Feb 2021 13:51:51 GMTSouth Africa: President Cyril Ramaphosa, Health Minister Get First Covid-19 Vaccine
[SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa says he is pleased with the start of the COVID-19 vaccination programme, which starts in Khayelitsha in the Western Cape, today.
Wed, 17 Feb 2021 12:52:05 GMTNigeria: Lagos to Shut Third Mainland Bridge for 48 Hours From Friday
[This Day] The Lagos State Government has announced plans to shut the Third Mainland Bridge from midnight, Friday, February 19 to the midnight of Sunday, 21, 2021 for final rehabilitation works.
Thu, 18 Feb 2021 09:36:01 GMTMalawi: Cotton Production Down By 70%
[Nyasa Times] Agriculture authorities say cotton production will this year decline by 70 percent which will negatively affect the country's forex,
Thu, 18 Feb 2021 08:45:24 GMTMalawi: Govt to Terminate Contracts of Idle Independent Power Producers
[Nyasa Times] Minister of Energy Newton Kambala says the government is going ahead with its decision to terminate contracts of Independent Power Producers (IPP)s whose works have stalled for invalid reasons.
Thu, 18 Feb 2021 07:35:22 GMTRwanda: Covid-19 - Pandemic Halts HPV Vaccination in Kigali
[New Times] Several challenges related to the Covid-19 pandemic have frustrated plans to roll out a vaccination programme aimed at eliminating cervical cancer causing Human Papillomavirus (HPV) for girls aged 12, The New Times can exclusively reveal.
Thu, 18 Feb 2021 07:34:44 GMTKenya: Odinga Rejects Plan to Legislate Against DP Ruto's 'Hustler' Talk
[Nation] The leader of Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) Raila Odinga has opposed proposed legislation against "hustler" narrative -- a campaign mantra propagated by Deputy President William Ruto and his allies.
Thu, 18 Feb 2021 07:34:37 GMTKenya: How Chinese Firm Won Sh9 Billion Contract on Forged Documents
[Nation] The collapse of the Ahero-Katito bridge on March 30, 2020 set in motion a chain of events that have now revealed that the Chinese contractor putting up a Sh9 billion road to Kisii forged National Construction Authority (NCA) documents to win...
Thu, 18 Feb 2021 07:17:02 GMTNigeria: Dangote Alerts Public of Fake Recruitment, Empowerment Scheme
[Vanguard] Dangote Industries Limited has debunked claims of a fraudulent scheme circulating on social media titled, "2021 Dangote Empowerment", purported to be approved by the Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF).