Category: Africa

GUINEA : Compagnie des Bauxites de Guinée revives refinery project

Alumina production could begin in early 2025, according to Compagnie des Bauxites de Guinée (CBG), a joint venture between Australia’s Rio Tinto, the US firms Alcoa and Dadco, and the Conakry government. CBG plans by that date to have completed Source link

South Africa: Sad Year for Football

The following are some of the leading individuals who passed away – football people and those closely related and friends of the game: – Xolani BISHOTI Former Interim President and founder member of Buffalo City Region, Former Buffalo City FC and Aces United FC (also chairman) defender – Amr FAHMY Former CAF General Secretary –

Africa: Continent Nears 60,000 Covid-19 Deaths

Cape Town — As of December 19, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 2,469,099 . Reported deaths in Africa reached 58,311 and 2,081,060 people have recovered. South Africa has the most reported cases – 901,538 , and 24,285  people died. Other most-affected countries are Morocco ( 412,393 ), Egypt ( 124,280 ),

AFRICA : Leading wealth manager Maitland promotes offshore trusts in face of wobbly rand

Offshore trusts as the bulwark against the risks of the rand: this is the solution being touted by the leading Source link

Mozambique: Fighting Displaces Over 500,000 in Northern Mozambique, Reports UN Refugee Agency

Attacks by armed groups and worsening insecurity in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado, Nampula, Zambezia and Niassa provinces have displaced more than 530,000 people, many of whom have been forced to move multiple times, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Friday. According to the agency, majority of the affected families have sought refuge in the safer

Africa: Glimmer of Hope – Africa CDC Launches Guidelines to Make Covid-19 Tests More Affordable and Accessible

The new guidelines on the use of rapid diagnostic testing offers new hope for more equitable, accessible and affordable testing. On 14 December 2020 the Western Cape health department restricted access to Covid-19 testing for the second time in the year, excluding most of those under 45 and all of those without symptoms from access

Zimbabwe: Funds for Emergency Food Assistance Run Dry As Millions Face Hunger Season

Harare — With millions of Zimbabweans devastated by a year of drought, rising hyperinflation and COVID-19, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today appealed for an additional US$204 million to support over four million of the most food insecure people over the next six months. The appeal comes ahead of the ‘lean’ season, which

Africa: We All Deserve Protection From Covid-19

When I contracted Ebola virus disease in August 2014 while working as a medical doctor in a well-known private hospital in Lagos, Nigeria, I was denied access to a potential cure. For 15 days, I battled for my life in a debilitated isolation ward, not knowing if I would survive. But American aid workers who

WEST AFRICA : Insurance giant Prudential's African path points towards Orabank

After the Ivorian civil servants’ pension fund took a share in the pan-African banking roup Orabank, British insurance giant Prudential may follow suit. Source link

Zimbabwe: Harare Mayor Charged With Contempt of Court

Harare mayor Jacob Mafume today appeared in court on obstruction of course of justice or alternatively contempt of court for allegedly interfering with a key witness, Edgar Dzehonye, in another matter where he is facing criminal abuse of office. The State led by Mrs Constance Ngombengombe and Mrs Kudzai Chigwedere opposed granting of his bail

Africa: Hailing a Great Feminist and African Nationalist

As advisor to a number of African leaders during their struggles for independence, the freedom fighter and champion for women’s rights Andreé Blouin cannot be relegated to the footnotes of history. Andreé Blouin is best known as the powerful advisor to Patrice Lumumba, but much of the focus on the activist has been on only

South Africa: Concourt Warns Against Unfounded Personal Cost Orders Against Public Protector

The Constitutional Court has considered four personal cost orders against Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane and upheld only one. On Tuesday, the court warned that awarding such orders without merit would weaken Mkhwebane’s office and damage democracy. In the ruling, the court also dismissed her appeal to subpoena tax records. The Constitutional Court has warned the

Africa: Broken Societies Put People and Planet On Collision Course, Says UNDP

An experimental global index offers a new measurement of human progress that illustrates the challenge of tackling poverty and inequality while easing planetary pressure The COVID-19 pandemic is the latest crisis facing the world, but unless humans release their grip on nature, it won’t be the last, according to a new report by the United

NIGERIA/UNITED STATES : Washington to take over Madueke clan's $20m villa after judge rejects Sarbonne Estate's claim

US Judge Keith Ellison decided late November that Sarbonne Estate cannot block the Department of Justice’s seizure of Nigerian national Kola Aluko’s villa. Source link

Africa: Ground Breaking and Unveiling Ceremony for Africa CDC HQ

Today, H.E. Amira Elfadil Mohamed Elfadil, Commissioner for Social Affairs and H.E. Ambassador Yuxi Liu, Head of the Mission of the People’s Republic of China to Ethiopia, on behalf of the African Union Commission and the Government of China attended the ground breaking and unveiling ceremony for the China aided Project of the Africa Centres

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC : EUTM-RCA buys kit from TAG, Haftar's source of armoured vehicles

The Armored Group (TAG) continues to win contracts with multinational forces, even though the US firm operates in a Libya under sanctions. Source link

South Africa: Tears of Joy – Zama is the Winner of Idols South Africa Season 16!

Zama cried tears of joy as ProVerb announced that she had just sang her way to becoming the 16th winner of the Idols SA competition! In the process, Zama walks away with a cool R1 million, a recording deal from Kalawa Jazmee, R150 000 worth of the latest Samsung products, the all-new Toyota Starlet 1.4, R100

Africa: Scholar Recommends Ethiopia’s Economic Policy to Other Africans

Ethiopia is a good example to African countries with regard to pursuing home-grown economic policy and strategies that are free from the dominance of developed countries, a renowned African policy scholar said. In an emailed interview with The Ethiopian Herald, Political Economy Professor at Nairobi University, Michael Chege stated that the policies and strategies of

IVORY COAST : After Zimbabwe, B2Gold sets its sights on Ivorian gold

The booming Ivorian gold sector has succeeded in attracting a new player that is already well known in African mining circles: Canada’s B2Gold Corp. Source link

South Africa: Oil Refinery Blast Is One More Reason South Africa Should Take Industrial Risks Seriously

A blast at an Engen oil refinery recently rocked the community of Durban South, an industrial basin in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Several employees and community members were treated for smoke inhalation. The Conversation’s Nontobeko Mtshali asked Llewellyn Leonard to share his insights on South African communities and environments exposed to industrial risks. The recent explosion

Africa: AU Sides With Western Sahara On Autonomy Despite U.S. Decision

The African Union has maintained that the fate of Western Sahara must be decided by a referendum, even after the the US endorsed Morocco’s control over the breakaway region. Ebba Kalondo, spokesperson of AU Commission chair Moussa Faki Mahamat, says the AU supports the self-determination of Western Sahara through a free and fair referendum as

South Africa: Unregulated International Trade in Reptiles Threatens South Africa’s Vulnerable Species

The majority of South Africa’s snakes that are exported are wild-sourced and, along with most indigenous lizards, are not CITES-listed, meaning they can be moved out of the country without having to declare the source as either wild or captive-bred. This article was supplied by the Conservation Action Trust. A new report, Plundered – South

Africa: Russian Disinformation Popularizes Sputnik V Vaccine in Africa

Beach Gray, PhD, is a Senior Open Source Analyst at Novetta, specializing in Russian disinformation and media influence. Neil Edwards is an Open Source African Media Analyst at Novetta. On December 3, a vaccine produced by Pfizer, BNT162, became the first COVID-19 vaccine to receive authorization in the United Kingdom for distribution. The United States

AFRICA : Verdict on Africanews sale expected on 11 January

Following a submission of arguments on 7 December, the commercial court of Paris has postponed until 11 January its ruling on the €1M paid by Sipromad to Euronews for the planned purchase of the pan-African media service Africanews. Source link

Angola: Reforms in Angola Arouse Interest in Kenya

Luanda — Angolan ambassador to Kenya Syanga Abílio said Wednesday that the East African country’s investors were interested in investing in Angola. According to the diplomat, who was speaking on the LAC breakfast programme, investors from Kenya are very interested, driven by the reforms taking place in the Angola. The diplomat highlighted Kenyans’ interest in

Africa: Covid-19: An Opportunity to Start Over and Do Better?

On November 30th, All Africa participated in a global media webinar with Marian Salzman, Senior Vice-President of Global Communications at Philip Morris International (PMI). Considered as one of the world’s top trendspotters, well known for her annual trends forecasts, she presented an exclusive report on upcoming trends in this unprecedented time and what lies ahead

SENEGAL/MAURITANIA : Tortue gas field: BP drastically lowers its expectations, to Sall and Ghazouani's dismay

BP and its US partner Kosmos Energy are once again the bearers of bad news for presidents Macky Sall of Senegal and Mohamed Ould Ghazouani of Mauritania. The British major now projects it will only produce 5m tonnes per annum Source link

South Africa: Western Cape Education Takes a Stand On Gender-Based Violence

The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) supports the 16 Days for No Violence Against Women and Children, a global campaign calling for an end to Gender-based Violence (GBV). The annual campaign takes place from 25 November (International Day of No Violence against Women) to 10 December (International Human Rights Day). This year’s theme is “Orange

Africa: A Manchester Trade Paper: Despite the Dislocation of Covid, Africa Defies the Odds with the Commencement of AfCFTA Trading on January 1, 2021

A Growth Engine for the Next Fifty Years Even though a particularly disruptive global pandemic has had a negative effect on global trade, economic activity, and international cooperation, there is a bright spot shining from Africa. The continent is now on the verge of entering into a free trade regime that should stimulate intra-Africa trade

MOZAMBIQUE : Works launch now within sight for Temane power plant

The four companies in charge of building the Temane power station – British electricity producer Globeleq, British infrastructure project developer EleQtra, South African firm Sasol, and the state-owned Electricidade de Moçambique (EDM) – plan to start work at the site in April 2021. Source link