Category: Africa

Africa: YC-Backed Kidato Raises $1.4m Seed to Scale Its Online School for K-12 Students in Africa

In public schools across Africa, classrooms are often overcrowded and this affects how teachers and students interact. The large classroom creates too much work for teachers leaving students’ individual problems unattended. Private schools are modeled to fix these issues, but they can be expensive for the average African middle-class professional with kids. Kidato, an online

Zimbabwe: Ex-ZBC Reporter Opens Recording Studio

Former Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation TV reporter Andrew Neshamba has launched a recording studio in Harare’s Dzivaresekwa Extension suburb. The new studio, which will operate under Neshamba’s Drewmars Media, was launched last Monday in Dzivaresekwa on the day the journalist celebrated his birthday. Drewmars Media is an online television outlet, which broadcasts via the video-sharing platform

Africa: Five African Presidents Join Global Leaders in Climate Talks

President Uhuru Kenyatta is among 40 participants in an ongoing Leaders Summit on Climate convened by United States President Joe Biden. From Africa, Mr Kenyatta was invited alongside President Félix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa, Ali Bongo of Gabon and Nigeria’s Muhammadu Buhari. The summit, a two-day virtual

Kenya to Pilot Another Malaria Vaccine Trial

Kenya is among four African countries that will carry out a larger trial in nearly 5,000 children, on a malaria vaccine proven to be 77 per cent effective. The results of trials on 450 children in Burkina Faso, by University of Oxford researchers, could be a major breakthrough against the disease that kills more than

Africa: Climate Change Will Not Be Fixed Without Continent

When Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi spoke at the virtual Leaders Summit on Climate this week, he had the force of the continent behind him, as president of the African Union. And he made clear that all the new emissions-cutting pledges from rich countries were not enough. “It is important that this summit accelerates the mobilization

CHAD : Secret talks to place Déby's son "Kaka" under intense international pressure

Before it even began, Idriss Déby’s state funeral on 23 April had all the trappings of a Chad-Africa summit. Since Source link

Africa: Most Covid-19 Bail-out Money Goes to Big Business – Survey

Cape Town — Most of the money paid out by the governments of Kenya and Sierra Leone to those struggling with the economic effects of the coronavirus has gone to big corporations and not the poor, a new study has found. While South Africa promised more to big business, it has actually paid out more

Africa: Greenpeace Africa Reacts to the Biden Leaders Summit on Climate

Johannesburg, South Africa, 22 April, 2021 — With the US President Joe Biden’s ‘Leaders Summit’ underway and five African Presidents at the table, Greenpeace Africa is highlighting what leaders in Africa and around the world need to do to stay true to the Paris Agreement and protect the continent’s rich biodiversity and thereby the global

SENEGAL : Police invest in TAG armoured vehicles in wake of riots

In response to the tense situation, the interior minister Antoine Félix Abdoulaye Diome placed an urgent order for a consignment of several dozen BATT armoured personnel carriers (APC) from the American-Emirati supplier The Armored Group (TAG). Source link

Zimbabwe: Grace’s Phd Degree Flawed, Says Witness

Court Correspondent The trial for suspended University of Zimbabwe Vice Chancellor Levi Nyagura continued yesterday with one of the witnesses saying former First Lady Grace Mugabe was unprocedurally awarded a PhD degree. Another witness said Mrs Mugabe’s under qualified supervisor was producing progress reports. Professor Nyagura is accused of ensuring the PhD was awarded despite

Africa: Earth Is Our Spaceship and We Are Its Crew

FAO’s new Goodwill Ambassador, astronaut Thomas Pesquet, calls us to act against climate change On 12 April 1961, Yuri Gagarin became the first person to travel into space, completing one full orbit around Earth. For the first time ever, a human saw what our planet looked like from above. The planet he saw back then,

Lesotho: EU Donates M13, 6 Million to Lesotho

The European Union (EU) has donated €780 000 (about M13, 6 million) to Lesotho for various humanitarian projects aimed at assisting vulnerable households in the country. The money is part of a bigger donation of €24, 5 million humanitarian aid for countries in southern African and the Indian Ocean region. Announcing the aid package at

Africa: Governor Ikpeazu Flies Enyimba On Private Jet to Libya for Al Ahli Benghazi Tie

Nigeria’s last team in continental campaign this season, Enyimba FC flew out to Libya last night on a chartered fight for a decisive CAF Confederation Cup game against Al Ahli Benghazi. The People’s Elephant were at the point of losing hope of making the trip due to logistics problems but Abia State Governor, Dr Okezie

IVORY COAST : Olam loses its cocao crown

The first buying period for the 2020-21 cocoa season ended on 31 March and initial results show a major rebalancing between the main buyers. Agri-business behemoth Olam lost the pole position it had held among buyers of Ivorian beans since 2016 to US firm Cargill West Africa. Source link

Africa: Report – Nigeria to Account for 23% of Oil, Gas Projects in Africa By 2025

Nigeria is expected to have about 100 oil and gas projects commencing operations across the value chain between 2021 and 2025, accounting for 23 per cent of all total fresh projects in Africa, a new report has disclosed. According to the report by GlobalData, a data and analytics company, new-build projects would dominate the industry

SOUTH AFRICA : Re-insurer R+V joins other German firms in South Africa

In mid-March, South Africa’s central bank authorised German insurance giant R+V Versicherung AG (R-V) to ply its trade in the country. Source link

South Africa: Gift of the Givers On the Ground to Help UCT

Gift of the Givers, Africa’s largest disaster response non-governmental organisation, was on the ground on Monday, 19 April, to continue its efforts to assist the University of Cape Town (UCT) and students following the devastation caused by the fires that began on Sunday morning. The organisation became involved once the university had evacuated students from

Africa: Scientists Protest Exclusion From Malaria Fund

African scientists have protested a global health funding imbalance following an announcement of a $30 million (about Sh3.2 billion) grant allocated to foreign research firms to conduct malaria research in Africa. In January, the US President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) issued a five-year grant of $30 million in new funding for operational research and programme evaluation

Mozambique: Inside al Shabaab – Insurgents Join Due to Poverty – Many Would Quit, So ‘Best Counter-insurgency Strategy’ is Development & Jobs

An important new picture of the inside of al Shabaab is provided by interviews with 23 women who had been captured and eventually escaped, in a study published yesterday by João Feijó, one of the most important investigators of the Cabo Delgado war. Feijo is technical coordinator of OMR, the Rural Environment Observatory, and the

Africa: Vaccine Nationalism and African Govt Deficiencies Hinder Roll-Out

The African Union – mainly through its Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) – has done well in trying to acquire COVID-19 vaccines for the continent as part of its commendable approach to tackling the pandemic in general. But Africa CDC Director John Nkengasong isn’t getting as much help as he would

Zimbabwe: #Zim@41 – Together Growing Our Economy for A Prosperous, Resilient and Inclusive Society

Cape Town — Today marks one of the most important days in the history of our nation Zimbabwe. ZANU PF Cape District wishes to express its deep, heartfelt congratulations to His Excellency President Emerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa and the people of Zimbabwe on this auspicious occasion of the 41th Anniversary of Independence! This very special day,

Africa: Internet Access Uneven Across Sub-Saharan Africa As Campaign Dubbed #UnmuteTheWorld Launched to Address Gap

Nairobi — A campaign dubbed #UnmuteTheWorld, has been launched to make internet access a fundamental right and ensure 3.7 billion people are connected virtually. The campaign launched last week called for action on the digital divide especially since COVID-19 has exacerbated the challenge as connections and opportunities increasingly happen online. Nearly half of the world’s

AFRICA/FRANCE : France-Africa summit head honcho Elisabeth Barbier quits

Secrétaire générale du Sommet Afrique-France, qui se tiendra du 8 au 10 juillet prochain, à Montpellier, la diplomate française Elisabeth Barbier a quitté ses fonctions mi-avril, pour “convenance personnelle”. Source link

Zimbabwe: Address Previous Injustices Before Re-Introducing the National Youth Service

Government must address the previous injustices carried out by the infamous National Youth Service and undertake a consultative process before the reintroduction of the Youth Service. The undersigned organizations note with concern the reintroduction of the National Youth Service commonly referred to as “Green Bombers” by the Minister of Youth, Sport, Arts and Recreation. The

African Kick-Boxing Cup – Cameroon On Honours Roll

Some 35 athletes from five countries took part in the competition that took place in Yaounde last weekend with Cameroon and Egypt finishing on top. The gymnasium of the Higher Public Works School in Elig Effa, Yaounde was the venue of the 2021 edition of the African Kick-boxing cup that took place last weekend. Organised

Africa: Covid-19 in Africa – Strategies for Vaccinating the Continent

Join us on Monday, April 19th at 10am EST for a forum titled, “ COVID-19 in Africa: Strategies for Vaccinating the Continent. ” This event is in collaboration with The Constituency for Africa (CFA) (Washington DC), AfroGlobal Television and All Africa.  We have invited the participation of The Canada-Africa Chamber of Business . Find out

Africa: Continent Nears 4.4 Million Confirmed Cases of Covid-19

As of April 15, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached  4,383,084 while over 9,167,668 vaccinations have been administered across the continent. Reported deaths in Africa reached   116,746   and 3,934,465 people have recovered. South Africa has the most reported cases –   1,561,559   – and   53,498 people died. Other most-affected countries are Morocco

AFRICA : From the Bench – Court rejects Monaco Resources CEO claim against Africa Intelligence

A few weeks after Africa Intelligence published an investigation into the holding company Monaco Resources and its leaders, the firm’s Source link

Zimbabwe: Human Leg Found Floating in Gweru River

A human lower limb with a foot wearing a sneaker has been found floating in the waters along the Gweru River, police have said. Midlands provincial police spokesperson Inspector Emmanuel Mahoko said the human remains were found this morning by a passer-by. “Police who attended the scene found that it was a male right lower

Africa: The Best Hope for Fairly Distributing Covid-19 Vaccines Globally Is At Risk of Failing. Here’s How to Save It

Melbourne, Australia — COVAX, the global initiative to coordinate the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines in an equitable way, is crucial for bringing the pandemic under control. But COVAX’s aim of delivering 2 billion doses to participating countries by the end of 2021 — including 92 low-income countries that can’t afford to buy vaccines directly from