Zuma asks South African court to ignore call for influence-peddling inquiry
South African President Jacob Zuma has asked the High Court to reject a call by an anti-corruption watchdog for an…
Music as a tool for activism [Culture on The Morning Call]
Several African artists are known to have used their platforms to impact change in their different societies* We are talking…
Africa’s slow web domain market welcomes (dot).africa [Hi-Tech]
As of May, 2017, there were about 5 million domain names associated with Africa with a total annual value of…
Thousands protest against Israel’s plans to deport African migrants
Thousands of people protested against Israel’s plans to deport African migrants at a rally in Tel Aviv on Saturday. At…
DRC political dialogue [The Morning Call]
A political dialogue is currently ongoing in the Democratic Republic of Congo under the mediation of the Catholic Church. It…
Madagascar cyclone death toll rises to 51, with thousands displaced
The death toll from a cyclone that hit Madagascar about 10 days ago has risen to 51, with another 22…
Madagascar cyclone death toll rises to 51, with thousands displaced
The death toll from a cyclone that hit Madagascar about 10 days ago has risen to 51, with another 22…
Election campaigns intensify ahead of Liberia’s first democratic polls
Political campaigns in Liberia enter their final stages this week, ahead of next week’s presidential elections, as incumbent President and…
Senegal, set to attract south-east Asia investors [Business Africa]
Senegal ready for Chinese investors Chinese investors are increasingly projecting Senegal as a business destination due its geographical location and…
Improving Africa’s debt market
Access to accurate information and data on African debt markets remains one of the major challenges facing investors. Africa’s debt…
Senegal: Girls shine in robotics competition [The Morning Call]
The final of the second edition of the Pan-African Robotics Competition was held in Dakar, Senegal over the weekend. More…
ECOWAS pledges improvement of women’s access to land
Women account for up to 80 percent of small holder farmers but gender inequalities make it difficult for them to…
Possible recount in ANC vote as members celebrate Ramaphosa’s win
A member of the top organ of South Africa’s governing party (ANC) has confirmed to a local media portal, Eye…
Millions of Africans suffering from malnutrition as effects of climate change and conflicts bite
About 224 million people are suffering from malnutrition in Africa as effects of climate change and conflicts bite. The UN’s…
UN replaces Haitian peacekeeping mission with smaller police presence
The United Nations on Monday replaced its peacekeeping mission in Haiti with a smaller police presence which is expected to…
Role of Kenya election observers scrutinized
Kenya’s Supreme Court ruling on 1st September nullifying the Presidential election has raised questions about the integrity of the international…
Nigeria recession [The Morning Call]
Economists and Nigerians are blaming president Buhari for pulling the country back into economic recession after its statistics office stated…
B. Faso gov’t says 4 attackers neutralised in suspected terrorist attack
The government of Burkina Faso has issued a statement on the explosion and gunfire that rocked different locations of the…
AFRICA: ILLICIT FINANCIAL FLOWS(CHRONIQUE BUSINESS, THE MORNING CALL)
In this edition of the business segment, we zoom in on an issue which seems to be an eye opener.…
Buhari meets 3 lecturers and 10 police officers freed by Boko Haram
Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari on Monday February 26, met three lecturers of the University of Maiduguri and 10 police officers…
Mugabe set to make history after endorsement to extend his 36-year rule
Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe has been endorsed by the ruling ZANU-PF party to run in the country’s 2018 election. The…
Migrants in Libya are still subjected to inhumane conditions: aid workers
A 22-year-old Eritrean man died of tuberculosis exacerbated by severe malnutrition after being rescued at sea and brought to Italy,…
Kenya commemorates last male northern white rhino
Around 300 people gathered in the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in the north of Kenya on Saturday to commemorate Sudan, the…
Koulibaly voted best central defender in Europe, Salah equals Drogba’s record
Which country wins the U-20 Africa Cup of Nations. The preliminaries for Niger 2019 started this weekend. The results to…
Cameroon: Journalists decry government pressure
Members of Cameroon’s National Union of Journalists gathered at the Union’s headquarters on Tuesday in Douala, where they denounced pressures…
World HIV/AIDS conference [The Morning Call]
The progress on the fight against HIV/AIDS in the continent was described as enormous over the last 15 years at…
IOM offers Libya support to improve conditions for migrants
The International Organization for Migration has offered Libya support in efforts to improve the conditions of migrants in the country.…
Ethiopia tourism revenue rebounds after 2016 dip
Ethiopia’s tourism sector generated over $3.32 billion in revenue with more than 886800 tourists visiting the East African country during…
South Sudan to take legal action against publishers of corruption report
President Salva Kiir’s spokesperson, Ateny Wek Ateny, has stated that the president intends to take legal action against publishers of…
ECOWAS electricity market [The Morning Call]
The ECOWAS Regional Electricity Regulatory Authority, is mandated to regulate cross-border trade in electricity in ECOWAS Member States. The chairman…
Oil prices to remain low – IEA
The International Energy Agency, IEA, has warned oil prices could fall further in 2016. In its forecast report released on…
Zambia: protests erupts after imposed measures to curb cholera [No Comment]
Police clashed with street vendors on Friday in Lusaka, protesting against the ban on carrying out their activities as part…
Libya’s saddle craft kept alive by a few artisans.
Meet Farag Mohamed one of the few artisans keeping the handcrafting of leather horse saddles laced with silver and copper…
Biafra leader Nnamdi Kanu ‘not in military custody’ – Defence HQ
The Nigerian Army has officially commented on the missing leader of the Biafra separatist group, the Indigenous People of Biafra…
S.Africa: Ramaphosa leads in nominations for ANC leader
South Africa’s Deputy President, Cyril Ramaphosa has taken a lead in party nominations for the next leader of the ruling…
Young people patronize Liberia’s surfing school [no comment]
The city of Robersport in Liberia is one of the best surf spots in the world that attracts many riders.…
Sierra Leoneans return to give back to their communities
After living in the United States for over a decade, Usifu Bangura returned to Sierra Leone to reunite with his…
EU observers happy with conduct of Liberia run-off poll
It was a highly anticipated presidential run-off election in Liberia, which saw former football star, George Weah, 51, elected president.…
Allegations of genocide in CAR are mere exaggerations – President Touadera
President of the Central African Republic, Faustin-Archange Touadera has denied claims of genocide in his country as he appeared before…
Egypt 2018 polls: Sisi on course for big election win, vote counting underway
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is on course for a landslide election victory although there was little sign he had…
Congo: Painters honoured in book ‘Les peintres de Pointe-Noire’
A book release in honour of painters in Congo’s coastal city of Pointe Noire. The event recently held brought together…
Genetically modified cotton sowed trouble in Burkina Faso
In 2000, farmers in Burkina Faso, Africa’s top cotton grower, were desperate. Their cotton fetched top prices because its high-quality…
World bank on African countries debts stock [Business Africa]
IMF on Africa’s debt The International Monetary Fund has raised concerns about the debt burden of some African countries between…
72nd UN general debate opens: 10 African leaders to speak [The Morning Call]
Ten African Presidents are billed to speak today in New York on the formal opening day of the general debate…
The plight of child migrants in Briancon
Briancon…… 12000 souls are on the borders of these high Alps. We are just 10 kilometers from the Italian border.…
Turkish President Erdogan condemns attack on Burkina Faso
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has condemned the coordinated attacks that struck Ouagadougou on Friday, March 2 and reiterated his…
Cape Town grain silo turns into Africa’s largest art museum [no comment]
An old grain silo on the V&A Waterfront of Cape Town, South Africa has been transformed into the largest archive…
Tillerson cancels Saturday activities in Kenya due to low health
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, who is on a mini tour of Africa cancelled his Saturday program in Nairobi…
AU- EU summit focuses on investing in youth for a sustainable future [Business Africa]
Youth employment dominates AU-EU summit* It’s been ten years since the adoption of the joint Africa-EU Strategy. At the fifth…
“African Mona Lisa” fetches $1.6m at London auction
A long-lost Nigerian masterpiece that had been missing for decades has sold for a record £1.2 million pounds ($1.68 million)…
Over half a billion mobile subscribers in Africa by 2020 [Hi-Tech]
Sub-Saharan Africa currently has 420 million unique mobile subscribers with a 43% penetration rate. By 2020, this number is expected…
Ivory Coast sets cocoa sets cocoa farmers pay at 700 CFA francs per kilo
Ivory Coast, the world’s top cocoa grower, set its minimum rate for farmers at 700 CFA francs ($1.23 ) per…
Togo opposition protests enter day 2 in tense climate
Supporters of the opposition were preparing to protest in Togo on Thursday for the second consecutive day, calling for the…
DRC seeks clearance for Ebola vaccine use[The Morning Call]
The Ebola epidemic was recently declared in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The country’s Ministry of Health has so far…
Disabled Ugandan uses craft skills to set up home business [no comment]
After suffering from polio when he was three months old, Ugandan entrepreneur, Simon Lutaaya became disabled. He is unable to…
Group files charge at ICC against Sarkozy over Libya [The Morning Call]
A complaint from a coalition of west african civil society group was filed on October 7 against the former French…
Egyptian teen offers hope to disabled with new exoskeleton [no comment]
An eighteen-year-old Egyptian high school student says he has created an exoskeleton using improvised robotic materials to help paralysed people…
First Cameroonian animation film draws movie lovers [no comment]
Minga and the broken spoon is Cameroon’s first animated movie, and made its first big screen debut over the weekend…
Fistfights erupt in Uganda’s parliament amid move to extend [no comment]
Fistfights and chair-throwing broke out in Uganda’s parliament on Tuesday (September 26) ahead of a debate on whether to grant…