African athletes at the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic [Sport]
Sport attention this February shifts to the city of Pyeongchang in South Korea for the 2018 Winter Olympic Games. The…
Nigeria: Deadly attacks in the Northeast [The Morning Call]
A new suicide bombing of a mosque in northeastern Nigeria on January 3, killed at least 14 people. The attack…
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi welcomes Sarkozy’s arrest [The Morning Call]
The arrest of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy continues to spark reactions from different quarters including that of Saif Al…
“High risk of Ebola spread” after new outbreak in DRC- WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) says it is preparing for the “worst case scenario” as it responds to the Ebola…
Spotlight on African tech startups [Hi-Tech on The Morning Call]
We take a look at some emerging African tech startups that have a potential of breaking through the global market.…
The Female boxers of Goma, DRC
Uppercut, left hook, jabs and what more? It’s about different power punches, defense and skill. For those who do not…
Liberia: George Weah’s presidential victory [The Morning Call]
From the football pitch to the presidential place. Former football star George Weah won the December 26 presidential runoff with…
Ethiopia’s prime minister Hailemariam Desalegn resigns [The Morning Call]
Ethiopia’s prime minister Hailemariam Desalegn has resigned. State media FBC reported Mr Desalegn tendered his letter to the House of…
Army takes charge in Zimbabwe [The Morning Call]
We begin with Zimbabwe where the military has read out a statement on the country’s national broadcaster, ZBC, saying it…
Sierra Leone to hold runoff presidential elections March 27
A runoff election between the opposition SLPP’s Retired Brigadier Julius Bio and Dr. Samura Kamara of the ruling APC party…
10 percent salary increase for Zimbabwe’s teachers [The Morning Call]
Teachers in Zimbabwe are expected to resume to duty today after the government offered civil servants a 10 percent salary…
ZImbabwe: Chamisa wants change in opposition [The Morning Call]
On today’s Morning Call, we bring you and exclusive interview with 40 year-old new Zimbabwe main opposition Movement for Democratic…
South Sudan, the elections and peace prospects [The Morning Call]
South Sudanese President Salva Kiir on thursday accused Sudan of being a “source of weapons” fuelling the brutal civil war…
Online businesses in Africa [The Grand Angle]
They said Africa can make you an internet billionaire and online businesses are attracting more and more individuals on the…
Arms trade treaty conference in Geneva [The Morning Call]
Armed conflict in African states with the most recent being South Sudan has been a reference point at the ongoing…
Chinese Tourism to Africa is Up
Adventure-seeking Chinese tourists are becoming more interested in Africa for holiday destination. The number of visitors who went to Africa…
The Forgotten Pyramids Of Sudan [Travel]
The Nubian Meroe pyramids, much smaller but just as impressive as the famous Egyptian ones. With more than 250 tombs,…
The Forgotten Pyramids Of Sudan [Travel]
The Nubian Meroe pyramids, much smaller but just as impressive as the famous Egyptian ones. With more than 250 tombs,…
Wave of strikes as Algeria economy struggles [The Morning Call]
Algeria is facing several years of suppressed growth and rising macroeconomic challenges in part as the government now turns to…
Colonising Algeria was crime against humanity, Macron [The Morning Call]
The centrist French politician Emmanuel Macron, who is surging in the polls two months ahead of the presidential election, is…
Ecobank’s Fintech Challenge [Hi-Tech]
In this episode of Hi-Tech, Donald Trump’s recent executive order on immigration continues to face massive opposition. Several technology giants,…
Seychelles passport, most powerful in Africa [Travel on TMC]
It is often difficult for African passport holders to travel to diverse regions in the world including within Africa. One…
Anglophone Cameroonians intensify protests [The Morning Call]
A fight over colonial languages is dividing Cameroonians. Anglophones have been protesting since November last year against the dominance of…
Cameroonian student lights up his village with solar panels [Grand Angle]
A student of renewable energy has returned to his home country Cameroon after studying in Italy. Bolive Wakam is training…
Ivory Coast troops join Mali’s UN mission [The Morning Call]
For the first time, Ivory Coast sent last week 150 soldiers to Mali to join the United Nations peacekeeping mission.…
Two African satellites launched into space in a week [Hi-Tech]
We always hear about satellites being launched into space but hardly hear about African satellites. This is not the case…
Gambia jailed opposition leader released [The Morning Call]
Just days after a surprising election outcome in The Gambia, a top opposition figure, Ousainou Darboe, leader of the United…
Tanzania’s helium deposit [The Morning Call]
Tanzania could hold the worlds solution to ending the fear of helium shortage. After the discovery of over 54 billion…
Morocco’s African Union reintegration controversy [The Morning Call]
Participants at the recent MEDays International Forum in Tangiers, Morocco are in favour of the reintegration of Morocco into the…
Burundi crisis: Is Michel Kafando up to the task? [The Morning Call]
Former Acting President of Burkina Faso Michel Kafando has been appointed as the Special Envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General…
Executed Nigerians in Indonesia [The Morning Call]
After the execution of 3 Nigerians in Indonesia accused of drug trafficking, the government is still appealing for the commuting…
Confronting Boko Haram in Cameroon [The Morning Call]
Cameroon’s military campaign against the Boko Haram insurgency started late but has been met with partial success. A report from…
2017 Africa Under-17 Cup of Nations in Gabon [The Morning Call]
The 2017 Africa Under-17 Cup of Nations is currently ongoing in Gabon. The top four teams will qualify for the…
African diaspora embracing their African roots [Culture on The Morning Call]
The African diaspora is spread out all over the world. For example in the United States, where we find the…
Niger Delta Avengers call for ceasefire [The Morning Call]
The Niger Delta Avengers in Nigeria have agreed to a ceasefire, expected to bring an end to the multiple invasions…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Niger’s Agadez tourist site now migrant hub [Grand Angle]
Niger’s desert city, Agadez once a tourist attraction for the country has become a major hub as part of a…
Maiduguri restrictions reviewed [The Morning Call]
Celebrating Ramadan without restrictions, Nigeria’s Borno state, largely affected by Boko Haram insurgency, for the first time in 5 years…
UN asks ICC to investigate Burundi ‘crimes against humanity’ [The Morning Call]
The United Nations has asked the International Criminal Court to investigate whether human-rights violations committed in Burundi constitute crimes against…
Somali govt fires two security officials [The Morning Call]
The Somali government has fired two top security officials after twin blasts and siege in Mogadishu kills at least 27…
Is Africa’s population growth rate a ticking time bomb? [The Morning Call]
Parliamentarians of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) are taking quite an unusual step to curb the region’s…
Unmanned flying taxis, cargo airplanes to hit the stratosphere soon [Hi-Tech]
The United Arab Emirates wants to run the world’s first drone taxi service to lead the Arab world in innovation.…
Cote d’Ivoire: 5th AU-EU Summit kicks off in Abidjan [The Morning Call]
As a prelude to the fifth African Union – European Union summit that kicks off today November 29 in Abidjan,…
Cyber security from ‘This Is Me’ South Africa [The Morning Call]
South African firm ‘ThisIsMe’, launched in 2014 and available on iOS and Android, says it allows a user prove their…
‘Cow bone jewellery’ from Burundi [The Morning Call]
A Burundian jeweler is using ‘cow bone’ as material for his products. Floribert Minani turns what he picks from dust…
Reactions on Mugabe’s WHO appointment cancellation [The Morning Call]
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe was removed as a goodwill ambassador on Sunday by the World Health Organisation WHO following outrage…
Holiday village in Cameroon [The Morning Call]
Bangou is a small village located in the mountain ranges of western Cameroon where an important tourism project was launched…
China: Air quality improves [The Morning Call]
China’s capital Beijing has recorded its biggest improvement in air quality in at least nine years. The dramatic change is…