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…
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…
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…
Zimbabwe’s newly appointed ministers take oath of office
Zimbabwe’s newly appointed cabinet ministers were sworn in on Monday amid criticism over the controversial appointment of senior military officials…
Kenya Airways expects improved profits with lower fuel cost and slim fleet
Kenya Airways has adopted other cost cutting measures as the company’s management seeks to improve operational profits and narrow losses…
Nigeria plans to negotiate for release of 110 abducted Dapchi girls
Nigeria’s presidency said on Monday it plans to negotiate for the release of 110 girls abducted from a school in…
Ghana’s government “inherits” budget deficit of about 10 percent
Ghana’s budget deficit could be twice as big as previously forecast. Finance minister Ken Ofori- Atta said on Wednesday that…
Tennis sensations Venus and Serena Williams ready for Olympics
Serena and Venus Williams say they and the U.S. tennis team are ready for the Olympics despite health concerns in…
Italians turn to love letters to revive affection
In the age of internet and rushed communication Italians are turning to an old fashioned method to express their affections…
The Fulani people take to the streets after intercommunal violence in Mali [no comment]
At least 25 people have died in a recent wave of violence between the Peul and Dogon communities in central…
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…
Rwanda’s emerging economic growth [Business Africa]
Rwanda’s emerging economic growth Rwanda is heading to the polls to elect a new president. Almost 6.8 million voters are…
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf touts legacy as she prepares to step down
Havard-trained economist Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was the first democratically elected woman president in Africa when she won the Liberian elections…
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,…
Cameroon fights pollution by turning used plastic into jobs
Plastic waste has become a major problem in Cameroon’s capital, Yaoundé clogging up drains and rivers and causing flooding in…
Chad could be removed from the U.S. travel ban list
U. S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has expressed his willingness to remove Chad from the travel ban list issued…
Former Malagasy president Albert Zafy dies aged 90
Madagascar’s former President Albert Zafy has died at the age of 90. Prof Zafy passed away Friday at the St…
Election observers give Kenyans thumbs up for smooth voting
Election observers from the African Union and European Union have commended Kenyans for the smooth start of the elections which…
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…
Migrants picked up between Libya and Italy arrive at port [no comment]
International charity ships and Libya’s coastguard picked up several hundred migrants on Saturday (March 10) as smugglers trying to take…
Nigeria’s Boko Haram victims return to rebuild ruined homes
More and more Nigerians are returning home to rebuild their lives after escaping violence between Boko Haram insurgents and government…
Israeli Prime Minister describes massive arrival of illegal African migrants as worse than…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said the electronic barrier placed at the Israeli-Egyptian border had saved Israel from jihadist…
Let there be light: Angola’s rural electrification project [FOCUS]
With a vast territory, Angola has a wealth of natural resources. The country boasts of an exceptional economic potential not…
‘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…
Denizens demonstrate against ECOWAS sanction in Guinea-Bissau [no comment]
Thousands of supporters of President José Mario Vaz demonstrated Sunday in Bissau against the sanctions of the Economic Community of…
Cameroon:At least 5 killed by Boko Haram
At least five people were killed on Saturday in an attack attributed to Jihadist group Boko Haram between the villages…
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…
Children in a South African township choose man’s best friend over drugs and violence [No Comment]
Children from around Mpophomeni – a town in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province, spend Friday afternoons with their dogs, playing and…
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…
Egypt’s ex-PM rescinds decision to run for presidency
Former Egyptian prime minister Ahmed Shafik is no longer considering running for president in this year’s elections, he said in…
Sierra Leone presidential hopefuls commit to violence-free process
Sierra Leone’s election organizing body, the National Electoral Commission (NEC) has announced preparations to send ballot papers into districts for…
Ugandan farmers use mobile apps to sell and buy produce
Makerere University students in Uganda have created a mobile application that provides smallholder farmers with real-time information on markets, the…
Cameroon beats Senegal in Libyan “migrant camp match”
Migrants from Cameroon and Senegal in Libya have not lost hope of living their dreams sometime in future as football…
Uncertainty deepens over Kenya’s electoral crisis [The Morning Call]
The Kenyan Electoral Commission (IEBC) has questioned the possibility of holding a credible presidential election on the 26th of October,…
African Union to hep Zimbabwe attain credible elections
The chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat said the organization will help Zimbabwe attain credible elections later…
Cameroon’s ‘unrest’ casualty figure uncertain [The Morning Call]
Controversy is brewing in Cameroon over the number of casualties recorded during the recent unrest in the country’s anglophone region.…
Impeachment proceedings to begin against Mugabe [The Morning Call]
We begin ‘The Morning Call’ with Zimbabwe where the events surrounding President Robert Mugabe continue to evolve, as an ultimatum…
Four jihadists arrested in “major operation” in Mali
French force Barkhane on Thursday arrested four suspected jihadists as part of an operation to “neutralize” the group of a…
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…