Akon wants to build ‘Crypto City’ [Sci tech]
American-Senegalese artist Akon has revealed plans to outdoor a new cryptocurrency named after himself called ‘Akoin’ as the central form…
AU seeks to double intra-Africa trade by 2021
Free Trade in Africa* The African Union is working to actualize the Continental Free Trade Area in Africa. The AU…
Tanzania’s ruling party responds to U.S criticisms over by-election
Tanzania’s ruling party on Saturday responded to criticisms by the United States over its August 12 by-election, saying it is…
Liberia’s vice-president Joseph Boakai seeks to replace Sirleaf [The Morning Call]
Liberia’s outgoing President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf will step down as Africa’s first female head of state following more than a…
DR Congo: Public trail of alleged under aged prostitutes
With Dozens of arrests and public trials: Kinshasa the capital of the DR Congo is currently in the midst of…
Nigerian football team promised $20k per goal in Cameroon clash
The Nigerian senior national football team, Super Eagles, have been promised $20000 per goal in the second leg of the…
Africa has over 300 tech hubs, Somalia launches its first [Hi-Tech]
Somalia is launching its first community-based tech innovation hub in the capital Mogadishu this month. The iRise Hub will offer…
AU declares peaceful elections in eSwatini
African Union Observer Mission in its preliminary report, published after Friday’s parliamentary elections said a peaceful electoral process in eSwatini…
A compressed air vehicle project to fight rising fuel prices in Egypt [No Comment]
Postgraduate students at an Egyptian university designed an air-powered vehicle to combat rising fuel prices and carbon emissions.… READ MORE…
Of Gaelic Football and UEFA’s #EqualGame campaign [Sport]
A Nigerian born and former England women’s football team player Eniola Aluko, has been commended by her club Chelsea for…
Mauritania: crisis in South Sudan, Western Sahara et al to dominate 31st AU summit
The 31st ordinary summit of the African Union is underway in Nouakchott, the Mauritanian capital. The meeting under the theme…
Egyptians rally support for Sisi as he begins his second term
Egyptians have expressed confidence in President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi as he was sworn in for his second four year term…
Stranded Aquarius migrants arrive in Spain
After a gruelling 9-day journey at sea, a total of 629 rescued migrants arrived in the Spanish port of Valencia…
South Africa: clowns tap into the healing power of laughter
In a Johannesburg hospital in South Africa, students are using laughter to help young patients going through their healing process.…
Ecrans Noir film festival comes to an end
It is the end of the 22nd edition of the Ecrans Noir Festival in Yaoundé, Cameroon. About 70 films were…
UN decries ‘despicable’ bias by rich countries as refugee numbers soar
The United Nations’ High Commissioner for Refugees on Monday said governments in many rich countries have adopted a “despicable” rhetoric…
Cameroon releases arrested anglophone activists [The Morning Call]
Cameroon’s President Paul Biya has ordered the release and dropping of all charges against arrested leaders of the Anglophone Southwest…
Video: 51-year old George Weah takes on Nigeria’s Super Eagles
Liberia’s George Weah who used his football fame and star power to make a successful bid for the presidency, briefly…
Madagascar issues new bank notes
Madagascar issues new notes in denominations of of 20, 10, 5 and 2 000 Ariary effective this July . A…
Zimbabwe’s youth calls for change ahead of elections [No Comment]
Young voters in Zimbabwe hope the first election without Robert Mugabe will mark a change in a country where most…
South Africa land reform may allow for compensation in certain instances – Enoch Godongwana
A senior African National Congress party official has hinted South Africa’s plans to allow for land seizures without compensation will…
South Africa confident over DRC’s Dec. polls
South Africa has expressed confidence in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s December elections saying the polls would be peaceful. South…
30 migrants arrested in Senegal
Police in Senegal said some 30 migrants who had left by boat from Gambia in hopes of arriving in Europe…
Mali: Looking ahead at president Boubacar Keita’s second term
Mali’s president-elect Ibrahim Boubacar Keita was sworn-in for a second five-year term on Tuesday, in a low-key ceremony that was…
South Sudan government accused of violating ceasefire
South Sudan’s main rebel force SPLM-IO has accused government forces of attacking their defensive positions a day after both sides…
Emmerson Mnangagwa returns to Zimbabwe [The Morning Call]
Zimbabwe’s ousted vice president Emmerson Mnangagwa has returned to Zimbabwe from exile, hailing a “new and unfolding democracy” in the…
Riek Machar, Salva Kirr chance at peace in Khartoum meeting?
If all goes well, a top reconciliation meeting is expected in Sudan, between South Sudan’s armed opposition leader Riek Machar…
Exploring Burkina Faso [Travel]
In this week’s travel segment we delve into the tourism potential of Burkina Faso. Though there have not been many…
Extinct animals live on at Cairo zoological museum [No Comment]
Concealed in the heart of Egypt’s Giza zoo is the Zoological Museum, where time has frozen – at least a…
African stories for african kids [This is culture]
Nearly half of Africa’s population is under 18, a huge potential for the future of the continent. Education therefore plays…
Guinea to collaborate with France in Bollore corruption inquiry
Guinea will collaborate with the French authorities in their investigation of tycoon Vincent Bollore’s Africa operations, its justice minister told…
Ecrans Noirs Film Festival underway in Cameroon
It is considered to be one of Africa’s biggest film festivals whose aim is to promote African cinema. The Ecrans…
Gambia’s external debt [Business on The Morning Call]
The Gambian Finance Minister, Amadou Sanneh has estimated that the debt of the West African nation that represents nearly 120…
DR Congo electoral register stirs debate
A few months before a much anticipated election in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the electoral register has been…
Rwanda businesses have high hopes on Xi visit
Expectations are high for businesses in Rwanda following the very first state visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping who arrived…
Russia 2018 world cup kicks off in Moscow
The Russia 2018 world cup is upon us again and as always your trusted source Football Planet comes your way…
“This Is Nigeria”: Can music and freedom of speech go hand in hand? [This is Culture TMC]
Can music and freedom of expression go hand in hand? This is the dilemma faced by Falz the Bahd Guy.*…
One UN peacekeeper killed in fresh clashes in Bangui
One UN peacekeeper was killed and eight others injured in fresh clashes on Tuesday between the peacekeepers and fighters from…
Ugandans protest surge in violence against women
Hundreds of protesters marched through the streets of Uganda’s capital Saturday demanding police action to stop a spate of kidnappings…
COSAFA Cup 2018: Malagasy nets spot in semi-finals [Football Planet]
The 2018 edition of the COSAFA cup continued on Saturday at the New Peter Mokaba Stadium where the stage was…
Cameroon begins operations to clear boat wrecks off Doula port
The port of Douala, the largest in Central Africa, this week launched an operation to remove wrecks of old boats…
Nigeria’s military committed war crimes – Amnesty International
Nigeria’s security forces have been accused of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity during its fight against Islamist insurgency…
Lesotho as ski destination [The Morning Call]
In general when western tourists go to a country in Africa, it is usually to enjoy the sun. But they…
Zimbabwe July elections to go ahead, despite bomb attack [The Morning Call]
Zimbabwe has ruled out delaying its July elections following President Emmerson Mnangagwa survival of an apparent bomb attack at a…
Senegal: reactions follow Khalifa Sall’s conviction [The Morning Call]
Reactions have continued to follow the conviction of Dakar’s mayor Khalifa Sall. The mayor of Senegal’s capital Khalifa Sall was…
How will Zimbabwe’s opposition navigate ban on public gatherings?
Plans by Zimbabwe’s main opposition party to conduct a mock inauguration ceremony for its candidate Nelson Chamisa on Saturday may…
Youtube launches new music streaming service [Sci Tech]
Youtube launches a new subscription streaming service on Tuesday, rivaling Apple, Spotify and Amazon. The platform is being launched in…
Mali is slowly recovering from war on terrorism- Keïta
Mali’s incumbent President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta on Sunday said the nation has won the fight against instability,adding that Mali is…
Tourism on the rebound in Mauritania [Travel]
The number of tourists in the world increased by 7% in 2017, the highest in seven years, according to the…
Burundi police threaten opposition to constitution change
Police in Burundi have threatened to arrest anyone campaigning prematurely against a referendum to revise the constitution, which if passed…
Ebola vaccination campaign begins in DRC
The Ebola vaccination campaign has begun in DRC, to combat the latest outbreak in the country which has left at…
Zimbabwe police fire tear gas to disperse opposition supporters [No Comment]
Crowds made fires in the centre of the capital Harare, blocking some streets and engaging in running battles with police…
Congo-Cameroon fiber optic project, a medium for regional interconnectivity [Business Africa]
Fiber optic between Congo and Cameroon Interconnectivity between Central African countries including Cameroon and Congo Republic is about get better…
Rwanda: End of parliamentary election campaign
Its the end of the campaign period for the legislative and local elections in Rwanda. More than 7.1 million voters…
Mauritius: 1999 ‘Port Luis fire’ convicts freed [The Morning Call]
Four people sentenced to life in Mauritius over a deadly fire at the Amicale play house Port Louis in 1999,…
China’s president visit to Africa, how important? [The Morning Call]
Chinese president Xi Jinping is on a four nation trip to Africa. This is Xi’s first trip abroad since he…
Yellow Relay, growing French Africa relations [Business Africa]
Africa has always been known to be behind on so many innovations that begin in developed countries of the world.…
Counting underway after Zimbabwe polls, turnout put at 75%
Counting began in Zimbabwe on Monday in the first election since the removal of former president Robert Mugabe, a watershed…
Malian opposition outraged after government represses demonstration [No Comment]
The opposition in Mali reacts after the repression of a demonstration, during which close to thirty persons were wounded, barely…
Nigerians take part in drive to clean up ocean on World Cleanup Day [No Comment]
Nigerian women and children picked up plastic waste at a beach in Lagos on Saturday (September 15), as part of…