Uganda ready to receive 500 Eritrean, Sudanese refugees from Israel
Uganda is considering a request from Israel to take in 500 migrants from Eritrea and Sudan, a minister said on Friday, the first time the East African nation has ……
Over 2000 evacuated as cyclone Ava closes in on Madagascar
989 people have been displaced by Cyclone Ava in Madagascar. This is according to an initial assessment by the National Bureau of Disaster Risk … source
Angola bets on Agriculture and Morocco’s debatable Plan for Sub Saharan Africa [Business Africa]
Angola bets on Agriculture Angola has been on the spotlight for looking into diversifying its economy from oil and gas focus. Some of the areas it’s looking into … source
Sierra Leone Election: President Baï Koroma defends choice of successor
Sierra Leone’s outgoing President Ernest Baï Koroma has defended the presidential candidate widely seen as his handpicked successor. The nation’s ruling All … source
A glimpse into Western Sahara [Travel]
Last week I spoke of travel and visa openness on the continent. The visa openness index has revealed that some countries have proven difficult to enter and … source
Ethiopia PM Abiy Ahmed visits Jijiga on Oromia-Somali peace mission
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed travelled on Saturday to a region where clashes have displaced nearly a million people, his first trip since being sworn in … source
Senegal’s national revenue is in surplus with over 560 billion CFA [Business Africa]
Senegal economic situation Recent statistics released by the Senegalese office of economic planning, policies and finance revealed the national revenue is in … source
Ethiopia’s coffee craze
Ethiopian coffee growers may be facing a threat from khat, but the culture of drinking it anytime is enduring this pressure. Raziah Athman was recently in Addis … source
Grace Mugabe: the president’s typist who nearly became Zimbabwe president
The spectacular rise and fall of Zimbabwe’s uncompromising First Lady, Grace Mugabe, had an unusual beginning: an office affair. It was the early 1990s when … source
Sierra Leoneans await official runoff results as APC, SLPP claim victory
The opposition Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) said on Monday that its candidate Julius Maada Bio had won a presidential run-off election according to its … source