Kenya police shoot dead two during opposition protest
Kenyan police shot dead two people and wounded a third when a crowd tried to storm a police station during an opposition protest against a looming presidential vote re-run, a…
‘Return to Juba or go into exile’ – Deng Gai tells Machar
South Sudan’s new first vice president Taban Deng Gai has told his predecessor, Reik Machar to go into exile. In a speech broadcast on both radio and television, Gai who…
Discovering Mali’s 5-century monument
The Tomb of Askia is a secular monument that shares both the cultural and religious heritage of Mali. The pyramid-shaped tomb also functions as a Mosque and is located in…
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 anymore as South Africa’s first privately owned nanosatellite – nSight1……
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 Democratic Party has been freed on bail with 18 others…
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 cubic feet of the gas in Lake Rukwa. … READ…
Zimbabwean white farmers cautiously optimistic about president’s land pledge
White farmers in Zimbabwe are cautiously optimistic about the future after the new president pledged to compensate those who lost their land following controversial reforms in 2000. President… source
Egypt’s Sisi arrives in Paris for three-day visit
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi was welcomed to Paris on Monday (October 23) by French Defence Minister Florence Parly for a three-day visit, where French President Emmanuel Macron,… source
Cameroon: Designer finds fashionable ways to promote ancient toghu cloth
Liz Ngwane, a fashion designer in Buea, Cameroon is working on one of her latest outfits at her store in town. The twenty four-year-old is known for her fashionable outfits…
Rwanda dreams big in essential oil production [Business Africa]
Somalia real estate For roughly twenty three years the civil war in Somalia had ruined basic infrastructure in the country. Today real estate is fast picking up, demonstrating the positive……