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 than 200 students of secondary schools in Senegal, Gambia and…
ECOWAS pledges improvement of women’s access to land
Women account for up to 80 percent of small holder farmers but gender inequalities make it difficult for them to access land in Africa. The second ordinary session of the…
Possible recount in ANC vote as members celebrate Ramaphosa’s win
A member of the top organ of South Africa’s governing party (ANC) has confirmed to a local media portal, Eye Witness that the party’s steering committee is ‘looking into possible…
Millions of Africans suffering from malnutrition as effects of climate change and conflicts bite
About 224 million people are suffering from malnutrition in Africa as effects of climate change and conflicts bite. The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warned on Monday. According… source
UN replaces Haitian peacekeeping mission with smaller police presence
The United Nations on Monday replaced its peacekeeping mission in Haiti with a smaller police presence which is expected to be drawn down after two years as the country boosts…
Role of Kenya election observers scrutinized
Kenya’s Supreme Court ruling on 1st September nullifying the Presidential election has raised questions about the integrity of the international election observers. Various monitoring groups… source
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 that the GDP had fallen by 2.06 percent in the……
B. Faso gov’t says 4 attackers neutralised in suspected terrorist attack
The government of Burkina Faso has issued a statement on the explosion and gunfire that rocked different locations of the capital city, Ouagadougou, including the army headqurters. According… source
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. Africa is losing about 50 billion US dollars every year…
Buhari meets 3 lecturers and 10 police officers freed by Boko Haram
Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari on Monday February 26, met three lecturers of the University of Maiduguri and 10 police officers who were released by Boko Haram insurgents more than two……