Next Einstein Forum 2018 [FOCUS]
African tech start ups raised nearly $600 million as of 2017 (Quartz Africa), but this is not enough to impact…
Israel to free some 200 African migrants awaiting deportation
Israel will release about 200 jailed African migrants in the absence of a final deal to deport them and thousands…
Angolan opposition demand free and fair elections [The Morning Call]
48 hours before Angolans go to polls, coalition of opposition parties task electoral commission on free and fair elections; threatens…
Crossing Africa by foot: Mario Rigby’s incredible odyssey! [Travel]
Mario Rigby was born in the Turks and Caicos Islands, grew up in Germany and Canada. While doing research about…
Liberians await results of presidential elections [The Morning Call]
Votes are being counted across Liberia to determine the country’s next president and legislators. Unofficial reports from the Liberia Broadcasting…
Violence, boycott mar Kenya’s rerun [The Morning Call]
Marred by isolated clashes and a boycott by the main opposition, Kenya’s presidential election re-run has been held. Thousands of…
Gambia makes more arrests over death of activist Solo Sandeng in 2016
The Gambia police announced on Monday that they arrested another senior intelligence official in connection with the April 2016 murder…
Cameroon: Was stadium turf stolen?
Cameroon is set to host the 2019 AFCON. Work is still in progress on the 6 venues where the continental…
Fighting prejudice around disability with modeling in DRC
Activists in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo hosted the first fashion show for differently abled people…
Freed Boko Haram girls in Abuja to meet President Buhari
More than 100 schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram were in Nigeria’s capital on Thursday, a day after their surprise release…
WHO: Yellow fever outbreaks in Congo, Angola under control
The World Health Organisation has announced that a yellow fever outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Angola has…
Fashion show in Kinshasa challenges stigma around disability [no comment]
Activists in Kinshasa hosted the first fashion show for disabled people on Friday (April 19), to promote acceptance and removal…
Zimbabwe parliament sets new date for Mugabe hearing
Zimbabwe’s parliament said on Monday that former President Robert Mugabe was scheduled to answer questions this week related to diamond…
A performing arts space in Lagos introduces disadvantaged children to the stage [no comment]
In a small district in Lagos, Nigeria the dreams of young children come alive through an arts space set up…
South Sudanese women demand representation on peace talks
South Sudan’s women activists have called for an end to conflict in the country, as delegates hold a forum in…
Ghana’s commitment to technological, astronomical advancement [Hi-Tech]
In November last year on the Hi-Tech segment, we talked about some polytechnic students in Ghana’s second largest city of…
Local coaches continue to dominate CAF Confed. Cup history [Football Planet]
TP Mazembe are the African champions of the CAF Confederations. The Congolese giants forced a goalless draw on Saturday to…
Chibok girls: Nigerians blame political elite for insecurity, corruption
April 14, 2018 marks four years since the kidnapping of 200 Chibok school girls in Borno state, North-Eastern Nigeria by…
UN boss recommends more sanctions against South Sudan
South Sudan risks being slapped with fresh sanctions by the United Nations Security Council following a report by a top…
Drought-hit Cape Town cuts water usage as ‘Day Zero’ looms
A tough water-saving regime and the generosity of farmers have given South Africa’s main tourist hub welcome respite from a…
Thugs invade senate, steals symbol of authority [No Comment]
The ceremonial mace of Nigeria’s upper chamber of parliament was stolen on Wednesday, Senate leaders said, condemning the theft as…
SADC electoral commissions conference [The Morning Call]
Experts from a dozen member countries of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) are gathered in Kinshasa, DR Congo for…
Kenya police disperse opposition protesters [no comment]
Kenyan police have dispersed opposition protestors in the capital Nairobi to force out electoral commission officials accused of bungling August…
Israel abandons plan to forcibly deport African migrants
The Israeli government said on Tuesday it was abandoning a plan to forcibly deport African migrants who entered the country…
Road to Russia 2018 [Travel]
14th June is when it all kicks off in Russia, I am talking about the World Cup. Five African teams…
Rights groups remind Ouattara to ensure victims of post-election crisis get justice
Midway through his second term, the Ivorian president, Alassane Ouattara is reminded of his campaign promises. Human rights NGOs including…
Shola Adisa-Farrar on Afro-jazz music [The Morning Call]
Shola Adisa Farrar is an American jazz artist who lives in Paris, France and famously known for her performances with…
Guinea: Opposition calls off gov’t negotiations, announces fresh strike
Negotiations between Guinean opposition and president Alpha Conde’s regime have entered a fresh impasse. The opposition was in talks with…
Comoros protests to re-claim French Island, Mayotte
Thousands of people marched on Thursday in Moroni protesting that the neighbouring French island of Mayotte is part of Comoros.…
Business tourism on the rise [Travel]
The African region is increasingly becoming a popular tourism destination, fuelled by strong economic growth and rising disposable incomes. Over…
Trump and Jong Un take selfies as Winter Olympics kickoff
People in downtown Seoul, South Korea were thrilled to see U.S. president Donald Trump hand in hand with his North…
EU top diplomat says Libya’s situation is improving
The European Union’s top diplomat, Federica Mogherini, on Monday said the situation in Libya is improving, citing recent calls for…
Group condemns african nations presence at US embassy Jerusalem opening
A diplomatic fallout is brewing over Monday’s deadly violence in Gaza that saw 58 Palestinians killed and 2700 more injured…
Coffee production threatened in Eastern Ethiopia
For generations, farmers planted the lush earth of Awedai and nearby areas in eastern Ethiopia with coffee trees, earning a…
The African diaspora, its forgotten historical figures and Martin Luther King’s speech [This is…
In this week’s culture segment we talk about the African Diaspora. Despite the negative speeches, many Africans abroad or African…
China to probe far side of the moon this year [Sci Tech]
China plans to probe the far side of the Moon starting from the end of 2018, according to the country’s…
Designer pushes Nigerians to revive and promote local leather industry [no comment]
Nigeria’s leather industry has the potential to generate over 600 million dollars annually but after a collapse of the manufacturing…
Mobilization for the release of Congo political prisoners [The Morning Call]
The Congolese Observatory of Human Rights OCDH on Friday launched a campaign for the release of political prisoners in the…
Discovering tourism in Hurghada, Egypt [no comment]
With its breathtakingly beautiful coral reefs and turquoise waters ideal for windsurfing, Hurghada, on Egypt’s Red Sea coast, has become…
ECOWAS: Gender equality in agriculture [The Morning Call]
‘Promoting gender equality in Agricultural Investments in Land in Africa’. It’s the theme of the 2nd Ordinary Session of the…
South Africa: Finance minister in hot water, rand tumbles
The South African Rand has fallen to a three-week low as investors and the international market closely monitor news that…
Nigeria: Release of Dapchi schoolgirls [The Morning Call]
Boko Haram Islamist militants released nearly all the 110 Dapchi school girls on March 21.The girls were abducted last month…
Ivory Coast seeks top investment destination status for West Africa [Focus]
Ivory coast is witnessing impressive growth, with a GDP rate of eight percent last year according to the World Bank.…
Improving the business climate in Africa [Business segment]
The detention and subsequent questioning of French billionaire tycoon Vincent Bolloré over his Africa operations raises critical issues regarding the…
Kenya election: Voting coming to an end [no comment]
Most polling stations in the country closed at 5pm which was the official closing time according to IEBC.… READ MORE…
Congo: General Dabira sentenced to five years in prison
An officer of the Congolese army, General Norbert Dabira was on Saturday sentenced to five years in prison for threatening…
Australia warns missing African athletes to comply with visas
Australia’s Minister for Home Affairs Peter Dutton said on Tuesday that a group of African athletes who went missing during…
Amnesty appeals for pardoning of Sudanese teenager who killed ‘rapist’ husband
The United Nations and international rights groups have called on Sudan to pardon a 19-year-old girl sentenced to death after…
Nigeria’s Bring Back Our Girls threatens to sue government over abducted girls
Nigeria’s Bring Back Our Girls campaign group has threatened to sue the government if it fails to provide answers over…
Togo’s opposition demands answers over Bollore graft probe
Togo’s opposition says its wants answers from the government about its dealings with French tycoon Vincent Bollore, who has been…
DR Congo receives first doses of Ebola vaccine amid outbreak
The first batch of 4000 experimental Ebola vaccines to combat an outbreak suspected to have killed 20 people arrived in…
Cuba plane crash: At least 100 dead
Three people have been found alive, but in critical condition, following the crash of a Boeing 737 airplane with 104…
The benefits of travel expos on tourism [Travel]
For some, travel is an expensive luxury good, while for others it is an escape from their everyday lives. From…
Press Review of March 6, 2017 [The Morning Call]
We review the headlines of Africa’s top newspapers on The Morning Call.… READ MORE … source
Tanzania president Magufuli visits ailing wife in public hospital
Photographs of Tanzania’s President John Pombe Magufuli visiting his wife in a state hospital have been trending on social media.…
Gov’t lawyer steps down as Shell, Eni trial on Nigeria corruption is adjourned
The trial of top executives from oil majors Eni and Shell over alleged corruption in Nigeria kicked off on Monday…
Could Nigeria be cinema’s next big thing? [This is Culture]
Nigerian producer Mo Abudu, founder of ebonyLife Television, announced the signing of a deal with Sony Pictures to produce a…
Togo denies involvement in Bollore scandal [The Morning Call]
Togolese has denied involvement with the accusations of corruption levelled against french transportation company Groupe Bollore. French authorities are ……
Africanews TV Launch: Press conference with Michael Peters
Press conference, the 20th April with Michael Peters, CEO Euronews – Africanews and Veronica Kwabla. Africanews is a new pan-African…
Desert stallion race pushes riders’ limits [No Comment]
Battling gusts of sandy wind, riders from across the world struggled to control feisty stallions as they raced in the…