China: Air quality improves [The Morning Call]
China’s capital Beijing has recorded its biggest improvement in air quality in at least nine years. The dramatic change is partly because of favourable weather conditions in the past three……
Egypt’s ex-PM rescinds decision to run for presidency
Former Egyptian prime minister Ahmed Shafik is no longer considering running for president in this year’s elections, he said in a statement posted on his Twitter account on Sunday. Shafik,……
Sierra Leone presidential hopefuls commit to violence-free process
Sierra Leone’s election organizing body, the National Electoral Commission (NEC) has announced preparations to send ballot papers into districts for the March 7, 2018 general elections. The… source
Ugandan farmers use mobile apps to sell and buy produce
Makerere University students in Uganda have created a mobile application that provides smallholder farmers with real-time information on markets, the latest news on farming inputs and eliminates… source
Cameroon beats Senegal in Libyan “migrant camp match”
Migrants from Cameroon and Senegal in Libya have not lost hope of living their dreams sometime in future as football stars. At the Tajoura migrant camp they have formed two…
Uncertainty deepens over Kenya’s electoral crisis [The Morning Call]
The Kenyan Electoral Commission (IEBC) has questioned the possibility of holding a credible presidential election on the 26th of October, while the opposition called for demonstrations on… source
African Union to hep Zimbabwe attain credible elections
The chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat said the organization will help Zimbabwe attain credible elections later this year. The AU chairperson said the African… source
Cameroon’s ‘unrest’ casualty figure uncertain [The Morning Call]
Controversy is brewing in Cameroon over the number of casualties recorded during the recent unrest in the country’s anglophone region. Hospital sources say at least fifteen people were… source
Impeachment proceedings to begin against Mugabe [The Morning Call]
We begin ‘The Morning Call’ with Zimbabwe where the events surrounding President Robert Mugabe continue to evolve, as an ultimatum set for him to resign by his Zanu-PF ruling party…
Four jihadists arrested in “major operation” in Mali
French force Barkhane on Thursday arrested four suspected jihadists as part of an operation to “neutralize” the group of a major jihadist leader active in north-eastern Mali , near the…