Auto giants battle used car dealers for Africa’s huge market
JOHANNESBURG/NAIROBI (Reuters) – At the edge of Nairobi’s Ngong Forest, thousands of used cars glitter in the hot sun on a dusty field, waiting for buyers. Imported from Japan or…
Ebola spreads to high-risk area of Congo: WHO
GENEVA (Reuters) – Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ebola outbreak has spread southwards into an area with high security risks, the World Health Organization said. The outbreak, the country’s worst, has…
South Sudan health workers to get Ebola shots as Congo outbreak grows
(Reuters) – Some 2,000 healthcare and frontline workers in South Sudan are to be offered Ebola vaccines to try to stop any importation of the viral disease from an epidemic…
Africa has over 300 tech hubs, Somalia launches its first [Hi-Tech]
Somalia is launching its first community-based tech innovation hub in the capital Mogadishu this month. The iRise Hub will offer Somali entrepreneurs, … source
VICE News Daily: Beyond The Headlines – April 7, 2014.
The VICE News Capsule is a daily roundup that looks beyond the headlines. Today: intense fighting around Damascus, France is accused of direct involvement … source
Rwanda businesses have high hopes on Xi visit
Expectations are high for businesses in Rwanda following the very first state visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping who arrived in Kigali on Sunday. Xi was … source
China’s president visit to Africa, how important? [The Morning Call]
Chinese president Xi Jinping is on a four nation trip to Africa. This is Xi’s first trip abroad since he was appointed a second term in office. The Chinese leader…
Doctor in eastern Congo contracts Ebola in ‘dreaded’ scenario: WHO
GENEVA (Reuters) – A doctor has become the first probable Ebola case in one of the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo’s most violence-ridden and inaccessible zones, a scenario “we have…
Latest Congo Ebola outbreak is Zaire strain, vaccinations to start
GENEVA (Reuters) – An Ebola outbreak in Congo has been confirmed as the Zaire strain of the virus and vaccinations of health workers may start as early as Wednesday, the…
China’s Xi on tour of Africa to expand trade, months after Trump’s ‘s***hole’ comment
Chinese President Xi Jinping is in Rwanda, as part of a four-nation trip to Africa to establish deeper trade ties. He earlier visited Senegal, which is the first … source