Category: Africa
Caught in the crossfire, Ethiopian minority flees to Sudan
Dragged into a conflict not of their making, members of Ethiopia's Qemant ethnic group say their only choice was fleeing to Sudan -- marking another b [...]
Citizen’s Quest, the Emergence and the Polity
Advocacy in black race has not really gotten the best of concern, accolades and support. Basically, it is because, maybe, the understanding about it i [...]
UNESCO calls for respect of freedom of expression and safety of journalists in Afghanistan
UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay has called for freedom of expression and the safety of journalists in Afghanistan to be ensured, in full respec [...]
French wine giant Castel accused of funding rebels in CAR
The French wine giant Castel says it will investigate claims that one of its subsidiaries paid rebels in the Central African Republic to protect its s [...]
Nigerian city bans beggars and hawkers
The Lagos state government in Nigeria has banned street begging and has formed a special team to stop the “menace”, local media report.
The team is [...]
Ivory Coast starts Ebola jabs after first case in decades
Ivory Coast began a roll-out of vaccinations against Ebola on Monday, after the country recorded its first known case of the disease since 1994, the h [...]
Macron to deploy special forces to Kabul to evacuate nationals, Afghan allies
French President Emmanuel Macron has said that Afghanistan should not return to becomming a "sanctuary of terrorism" and that Paris will not abandon A [...]
Debt-ridden Zambia votes in closely contested polls
Zambians were voting in a general election on Thursday after a tense campaign dominated by economic woes, a debt crisis and the impact of the coronavi [...]
Zambia election campaign focuses on township woes
Zambian tailor Lovemore Zulu was unfazed by the deafening music as he picked out the stitching of a broken zipper, bobbing his head to the tunes blast [...]
New Climate Toolkit Launched to Boost Climate Literacy in Africa
Environmental group, EARTHDAY.ORG, global organizers of Earth Day and its partners launched a new climate toolkit, 'Africa Climate Ambassador Toolkit' [...]