Zimbabwe's ZiG Crackdown Prompts Street Traders to Switch to Whatsapp
New Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe's street currency traders are abandoning their regular spots in city centres for messaging platform WhatsApp to evade arrest as the central bank and police crackdown on… Read more »
Why Europe Is Banking On Africa for Its Big-Ticket Investments
RFI
The European Union is investing heavily in Africa - pouring half of its global mega budget of €300 billion into projects on the continent. Renewable energy, internet access,… Read more »
Grounding of 787 Dreamliners Caused Flight Scheduling Disruptions - Kenya Airways
Capital FM
The national carrier, Kenya Airways says the main cause of disruptions in its flight scheduling is due to the unscheduled and extended grounding of two 787 Dreamliners. Read more »
Minimum Wage - Govt Calls Committee Meeting, Labour Insists On May 31 Deadline
Vanguard
Following Organised Labour's insistence on downing tools and declaring a nationwide strike if discussions on the new National Minimum Wage are not concluded by May 31, 2024, the… Read more »
Boakai Under Pressure To Adjust Price of Country's Staple Rice
FrontPageAfrica
The Joseph Boakai administration faces mounting pressure to agree to rice importers' demands for a price hike on the nation's staple food. Failure to comply could result in a… Read more »
'Poor Salaries Can't Cover Housing, Transport, Food' - Lament Tax Collector Zimra Workers
New Zimbabwe
HARD pressed Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) employees, some of them manning the country's borders where they are exposed to bribes, have declared incapacitation citing their… Read more »
South African Communities Vs Shell - High Court Victories Show That Cultural Beliefs and Practices Count in Climate Cases [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
When the Shell petroleum company announced in 2021 that it wanted to explore for fossil fuels off South Africa's pristine Wild Coast, Indigenous communities in the area immediately… Read more »
7 Nigerian Firms Among Top 20 Fastest Growing
Daily Trust
A report by the British Media Company, Financial Times, has ranked seven companies in Nigeria among the top 20 fastest growing companies for the year 2024 in Africa. Read more »
Norway Pledges Continued Support for Ethiopia's Green Development Efforts
ENA
Norway has announced that it will continue its assistance for the government of Ethiopia's efforts to fight climate change through green development. Read more »
U.S., Nigeria Begin Implementation of 'Open Skies' Air Transport Agreement
This Day
The United States and Africa's most populous nation, Nigeria, have begun the implementation of an 'open skies' air transport agreement, about 24 years after the bilateral deal… Read more »
Bill to Introduce Mandatory Registration for All ICT Service Providers
Capital FM
Those working as information, communication, and technology (ICT) professionals will now be required to get a license to operate if the proposed ICT Authority Bill 2024 is enacted… Read more »
Increased Renewable Energy Investments Pose Environmental Risks
Leadership
As Nigeria pushes forward with an energy transition that is encouraging significant investments in renewable energies, environmentalists and key stakeholders have warned of… Read more »
2 Years After, 100 New Air Traffic Controllers Redundant
Daily Trust
'NCAT lacks capacity to train us' Aviation college silent It takes time to train cadets - NAMA Read more »
Scrap Presidential Air Fleet [editorial]
Daily Trust
On May 6, 2024, Vice President Kashim Shettima aborted his trip to the United States, where he was to represent President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the 2024 US-Africa Business Summit in… Read more »
Unnecessary Bottlenecks Are Hurting Africa's Trade - Act Now
New Times
At the just concluded Africa CEO Forum, renowned Nigerian businessman Aliko Dangote complained about bottlenecks to intra-Africa trade, giving an example that he requires a visa to… Read more »