April 04, 2023
East Africa: South Sudan President's Passport Recovered in Kenya 30 Years After Plane Crash
Authorities have reportedly managed to locate the site where a plane carrying President Salva Kiir Mayardit crashed in 1993, and recovered his passport. Read more »
South Africa: Restaurant Where AKA and Tibz Were Killed to Shut Down - South African News Briefs - April 4, 2023
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April 03, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: Nineteen Dead as Landslide Hits North Kivu Province
Heavy rainfall in the north-eastern DR Congo - affecting the North Kivu Province - caused a landslide that has led to the deaths of 19 people, and injured several others across the… Read more »
South Africa: Rail Network Needs Urgent Repair - South African News Briefs - April 3, 2023
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March 31, 2023
Africa: Using Technology to Solve Real Problems and Encourage Innovation - Qualcomm's Elizabeth Migwalla
When Elizabeth Migwalla chose electrical engineering as her major at Nairobi University in the mid-1970s, “women didn't do that,” she recalled in a recent interview.… Read more »
South Africa: South African Tourism Dept Cancels Landmark Tottenham Hotspur Sponsorship Deal
A deal between English Premier League team Tottenham Hotspur FC and the South African Department of Tourism has been scrapped. Tourism Minister Patricia de Lille made the… Read more »
March 30, 2023
South Africa: Gold Smugglers Use Top Banks, Bribes to Launder Money, Report Says - South African News Briefs - March 31, 2023
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March 29, 2023
South Africa: Short-Term Rise, Long-Term Drop Revealed in South African Employment Stats
Employment data shared by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) in its Quarterly Labour Force Survey for Q4: 2022 have revealed that the number of unemployed people in the country… Read more »
March 30, 2023
Africa: Who Needs A Seat at the Climate Crisis Table? #AfricaClimateHope
Africa is increasingly feeling the effects of climate change, with the most vulnerable populations being hit the hardest, resulting in food insecurity, displacement of populations,… Read more »
March 29, 2023
Africa: Pirates Attack, Board Oil Tanker in Gulf of Guinea
Danish oil trading and supply company Monjasa has said that it lost contact with one of the its oil and chemical tankers. According to reports, pirates attacked and boarded the… Read more »
Africa: Why is Climate Emergency Ignored Outside of Crisis Times?
"Climate change receives inadequate media coverage and is typically only reported following conferences, events, or disasters," journalism lecturer Enoch Sithole observed during… Read more »
South Africa: Competition Commission Finds Unjustified Increases in Food Prices - South African News Briefs - March 29, 2023
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March 28, 2023
Africa: The Economic Challenges These Countries Are Facing
More and more Africans are experiencing poverty. coupled with the impact of Covid-19 and the war between Russia and Ukraine that intensified just over a year ago, weighs heavily on… Read more »
Niger: Land Restoration, Market Gardening Make a Difference for Niger Farmers
In the bustling village of Satara, Niger, Haruna Badjie was once just another farmer struggling to make a living in the face of environmental and ecological crises. Read more »
March 27, 2023
South Africa: Millions Paid to Buy Alternative Power Sources for Ministers - South African News Briefs - March 27, 2023
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March 24, 2023
South Africa: Russian Leader Putin's Visit a Headache For South African Govt
Russia's President Vladimir Putin will be attending the Brics Summit in August this year, on invitation by the South African government. Brics is a group of the world's biggest… Read more »
Central Africa: Central African States Want to Dump Colonial Currency
The Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC) has taken a decision to stop using the Franc CFA (FCFA). They were expected to announce some currency changes, but… Read more »
Kenya: Nairobi Court Bars Meta From Sacking Facebook Moderators
A court in Nairobi has barred Meta, Facebook's parent company, from laying off its content moderators pending determination of a lawsuit that is challenging their planned… Read more »
South Africa: Fuel Price Relief Likely in April as Rand Firms - South African News Briefs - March 24, 2023
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March 23, 2023
South Sudan: How Digitalization Can Advance Equality and Peace For Women, Girls in Post-Conflict South Sudan
South Sudan, as the world's youngest country, faces many challenges and uncertainty in achieving peace. Shortly after gaining independence from Sudan on July 9, 2011, a civil war… Read more »
South Africa: IMF Says Power Crisis Threatens Economic Growth - South African News Briefs - March 23, 2023
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March 22, 2023
South Africa: New Electricity Minister Blames Infrastructure Problems for Power Crisis - South African News Briefs - March 22, 2023
Power Crisis: Infrastructure Problems More to Blame Than Corruption - Electricity Minister Read more »
March 21, 2023
Africa: Countries Must Work Together to Stop Cross-Border Tax Evasion
Tax administrations have long suspected that tax evaders hide their wealth abroad in significant quantities. Now we have proof. Read more »
March 20, 2023
Africa: Reflecting on the Last 20 Years - New Book Offers Insight into the AU's Performance
The African continent's main political body has dealt with a myriad of issues since its inception, including a resurgence of coups, conflict, Ebola and Covid-19… Read more »
March 17, 2023
Africa: Breaking Barriers - Zimbabwean Welder Farakeza Challenges Gender Stereotypes
As we mark international women's history month, we assess our progress toward achieving gender equality, a basic human right and the cornerstone of a peaceful, prosperous, and… Read more »