February 01, 2019
Uganda: Musician and MP Bobi Wine is Considering Running for President
Ugandan MP and musician Robert Kyagulanyi - also known as Bobi Wine - says he is considering running for president in the country's next elections. Read more »
January 29, 2019
Tanzania: Diamond Reveals How Much He Paid for Ne-Yo and Rick Ross Collabos
The popular singer has opened up about how much he spent to pay American artists he has worked so far during a recent meeting between Tanzanian musicians and the Tanzania… Read more »
January 28, 2019
Uganda: When Electricity Means Life or Death for Hospital Patients
Electricity is considered a luxury in parts of Africa. When it comes to its supply in public health facilities however, it can mean life or death. Read more »
January 23, 2019
Ethiopia: More Than 13,000 People Pardoned Under Amnesty Law
Over 13,000 people have been pardoned under Ethiopia's amnesty law. Read more »
January 18, 2019
Africa: AU's Kagame, Heads of State Step In Over DR Congo Electoral Crisis
The African Union (AU) appears determined to make a decisive, high-level intervention to resolve the political crisis generated by the contested results of the Congolese elections. Read more »
December 13, 2018
Africa: Here's What Africans Searched For On Google In 2018
It's been a long 12 months, and before we kick 2018 to the curb, we're looking back at all the trends and topics that you, dear Africans, have been searching for. Read more »
December 10, 2018
Africa: Which Four Destinations on the Continent Are Cool for Travellers?
Four African destinations have made it on to National Geographic Traveller's Cool List for 2019. Read more »
December 06, 2018
Rwanda: Former Presidential Candidate Diane Rwigara and Mother Adeline Walk Free
Activists Diane Rwigara and her mother Adeline have been acquitted of all charges brought against them. The High Court in Kigali brought the judgment today, after more than a year… Read more »
Rwanda: It's D-Day for Kagame's Critic Diane Rwigara, Her Mother
The High Court in Kimihurura will today, deliver its verdict in the case of Diane Shima Rwigara and her mother Adeline Rwigara. Read more »
December 04, 2018
Africa: Rwanda's Kagame Shrewdly Leverages Influence on the African Stage
Rwanda's Paul Kagame is concluding the most consequential presidency of the African Union since the formative years of the institution. The organization's Extraordinary Summit in… Read more »
November 27, 2018
Rwanda: Kagame Blamed After Govt Officials Told to Join Twitter
A press release written in Kinyarwanda - ordering all local authorities of Buye district to open Twitter accounts and follow President Paul Kagame and other high ranking officials… Read more »
Eritrea: Now the Onus Is On Eritrea to Reform
This month's United Nations Security Council decision to lift sanctions on Eritrea is the clearest signal yet of the international community's confidence in regional peacemaking… Read more »
November 26, 2018
Africa: South Africa Announces $1 billion Investment in South Sudan's Oil Industry
South Africa's Minister of Energy Jeff Radebe announced his country's plans to invest one-billion U.S. dollars in South Sudan's oil sector, including in the construction of a… Read more »
November 19, 2018
Congo-Kinshasa: Now Ebola Fighters Face Attacks While Battling Deadly Disease
Security concerns remain a major obstacle in ending the Ebola outbreak in the DR Congo, that has so far claimed more than 200 lives. On November 16, more than a dozen WHO staff had… Read more »
November 14, 2018
Africa: #IdibalaChallenge Goes Global, People Are Fainting Everywhere!
You've probably been wondering what this dancing fainting craze videos are all about, unless you've been living under a rock for the past week or two... Read more »
November 06, 2018
Uganda: Head of the House Never Goes into the Kitchen - Museveni
Do people still believe a woman's place still is in the kitchen in the 21st century? Well, Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni seems to think so. The 74-year-old has come under fire… Read more »
October 25, 2018
Africa: 'Fragile Countries' Urge 'Trade for Peace' at WTO Forum
The g7+ grouping of nations – a voluntary association of countries in transition from conflict to development – is not as well-known as the G7 group of leading… Read more »
Africa: Foreign Investment Key to Prosperity - U.S. Diplomat Nagy
The American administration's top diplomat for African affairs, Assistant Secretary of State Tibor P Nagy, Jr, will soon make his first trip to the continent since his appointment.… Read more »
October 24, 2018
Africa: Poor Vision Affects Billions, Costs Trillions – a Feasible Fix
Try to imagine life – school, home, work – without eyeglasses. Then reflect that poor vision is the world's largest unaddressed disability, affecting an estimated 2.5… Read more »
October 19, 2018
Uganda: Your Children Are No Longer Yours - Investigating International Adoptions
How parents in Uganda lose their babies to adoptive families in America. Read more »
October 18, 2018
Ethiopia: 'Inclusiveness and Co-existence' Are Critical in Ethiopia – PM Abiy Ahmed
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali shares his predecessor Hailemariam Desalegn's view that democracy is key to Africa because of the urgent need to meet seismic demographic… Read more »
October 17, 2018
Uganda: Bobi Wine Calls Kanye West's Meeting With Museveni 'Immoral'
Musician-turned-MP Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, has slammed controversial rapper Kanye West's decision to meet Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni. Read more »
October 04, 2018
Ethiopia: 'Good Time' to Visit Gateway to Africa - Airline Promotes Stopover Tourism
Ethiopian Airlines, the oldest carrier in Africa, is stepping up promotion of tourism to its home country, while continuing to expand the number of destinations served across the… Read more »
September 27, 2018
Africa: What Can Ethiopia Learn From Zimbabwe's Election?
Four members of the National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE), led by Chairperson Samia Zekaria Gutu, is visiting the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) "to learn about sound… Read more »
September 25, 2018
Africa: Ethiopia, Eritrea Deal a Reminder of The Last U.S-Brokered Peace
This month, Ethiopia reopened its embassy in Asmara, the capital of Eritrea, capping a series of historic diplomatic breakthroughs between the neighboring countries, after nearly… Read more »