Kano Residents Groan Under Burden of Abandoned Road Projects

Daily Trust

The several uncompleted (and some abandoned) roads in Kano State have left residents and visitors of the commercial centre of Nigeria faced with many difficulties. Read more »

Mofa Says U.S. Pressure On Ethiopia Likely to Damage GERD Talks

Ethiopian Herald

ADDIS ABABA - Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the U.S. and the World Bank's attempt to pressure Ethiopia into signing lopsided agreement is only going to damage the resumed Grand… Read more »

How Igbo Women Used Petitions to Influence British Authorities During Colonial Rule [analysis]

The Conversation Africa

Selected petitions and written correspondence between Igbo women and British officials between 1892 and 1960 shed fresh light on how women navigated male-dominated colonial… Read more »

Egypt, Sudan Lose the Most Over Unnecessary GERD Tripartite Delay

Ethiopian Herald

Their recent behaviors sharply contradict previous interest for speedy deal Read more »

Mass Circumcision in Central Kenya Called Off

Nation

Circumcision ceremonies in central Kenya have been suspended this year over Covid-19 fears with over 500,000 boys set to miss the ritual. Read more »

South West Dev't - SOWEDA Resumes Road Maintenance

Cameroon Tribune

Five Buea peripheral villages are now linked by a 10-kilometre stretch of road enabling produce evacuation and greater mobility. Read more »

Research to Facilitate Leather Industries Development, Help Reduce Pollution

Ethiopian Herald

ADDIS ABABA - A recent research sponsored by Leather Industry Development Institute (LIDI) and Ethiopia Leather Industry (ELICO) revealed that there is ample opportunity in… Read more »

Only Swift Action Will Achieve an African Maritime Renaissance [analysis]

ISS

Good ocean policies can unlock new sources of wealth and transform Africa's security, development and governance prospects. A new study commissioned by the High Level Panel for the… Read more »

WFP Opens New Route Using the Ubangui River to Speed Food Delivery in the Central African Republic

WFP

The World Food Programme (WFP) today welcomed the first ever delivery of food assistance to the landlocked Central African Republic (C.A.R.) using barges along the Ubangui River… Read more »

Kenya SMEs Receive Funds Against COVID-19

CAJ News

KENYAN small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) clients facing the coronavirus (COVID-19) related challenges have secured a multimillion-dollar financial boost to overcome the… Read more »

Decades After Devastating Cyclone, Mangroves Are On the Rebound in Mozambique [press release]

UNEP

In the lead up to International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem on July 26, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is running a series of stories on… Read more »

How Goedgedacht Trading Is Oiling the Wheels of Change [analysis]

Daily Maverick

Imagine you're a food manufacturer who wants to get their products on the supermarket shelves. These are the stories of people who did just that. In this chapter, Rob Templeton of… Read more »

NDDRC Centre Buea - Trainees Gaining Practical Skills for Self-Employment

Cameroon Tribune

36 of them had been reintegrated into the society with jobs provided while other requested for assistance to stand on their own. Read more »

Japan Donates D770 Million to Boost Gambia's Rural Water Supply

Foroyaa

The Communication Unit of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad, has indicated that the Government of The Gambia through its High… Read more »

Government Hopeful to Issue 15-Year Rights to Small-Scale Fishers

SAnews.gov.za

Environment, Forestry and Fisheries Minister, Barbara Creecy, says she is hopeful that the department will issue 15-year fishing rights to small-scale fishers in the Western Cape. Read more »