Tag: Africa
AMANDA KOTZE-NHLAPO: Africa’s MICE industry, here is what the world needs...
After successfully holding this year’s Meetings Africa, Chief Convention Officer of South Africa National Convention Bureau (SANCB), Amanda Kotze-Nhlapo believes Africa must show the...
Gabon paid for protecting forests, in African first
Libreville - Gabon has become the first African nation to receive a financial reward for protecting its forests as part of international efforts to...
Archaeologists in Kenya discover oldest known human burial site in Africa
Archaeologists have uncovered the oldest known human burial in Africa: a young child laid to rest in a shallow grave 78,000 years ago.
Research published...
Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala becomes first female head of World Trade Organisation
Nigeria's Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was appointed Monday to head the leading international trade body as it seeks to to resolve disagreements over how it decides...
Seychelles opposition leader Ramkalawan wins presidency in landmark victory
The Seychelles presidential election has seen an upset, with the electoral commission on Sunday declaring longtime opposition contender Wavel Ramkalawan the winner over incumbent...
Trump suggests Egypt may ‘blow up’ Ethiopia dam
Washington - US President Donald Trump on Friday voiced anger at Ethiopia over its construction of a huge dam on the Nile River and...
ANDREW MWENDA: Lessons for Africa from the removal of Bashir in...
Nearly two years since Gen Omar El Bashir was removed from power through a popular uprising, Sudan is tottering on the edge of collapse....
ZURAB POLOLIKASHVILI: Africa’s advantage in reviving Tourism amidst COVID-19
Around the world, countries are steadily shifting from responding to the COVID-19 pandemic to the recovery phase. And for many, tourism will play a...
Ghana library showcases black and African literature
Accra - A small group of visitors waits eagerly at the entrance to a single-storey building in Ghana's capital Accra, looking to explore the...
Uganda reports 12 new COVID-19 cases as total reaches 939
KAMPALA – Uganda’s ministry of health on Sunday said it has registered 12 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in...
