Uganda: Turning farm waste into biodegradable seedling pots/in /by
Scientists at the National Agriculture Research Institute in Uganda are hoping to save the environment from plastic waste with their new eco-plastic potting bags.
AfCFTA: Effective implementation and reforms to boost growth – IMF report/in /by
The report titled 'Trade Integration in Africa: Unleashing the Continent's Potential in a Changing World', found that comprehensive reforms combined with the AfCFTA implementation could increase the median merchandise trade flow between African countries by 53 percent and with the rest of the world.
Kenya: Residents on a mission to reduce flooding damage/in /by
Kenyan volunteers are being equipped with weather forecasts and advice to allow people living in informal settlements to prepare for extreme weather. They clear waste from drains ahead of rainy weather in a bid to prevent blockages and reduce the damage from flash floods.
Battles raged in Khartoum ahead of talks in S.Arabia/in /by
Sudanese army tanks and soldiers deployed and fired at targets in Khartoum Saturday, as fighting entered its 22nd day. The United States and Saudi Arabia said the warring sides would hold discussions in Jeddah on Saturday (May 6), describing them as "pre-negotiation talks".
Charles’s coronation refashions his realm as a multi-cultural kingdom/in /by
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Malians promised referendum in June on changing the constitution/in /by
The referendum, in which voters can choose to accept or reject a draft already contested by political opponents, was due to have taken place in March.
Floods in eastern DRC kill at least 176 villagers near Lake Kivu/in /by
As bodies were pulled from the mud, some residents estimated that three quarters of homes in the village of Nyamukubi were destroyed.
UN Secretary General in Burundi for talks on conflict in DR Congo/in /by
"The fighting must stop immediately before this conflict turns into a civil war that could destroy the country, Antonio Guterres said.
Nearly 10,000 flee from Sudan to neighbouring Central African Republic/in /by
But Central African Republic has many troubles of its own. The UN say more than half the population there is "in need of assistance and protection."
Long queues form as Togolese register to vote/in /by
Faure Gnassingbé has been Togo's president since 2005 and before him it was his father Gnassingbé Eyadéma who seized power in 1967.