Zimbabwe turns to coal from China to boost its power supply/in /by
On Monday a new generation unit started operating in the Hwange coal-fired station with a view to boost power supply
A quarter of world population lacks safe drinking water: UN/in /by
A report issued on the eve of the first major U.N. conference on water in over 45 years says 26% of the world's population doesn't have access to safe drinking water and 46% lacks access to basic sanitation.
Access to clean water still a problem as the UN marks World Water Day/in /by
In suburbs of Ivory Coast's Abidjan residents have no alternative but to collect untreated water from streams and ponds
LGBT activists disappointed at Uganda’s new anti-gay law/in /by
Parliament in Uganda approved on Tuesday sweeping anti-gay legislation
UN and Amnesty international urge Ugandan president to reject anti-LGBTQ law/in /by
The Ugandan parliament voted in a turbulent session on Tuesday night to pass a law that would impose severe penalties on people who engage in homosexual relations.
Morocco: new rate hike to try to curb inflation/in /by
The Central Bank of Morocco (BAM) again raised its key rate on Tuesday by 50 basis points, to 3%, in order to stem the rise in prices, in particular food, which is affecting low-income and vulnerable households.
Marburg virus kills 5 in Tanzania/in /by
Health Minister Ummy Mwalimu said the cases were identified in the western region of Kagera and the government had managed to control its spread to other regions.
Ethiopia’s parliament removes Tigray rebel party from terror list/in /by
"The House adopted the decision to remove the terrorist designation of the TPLF by a majority vote," the Ethiopian House of People's Representatives said on its Facebook account.
Kenya: 83% increase in tourism revenues in 2022/in /by
Tourism-related revenues increased by 83% in Kenya in 2022 compared to 2021, but did not reach pre-Covid-19 pandemic levels, the tourism minister said on Wednesday.
Turkey seeks to enhance trade ties with Africa/in /by
Nearly 1,500 businessmen representing 41 African countries took part in the World Intersectoral Cooperation Forum in Istanbul. Opportunity for these representatives of the continent to exchange with their Turkish counterparts.