Kenyan President William Ruto condemns Niger coup/in /by
Kenyan President William Ruto on Friday condemned the coup in Niger, calling the army takeover of the unstable jihadist-hit nation "a serious setback" for Africa.
Central African Republic gears up for Sunday referendum/in /by
Voters in the flashpoint Central African Republic will cast their ballot Sunday on a controversial plan to change the constitution, opening the door to a third term by President Faustin Archange Touadera
Savannah Leaf’s film ‘Earth Mama’ looks into Black women and motherhood/in /by
"Black women are kind of like the center of our universe. And so it all started with that and thinking about what kind of power that gives you. And so I think that a lot of the imagery has to do with umbilical cords, this connection to your mother, but also to your child. ...." Savannah Leaf, writer
Creating Sitopia: a city built around food/in /by
In modern cities, we rarely know the full story of what ends up on our plates: where food comes from, how it is produced, and how it affects our environment. In this episode, we’re meeting two women who are working to enhance food security by bringing food to the core of our urban centres.
Niger coup leader calls for ‘calm, vigilance and patriotism’ in address to nation/in /by
"..To the international community, the National Council for the Safeguarding of the Country reaffirms its willingness to respect all international engagements to which the Republic of Niger subscribes, including to human rights." General Omar (Abdourahmane) Tchiani, Niger coup leader
Egypt announces planned power cuts due to heatwave/in /by
Egypt on Thursday announced a series of measures, including planned power cuts, to cope with the growing energy consumption caused by the intense heat wave sweeping the country.
Ethiopia Airlines’ CEO discusses post-pandemic competitiveness in a changing industry/in /by
Against a backdrop of steep inflation, post-pandemic competitiveness and a changing airline industry, Ethiopian Airlines is pursuing its "Vision 2035" growth strategy.
Here are the beaches in Senegal where migrants are buried/in /by
An unknown number of bodies have been buried on a beach in Senegal where migrants attempted an unsuccessful journey to Spain
Liberia: Ecobank Liberia Loans U.S.$22 Million to Liberian Businesses for Construction of Petroleum Storage Terminal/in /by
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Ecobank Liberia has loaned US$22 Million to Gboni Enterprise Company, a Liberian company headed by Boakai Sheriff.
New security incident on the DRC-Rwanda border – Congolese army/in /by
The army of the Democratic Republic of Congo claims to have repelled an incursion by the Rwandan army into the eastern province of North Kivu on Thursday and, in a statement issued in the evening, asserts its intention to "exercise the right of pursuit".