Namibia: how did the Herero and Nama genocide happen?/in /by
On Wednesday, Namibia commemorates for the first time the mass killings of Herero and Nama people, committed by Germany, at the beginning of the 20th century. The genocide, termed by historians as "the first of the century", led to the deaths of at least 70,000 people.
ECOWAS at 50: Celebrating unity as the region fragments/in /by
Exactly 50 years ago, on May 28, 1975, fifteen West African countries agreed to establish the Economic Community of West African States(ECOWAS).
Chaos erupts as Palestinians pick up aid at a distribution center in Rafah/in /by
Chaos erupted on the second day of aid operations by a new U.S.-backed group in Gaza as desperate Palestinians overwhelmed a center distributing food on Tuesday, breaking through fences.
AfDB downgrades Africa growth outlook but sees signs of resilience/in /by
The African Development Bank has downgraded Africa's growth forecast for the next two years amid what it described as "unprecedented global circumstances" and "seismic shifts in the trade policies of major economies."
South Africa denies watering down Black ownership rules for Musk’s Starlink/in /by
Elon Musk's Starlink telecoms business will not be given special dispensation by South Africa to bypass the country's Black ownership requirements, Communications Minister Solly Malatsi said on Tuesday.
South Africa: Committee Chairperson Calls On Sibanye Stillwater to Spare No Effort in Rescuing Over 200 Workers/in /by
[Parliament of South Africa] - The Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Mineral and Petroleum Resources, Mr Mikateko Mahlaule, has called on the management of Sibanye Stillwater to spare no effort and do everything possible to rescue the over 200 workers trapped under ground at the Kloof gold mine in Westoneria, Gauteng.
New cholera outbreak in Sudan kills 172 people in a week/in /by
The alarming spike began mid-May and sickened more than 2,500 people over the past week.
South African actor Presley Chweneyagae dies aged 40/in /by
“His passion for empowering the next generation of artists will remain integral to his legacy,”
Amnesty International accuses DR Congo’s M23 rebels of possible war crimes/in /by
In a report published on Tuesday, it claimed the Rwanda-back militants were responsible for killing, torturing, and forcibly disappearing civilian detainees in areas under its control.
Nigeria: Questions Over P/Harcourt Refinery Shutdown After $1.5bn Rehabilitation/in /by
[Daily Trust] The announcement of the shutdown of the Port Harcourt Refining Company (PHRC) otherwise known as Port Harcourt Refinery by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has continued to generate angry reactions from industry stakeholders and analysts who reiterated calls for a full privatisation of the government-owned refineries to achieve efficiency and optimisation in the operation of the refineries.