Kenya: Revised version of controversial eco-levy tax will be tabled in Parliament/in /by
The eco-levy tax aims to curb pollution and waste management at the office and household level. Unlike the initial proposal, this one will exclude sanitary towels, the newly appointed secretary has insisted.
El Niño drought affects 68 million in Southern Africa/in /by
Around 68 million people in Southern Africa are suffering from an El Niño-induced drought that has devastated crops and caused widespread food shortages, according to the Southern African Development Community (SADC).
Malawi’s main opposition party endorses Peter Mutharika as its flag-bearer/in /by
Malawi's main opposition, the Democratic Progress Party, has endorsed former President Peter Mutharika, 84, as its candidate for the 2025 presidential election.
Aid workers sound alarm over worsening humanitarian situation in Sudan/in /by
Aid workers working with people who have fled Sudan to neighbouring Chad have sounded the alarm over a worsening humanitarian situation in the Darfur region of Sudan, where war has created conditions approaching famine.
Congolese rumba star holds humanitarian concert in eastern DRC/in /by
Speaking to thousands of music fans, Fally Ipupa sent a message of support and comfort to the victims of the war in the region.
Donkey carts used to collect household garbage in Bamako/in /by
The city has more than doubled its population in recent years and struggles to manage its waste. State waste management services are completely absent.
Senegal marks milestone with launch of first satellite/in /by
It has become one of just 12 African nations with their own surveillance and telecommunications satellites in space.
SADC summit in Harare as the region faces multiple challenges/in /by
Southern Africa faces an ongoing drought, protracted fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, and the outbreak of a new and more deadly strain of the mpox virus.
Europe rushes to contain outbreak of new and more deadly strain of mpox/in /by
There is a huge shortage of vaccines for the infectious disease in Africa, where the new strain emerged.
At least 18 dead in an Israeli airstrike in central Gaza/in /by
The dead included 15 members of the same family who were sheltering in a warehouse.