Zimbabwe’s apex court has delivered a ruling banning the use of corporal punishment for juvenile convicts stating that it was inhumane and contravened the constitution. Nine judges sitting on a case referred to the Constitutional Court by a High Court in 2014 said authorities must explore other means of correcting errant juveniles other than using the cane. The state-run Herald… Read More

The March 10 crash On March 10, the world was hit by the news that a passenger aircraft operated by Africa’s top national carrier had crashed. The reference point for the information was solely the office of Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. This article focuses on a rolling coverage of the incident straddling the before, during and aftermath of what… Read More

Nigeria’s largest commercial airline has has signed a $2.1 billion deal for the delivery of 10 jets from Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer. “The order was announced today, during the Embraer’s Africa Airline Business Seminar, in Mauritius. With this order, Air Peace will become the first E-Jets E2 operator in Africa,” the company said in a statement sent to AFP. “The… Read More

White House adviser and daughter of the United States president, Ivanka Trump will visit Ivory Coast and Ethiopia over a period of four days this month. Donald Trump’s daughter will be promoting the Women’s Global Development and Prosperity Initiative (WGDP) that was launched in February. Ivanka’s itinerary The White House said on Wednesday that Ivanka’s schedule includes a women’s economic… Read More

Africa endured a deadly month in March 2019 from Ethiopia through to Beira in Mozambique, over to central Mali, to Ghana’s highways and to the ever unyielding Somali capital, Mogadishu. Ethiopian Airlines ET302 crashes in Bishoftu March 10 was a normal day till the aviation world was jolted with news from Bishoftu where an Ethiopian Airlines jet had crashed. The… Read More

Although some African countries produce oil, the paradox is that they experience shortage of oil which their citizens rely on for their daily activities. The Organization of African Oil Producers, has called on Africans nations to be in full control of the entire value chain of oil production in the next 10 years with the concept of “promoting local content… Read More