Tag: Africaglobalvillage

Burundi’s government said it had suspended the operations of several international mining companies, complaining it was not getting its fair share of income from the country’s mineral wealth. One of those targeted runs the Gakara project, one of the world’s richest deposits of rare earths, which are key components in many hi-tech products. In a letter to the companies seen… Read More

Salonga national park in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa’s biggest protected rainforest, has been removed off Unesco’s list of endangered sites, with the UN organization acknowledging the country’s preservation efforts. In a press briefing in Kinshasa, Wilungula, the director of ICCN says “having World Heritage properties today, like Salonga National Park, means providing solutions for climate change, providing solutions… Read More

The body of slain Haitian President Jovenel Moïse returned to his hometown of Cap-Haitien on Friday for a private funeral. It comes amid heavy security after violent protests and fears of political volatility in the Caribbean nation. Moïse’s body arrived shortly after dawn at his family’s seaside property where the funeral is being held. Six officials carried the brown casket… Read More

Pharmacists in Nigeria have lamented the impact of COVID-19 on the pharmaceutical sector, saying the hike in prices of drugs is due to the current pandemic. The pharmacists said 65 per cent of pharmaceutical raw materials and finished products being used in the country were imported from China and India. Chairman, Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria, Abuja and Managing… Read More

Colonel Major Nana Sangaré, an officer in the Malian army has just concluded her training at the G5 Sahel Defense College in Nouakchott, Mauritania. She is the first woman to join this defense college since its creation. Today, she is part of the 3rd promotion that received diplomas at the most recent graduation of officers held mid July. Colonel Sangaré… Read More

Zimbabwe has received the first batch of dozens of its citizens being deported from Britain, some after staying in that country for decades and forced to leave families behind to face an uncertain future back home. Rights groups and politicians in Britain had mounted pressure to stop the deportations, arguing that the deportees are at risk of persecution in Zimbabwe.… Read More

Madagascar said on Thursday it had foiled an attempt to assassinate various Malagasy figures, amongst which President Andry Rajoelina. Six people, two of them French nationals according to diplomatic sources, have been arrested. “According to all the investigations we have made, the people arrested are involved in the assassination attempt of the Head of State of Madagascar. The arrests followed… Read More

Thousands of government supporters gathered at Meskel Square in Addis Ababa on Thursday to celebrate the second filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). Those joining the rally also made a show support for the Ethiopian military while denouncing rebels in the country’s Tigray region. The dam has caused controversy with Egypt and Sudan being in dispute with the… Read More

Guinea which had cancelled its participation in the Tokyo Olympics on Wednesday due to Covid-19 concerns, announced on Thursday it would finally take part in the competition. The government, after securing guarantees from the health authorities, approved the participation of its athletes in the 32nd Olympiad in Tokyo. It also confirmed to send a small delegation comprising five athletes. Fatoumata… Read More

Paska Itwari Beda knows hunger all too well. The young mother of five children, all of them under the age of 10, sometimes survives on one bowl of porridge a day. Her entire family is lucky to scrape together a single daily meal. Even with much of the money Beda makes cleaning offices going toward food. She goes to bed… Read More