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Special correspondent for Africanews, Serge Koffi, reports on the West African ECO current Symposium which kicked off on May 26, 2021. What currency in the West African zone?How could this currency participate in the development of the zone? These are some of the questions addressed here at the Etats Généraux de l’Eco in Lomé, Togo. The first part of the… Read More

Mali’s transitional president and prime minister have resigned after they were arrested Monday by the military in what amounts to a second coup in nine months, an aide to the country’s ruling strongman and a member of an international mission said. “President Bah Ndaw and his Prime Minister Moctar Ouane have resigned before the arbitrator,” Baba Cissé, the international mediation… Read More

Following the volcanic eruption of Nyiragongo on Saturday in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo — which killed at least 32 people and caused about 5,000 to flee across the nearby border into Rwanda, the water supply has been cut off in large parts of Goma city. As such, hundreds of locals who remain within the vicinity… Read More

South Africa has introduced drive-through vaccination centers in a bid to ramp up coronavirus inoculations. At one center in Kempton Park, east of Johannesburg, people only have to book a slot online or over the phone and then drive in for their jab. The country recently expanded the campaign to cover people over the age of 60, after initially vaccinating… Read More

It’s been a year since the ECO — the single currency in the West African area was announced with the Etats Généraux to hold on Wednesday. Economist Kako Nubukpo explains the importance of abandoning the CFA Franc for the ECO. “The first is the fact that we have had it since 1945, but that it has not generated a process… Read More

Last updated: 9 hours ago A powerful cyclone headed for eastern India Tuesday, forcing the evacuation of nearly two million people just a week after another huge storm claimed at least 155 lives on the west coast. Cyclone Yaas in the Bay of Bengal is expected to slam into West Bengal and Odisha states around midday on Wednesday, the India… Read More

A six-year-old boy is on a mountain hiking challenge from which he is raising funds for sanitary towels that are distributed among vulnerable school girls in Uganda. As he nurtures a mountaineering career, Ray Tumuhimbise, is setting a record in the Country’s tourism sector as the youngest hiker ever. He has scaled the peaks of some of Uganda’s toughest mountains,… Read More

The eruption of Nyiragongo volcano in Goma, east of the Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday forced thousands of people to leave their homes. With the help of a local NGO, some of them found refuge in the New Apostolic Church in the town of Sake, more than 30 kilometres from Goma. But there are many still missing. “I came… Read More

Police vehicles patrolled the streets of Bamako, Mali’s capital on Tuesday in a show or state that mirrored the uncertain political developments in the west African nation. Earlier on in the day, former coup leader Assimi Goita fired the president and prime minister of the transitional government but promised to still hold new elections next year. The move came a… Read More

Even as the pandemic continues to ravage the world, some countries have reported continued theft of Covid-19 response funds. In Africa, a number of countries have reported rampant corruption and theft of cash and other incentives meant to caution against the impacts of the disease. Below are countries that have reported cases of corruption on Covid-19 funds. Malawi Malawi police… Read More