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As COVID- 19 cases continue to rise in Africa, how can businesses which were already hit by months of restrictions and loss of revenue adapt and thrive in the new normal? On this week’s edition Business Africa, Sanda Ojiambo, CEO and Executive Director of the UN Global Compact joins us to discuss how African businesses can emerge stronger from the… Read More

In the drought-hit south of Madagascar, people are forced to fill their bellies with white clay mixed with tamarind to cope with famine. More than a year of no rain is slowing leading locals to the brink of famine. The staple food like cactus fruit cannot be produced because of the drought. “If we had something to eat, if our… Read More

There’s deep division over the choice of a new transitional executive in Libya, hampering a chance at a successful political dialogue over crisis in the North African nation. In a videoconference with participants of the Inter-Libyan Political Dialogue Forum, the UN Special Representative, Stephanie Williams laments the lack of time. Since a ceasefire was signed in October under the auspices… Read More

Pennsylvania’s highest court questioned whether Bill Cosby’s alleged history of intoxicating and sexually assaulting young women amounted to a signature crime pattern, given studies that show as many as half of all sexual assaults involve drugs or alcohol. The court cited studies during oral arguments Tuesday that show as many as half of sexual assaults involve drugs or alcohol. The… Read More

Ethiopian TV on Wednesday released video from the capital city of Tigray Region where life appears to be slowly returning to normal. Deadly conflict has cut off Ethiopia’s Tigray region from the world as fighting broke out between the federal and Tigray regional governments. Each regarded the other as illegal in a power struggle that has been months in the… Read More

Back from the Ground Ready for takeoff and safe landing? Questions that many are asking as the supposedly-revamped American Airlines Boeing 737 MAX’s took its first public flight Wednesday following a 20-month grounding – the longest in the history of civil aviation, after two fatal crashes that saw 346 people lose their lives. In November, the US and Brazilian authorities… Read More

Telecom services have resumed in parts of Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region where the government recently wrapped up a “law and order” operation against the then regional government – the Tigray People’s Liberation Front, TPLF. Operator Ethio Telecom said in a December 2, 2020 statement that service had partially resumed in six towns – Maykadra, Shiraro, Humera, Dansha, Turkan and Maytsebri… Read More

Tunisian police fought running battles with football fans protesting their club’s exclusion from the national league. About 150 people, mostly male youth, burned tyres and hurled stones at security forces who responded with tear gas. The clashes, in the eastern port city of Chebba, lasted until the wee hours of Wednesday morning. On Monday, the Court of Arbitration for Sport… Read More

Elections generally have become a key fixture on the African news calendar and the year 2020 was no different. West Africa has undertaken a number of key presidential votes that seen incumbents being retained – some under very tense circumstances. Two other polls are awaited in the region – Ghana and Niger; December 7 and 27 respectively. As part of… Read More

Despite its illegality the world over, forced labor continues to thrive in some parts of the world. On December 2 every year, the International day for the abolition of slavery aims to shed light on this exploitation. According to the International Labor Organization, an estimated 40 million people are exploited around the world. These modern forms of slavery include, forced… Read More