Tag: Africaglobalvillage

The African continent fueled many debates at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland. The forum’s discussions centred around sustainable solutions, ranging from energy transition, reimagining globalisation, inclusion and diversity to prepare the world to collaborate and share equally in all future opportunities. How can the African continent position itself to thrive in an equitable global village? Executive Director… Read More

From dairy farms unable to keep milk refrigerated, to chickens suffocating en masse as ventilators fall idle, an energy crisis is taking a heavy toll on South Africa’s food sector, industry groups said. Record power cuts have caused shortages of some staples, threatening price rises that could make some popular items too expensive for poor families, agricultural industry body AgriSA… Read More

Farmers in Kisumu County claim that the red-billed quelea bird population has exploded there, ravaging 300 acres (120 hectares) of rice. To the satisfaction of the farmers, the ministry of agriculture authorised spraying of avicide “West Kano alone is producing 5,000 metric tonnes (of rice) but three-quarters of that is consumed by the birds and I know that our farmers… Read More

An independent investigation into logging in the Liberian rainforest found illegal operations “on a significant scale,” with multiple missteps or breaches of law by the Forestry Development Authority, the government agency charged with protecting those forests, according to a copy of the report obtained by The Associated Press. The report was completed in 2020 but has never been made public despite activists’… Read More

Hundreds of opposition activists took to the the streets of Johannesburg in South Africa on Wednesday (Jan. 25) to demonstrate against the energy crisis causing record power cuts in the country. The activists, from the opposition’s Democratic Alliance, marched towards the headquarters of the ruling ANC party. “Enough is enough we want our power back”, demanded web developer Justin van Leeuwen.… Read More

The trial of former Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz opened Wednesday in Nouakchott, offering the exceptional image of a former head of state placed in a cage-like box to answer for illicit enrichment. Tried for abusing his power to amass a huge fortune, the man who led from 2008 to 2019 this largely desert country of 4.5 million people… Read More

Africa’s last team in the 28th World Men’s Handball Championship seeks to reach the semifinal on Wednesday (Jan. 25) at 20:30 CET. Since the start of the tournament which kicked off on January 11, Egypt delivered almost a clean sheet. The Pharaohs won 4 of the 5 fixtures of the group stage. They only lost to defending champions Denmark. This… Read More

Oil drilling began on Tuesday in a Chinese-operated field in Uganda.  According to a government official, the East African country expects to start production by 2025. The China National Offshore Oil Corporation, CNOOC, operates the field. “It is an exciting moment for us as a national oil company but also an exciting moment for us as a country because there… Read More

Carnival celebrations are returning to Rio de Janeiro.  Samba schools have been rehearsing in the streets ahead of the main event scheduled for February 19th and 20th. Each year samba schools choose a theme for their parade. Themes vary from tributes to artists, countries and cultures to social issues. “I think Salgueiro’s show (this year, Ed.) talks about all these… Read More

Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, accused the West of pressuring developing countries to align in favour of Ukraine. Lavrov’s remarks were made in Luanda on Wednesday at another stage of his African tour openly seeking international support. The war in Ukraine was the central theme of talks with the Angolan authorities, who asked Lavrov for an assessment of the situation… Read More