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International Rescue Committee (IRC) President and CEO David Miliband on Wednesday visited displaced communities that have been impacted by drought in a village in the Somali region of Ethiopia. During the visit, the former UK Foreign Secretary said there was an “urgent need to stave off the growing hunger crisis in this part of East Africa.” The severe drought in… Read More

Thousands of public workers in South Africa downed tools on Thursday in a nationwide strike over wages after talks with the government hit a deadlock — threatening to affect essential services. The work stoppage was led by one of South Africa’s largest labour unions, the Public Servants Association (PSA), which has more than 235,000 members.- The wage stalemate between the… Read More

Thousands of public servants began a one-day strike in South Africa on Thursday over wage demands, professional organizations said. The work stoppage is being led by one of South Africa’s largest public service unions, the Public Servants Association (PSA), which has some 235,000 members. The dispute over public servants’ salaries flared up after Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi announced last week… Read More

In Niamey, the Nigerien capital, reactions are mixed after the official announcement of the end of the operation of the French anti-jihadist Barkhane force, part of which has redeployed to Niger after leaving neighbouring Mali. Operation Barkhane “is a force that is at the root of the advent of terrorism in the Sahel… it cannot be a solution” says Seydou Abdoulaye,… Read More

Cameroon is on the starting-blocks ten days before the start of the World Cup in Qatar. On Wednesday, coach Rigobert Song unveiled his list of 26 Indomitable Lions for the World Cup. The squad features stars like Aboubakar Vincent and Jean-Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting as well as Napoli’s Zambo Anguissa. There were many surprises, however, with the presence of defender Nicolas… Read More

As Ugandan farmer Bonaventura Senyonga prepares to bury his grandson, age-old traditions are forgotten and fear hangs in the air while a government medical team prepares the body for the funeral — the latest victim of Ebola in the East African nation. Bidding the dead goodbye is rarely a quiet affair in Uganda, where the bereaved seek solace in the… Read More

The presidents of South Africa and Kenya said Wednesday they have resolved a long-standing visa dispute and Kenyans will be able to visit South Africa visa-free for up to 90 days in a calendar year. South Africans already get free visas on arrival in Kenya, while Kenyans were charged and required to provide proof of sufficient funds and return flight… Read More

In less than two weeks since Elon Musk took over the Twitter company, there are already concerns that the company is choosing to ignore key risks in its biggest international growth markets. On Friday, November 4, reports emerged of a massive layoff of employees across its only African office in Ghana’s capital city, Accra. Till last week, staff of the… Read More

Ghanaian environmental activist Chibeze Ezekiel alongside a colleague walk the streets of Accra to raise awareness on environmental issues. In 2020 Ezekiel won the Goldman Environmental Prize for Africa, in recognition for steering his nation away from coal. “Europe and the developed nations dwell so much on the fossil fuel to develop their respective economies and now that Africa wants… Read More

French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday announced that France was ending its Barkhane anti-jihadist mission in Africa after over a decade, saying a new strategy would be worked out with African partners. The declaration came in a wide-ranging speech reviewing France’s strategy where the president also underlined the importance of its nuclear deterrent, as well as relations with Germany and… Read More