Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, Somalian social rights activist Ilwad Elman and Libyan law student Hajer Sharief are among the nominees for the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize. While the Ethiopian leader … read more »
President Abiy Ahmed has won the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize, primarily for his groundbreaking work on the peace deal between Ethiopia and Eritrea after a decades-long standoff between the two East African … read more »
The construction of the highway is costing a whopping U.S.$476 million, with a shocking cost of U.S.$9.2 million per kilometer over and above the average $2 million per kilometer road, local media … read more »
President Abiy Ahmed has won the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize, primarily for his groundbreaking work on the peace deal between Ethiopia and Eritrea after a decades-long standoff between ... Read more »
The Rwanda Green Fund has signed an agreement with the Global Alliance for Smart Cities and Smart Villages in Africa to develop Rwandan villages into "smart green villages" in a ... Read more »
To increase collection of waste, close illegal open waste sites, and ensure fair and inclusive employment, Accra integrated its informal waste collectors into the city's official ... Read more »
Human Rights Watch say on September 24, soldiers from the Rapid Intervention Battalion attacked and looted the Royal Palace in Bafut, North-West region. The palace is included on a ... Read more »
The humanitarian NGO Plan International campaigns against the influence of stereotypes in films and media on the lives and leadership ambitions of girls and young women. Those ... Read more »
Former South African president Jacob Zuma's application for a stay of prosecution has been dismissed by the KwaZulu-Natal High Court in Pietermaritzburg. This comes after the ... Read more »
The energy price hike comes at a time of daily rolling power cuts which have plunged parts of the country into darkness for up to 18 hours a day and forced businesses to operate at ... Read more »
The number of measles cases in DR Congo has more than tripled in 2019, compared to the whole of 2018. UNICEF is vaccinating thousands more children against measles and ... Read more »
The government has shut down local broadcaster Roots FM, using riot police to forcibly break into the facility despite massive protest by some citizens who say the government's ... Read more »
Somalia is demanding an explanation for the October 5 incident, when an aircraft flew from Nairobi directly to Kismayu without official permission from Mogadishu. Authorities ... Read more »
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