East African Legislative Assembly adopts accounts committee report on previous years’ audits
According to the audited report, the Community operated with a budget of USD 105 million, but actual expenditure reached only USD 72.7 million, resulting in a budget absorption rate of 69 percent.
Africa launches single continent’s currency Marketplace saving USD 5 Billion in trade bottleneck
The Pan-African Payment and Settlement System’s African Currency Marketplace (PACM is a next-generation Financial Market Infrastructure (FMI) out to solve the continent’s longstanding challenge of currency inconvertibility.
Anthrax kills 60 hippos, 27 buffaloes and affects 27 people in DR Congo
It all started in mid-May, when 57-year-old man called Pierre was admitted to a health center in the Lubero area after suffering from severe itching on his right hand, followed by pruritus and a swelling of his forearm.
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African Development Bank approves Euro 19.6 million in financing Cabo Verde’s wind and battery storage capacity
The financing includes a loan of approximately 12.6 million Euros from the African Development Bank, and 7 million Euros in concessional loan financing from the Bank Group-managed Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA).
Worldwide protests as President Museven inks law to make Ugandan civilians tried in Military courts
The new law directly challenges the previous Supreme Court decision of January 2025, which banned military trials for civilians, citing the lack of independence and legal competence in military courts.Â
Angola Expands Cooperation with the United States to boost energy sector
American companies have long played a leading role in Angola’s oil and gas industry, from offshore exploration to production and infrastructure.
South Sudan dishes out oil firm previously run by Malaysia, to the Chinese
South Sudan proposed transferring the 30 percent share previously owned by Petronas to the Sino investors, raising the Chinese company's ownership in the project to over 70 percent and counting.
President Museveni hold talks with German envoy to Uganda, clearing the air over Muhoozi outbursts
The irate marching and shouting crowd was trying their best to scream accusations against the German envoy, claiming that Ambassador Schauer was interfering in Uganda’s internal affairs.Â
The Son of former Libyan Leader, Muammar Gaddafi held in Lebanon Prison starts another hunger strike
The son of Muammar Gaddafi was kidnapped from Syria in 2015 and got handed over to the Lebanese authorities being accused, or maybe linked, with the 1978 disappearance of cleric Musa al-Sadr in Libya.
Tanzania among the 25 African Countries facing new travel restrictions from the United States
Countries in the East African Community (EAC) facing the U.S travel ban are the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Tanzania (URT) and Uganda.
China Extends Zero-Tariff Treatment to 53 African Countries. Eswatini thrown out
China's foreign trade with Africa rose 6.1 percent to USD 292.8 billion in 2024 from the year before, with the Asian country remaining Africa's largest trading partner for the 16th consecutive year
Where is the Vice President of South Sudan, Riek Machar?
Recently, state organs confiscated all the mobile phones, computers and other communication devices from Angelina Teny the wife of Riek Machar, who also happens to be a Minister in South Sudan.
France assists Kenya to build National System Control Center for Electricity Transmission
The country aims to ensure that 100 percent of its population has access to reliable and affordable electricity by 2030.