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.
Health care workers and local governments in regions affected by recurring outbreaks of cholera and measles will receive targeted training alongside efforts to engage traditional healers, influential people and local leaders to promote awareness and…
Prince Abdul Rahim Al-Hussaini the Aga Khan V named new Imam of the Shia Ismailia
The new Aga Khan was named on the 6th day of February 2025, following the unsealing of the will of his late father, His Royal Highness Prince Abdul Karim Al-Hussaini, Aga Khan IV, who passed away in Lisbon, Portugal, at the age of 88.
DR Congo Rebels annex another City in South Kivu
The rebels took control of Nyabibwe following intense fighting at the hills of Nyangantwa and Chanjwe with the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC).
Retracing the Aga Khan pillars in Tanzania
Apart from the Aga Khan, there were many other Ismailis in Tanzania who established education and health services as well businesses, buildings and other properties across the country, before departing to other destinations when the conditions became…
Mikumi: A National Park on the Highway, but taping from Standard Gauge Railway
Tour operators want more animals in Mikumi, especially the ‘Big Five,’ consisting of the Lion, Leopard, Giraffe, Elephant and Rhino, with the latter being the only missing component.
African Court orders Tanzania to abolish the hanging method in executing death penalties
The Pan African Lawyers Union seems chuffed by the developments especially in aiding their ongoing mission to advocate against death penalties on the continent
Xenophobia hits DR Congo: Accents and Names used to single out aliens in latest witch hunting spree
While in DR Congo there is the need to watch your tongue, because a simple accent may determine how authorities in Kinshasa treat you
Tanzania told to amend witchcraft laws in dealing with attacks on people with albinism
Presenting part of the judgment at the African Court in Arusha, Lady Justice Stella Isibhakhomen Anukam from Nigeria reminded that the attacks on people with albinism in Tanzania are usually associated with witchcraft beliefs.
Who is going to be the successor of the Aga Khan?
The successor of the Aga-Khan will be picked from among his male progeny or other relatives, according to the Ismaili community's website.
Serengeti Park’s Primary Airstrip at Seronera Shuts Down for maintenance
Seronera, which is the Primary Airstrip, the largest most commonly used portal in Serengeti, is located in the heart of the National Park, within the Seronera center; about 2 hours’ drive from both the Naabi hill and Ndabaka gates.