South Africa’s ruling ANC supporters celebrate election victory
It was a joyous celebration in the streets of Soweto, Johannesburg on Saturday as supporters of South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) stepped...
Uganda to host first ever FIDIC GAMA 2019 Conference
FIDIC-GAMA conference is a critical regional gathering and networking event providing a forum for engineers, contractors, government officials, private investors, funding agencies, construction equipment...
Small farmers told to exploit agroforestry
Small farmers in Africa are being encouraged to venture into agroforestry to diversify their income and counter climate change by the International Fund for...
African elephants under continued threat of poaching, warns UN-backed report
An updated assessment by a United Nations Environment Programme-administered treaty has confirmed that poaching continues to threaten the long-term survival of the African elephant.
Based...
Pan African Parliament President Under Investigation
The Pan African Parliament has approved the motion and established a committee to investigate its President (Speaker), Roger Nkodo Dang, who is accused of...
DR Congo: Ebola claims over 1,000 lives
Now in its tenth month, the Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has claimed more than a thousand lives, prompting...
Hunger continues to rise in the Near East, North Africa
Hunger in the Near East and North Africa region (NENA) continues to rise as conflicts and protracted crises have spread and worsened since 2011,...
New Petroleum Agreement Between S. Sudan, S. Africa is a boost to Peace, Economic...
The signing of the new exploration and production sharing agreement (EPSA) between South Sudan and South Africa’s Strategic Fuel Fund (SFF) is a boost...
SIM swap fraud: A New Wave of Attacks Targeting Financial Services, online services in...
During Kaspersky Lab’s annual Cyber Security Weekend that took place in Cape Town, South Africa, Kaspersky Lab experts discussed the wide spread growth of...
Sudan’s public prosecutor orders interrogation of former leader Omar al Bashir
Sudan’s public prosecutor has ordered ousted President Omar al-Bashir to be interrogated on charges of money laundering and financing terrorism, as hundreds of thousands...