African Migrants Battle Hunger and Trauma in Israel

Photo: PHOTOESSAY: African Migrants Face Hunger and Trauma in Israel By Inna Lazareva Tel Aviv — In the concrete bowels of a vast bus station in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv, a group of children gathers in the evening to play and dance to songs blaring from a CD player. Their parents are African […]

The Going Not So Good at Nigeria’s Petroleum Corporation

By Chineme Okafor Abuja — The August 2018 edition of the monthly financial and operations report of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) released Thursday indicated that after about six months of recording back-to-back profit on its operations, the corporation slid back to loss-making with about N3.90 billion incurred as operational deficit for the period. […]

Somali-Born Woman Makes History in U.S. Midterm Polls

Ilhan Omar’s victory tweet Africa: Everything You Need to Know About the US Midterm Elections With control of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate on the line, Americans are heading to the polls Tuesday (November 6, 2018)  in a midterm election that many view as a referendum on President Donald Trump’s first two years […]

Archbishop Emeritus of Mombasa John Njenga Dies

Retired Catholic Archbishop Emeritus John Njenga By Faith Nyamai Retired Catholic Archbishop Emeritus John Njenga is dead. Mombasa Archbishop Martin Kivuva Musonde has confirmed that the catholic priest died in Nairobi at 11:45 on Sunday. « Dear brothers and Sisters, it is with humble submission to Divine will that I wish to inform you of the […]

Tanzania Makes Enticing Offer to Investors

By Alfred Zacharia [e-mail] Dar es Salaam — The government will provide free land to investors who would be interested in establishing industries involved in making building and construction materials, a cabinet minister has revealed. Opening the 21st Buldexpo yesterday, the minister for Lands, Housing and Human Settlements Development, Mr Wlliam Lukuvi, told the business […]

Kenya: Jane Kiano, Former Maendeleo Ya Wanawake Leader, Dies

By Nation Reporter Ms Jane Kiano, a former chairperson of Maendeleo ya Wanawake Organisation (MYWO), has died aged 74 at the Nairobi Hospital after a long battle with cancer, her family says. « She battled bravely against lung cancer and we are very proud of her…May her legacy continue to inspire young women and girls from […]

Ethiopia Appoints First Woman President

Photo: @addisstandard/Twitter Ambassador Shale-Work Zewde is sworn in as President of Ethiopia. President Mulatu Teshome speaking at a special joint session of the House of People’s Representatives (HPR) & House of Federation (HoF). He is expected to tender his resignation 5 years after assuming the role. He is resigning a year short of his constitutional […]

Adichie Says Melania Trump Racist

Photo: First Lady Melania Trump Melania Trump in Kenya wearing a controversial hat. Acclaimed Nigerian author, Chimamanda Adichie has described United States First Lady, Melania Trump as racist. Adichie made the statement in a recent interview with international magazine, Esquire UK where she talked about her stance on feminism, Melania Trump’s visit to Africa and […]

Africa’s Youngest Billionaire Returns Home After Kidnapping

  The company contracted to provide security at the hotel where billionaire businessman Mohammed Dewji was abducted last week has spoken out for the first time since the incident. Read more » By Syriacus Buguzi Dar es Salaam — A sigh of relief has greeted the release of Africa’s youngest billionaire Mohammed Dewji , who was abducted 11 […]

Ethiopia’s Prime Minister on Democracy & Development – Interview

In an interview with Greg Mills of the Brenthurst Foundation, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali says democracy is not an abstract, imported concept for Ethiopia, but one that is important because historic differences make inclusiveness and co-existence critical in the country. He also calls for direct elections for Ethiopia’s leadership and says that without the […]

Africa: Remembering Thomas Sankara On the 30th Anniversary of His Assassination

opinion By Amber MurreyThomas Isidore Noël Sankara (1949-1987) was assassinated 30 years ago, on 15 October 1987. He was one of the most confident and outspoken anti-imperialist leaders of the late 20th century. Sankara’s life and political praxis continue to be significant in shaping and inspiring anti-imperial and Pan-African youth activism and resistance across the […]

Who would wan’t to kidnap Tanzanian Billionaire Mohamed Dewji?

Who would want to kidnap Mohammed Dewji? Saturday October 13 2018 Tanzanian tycoon Mohammed Dewji runs multibillion-dollar business established by his father. PHOTO | AFP By CHRISTOPHER KIDANKA More by this Author Tanzanian security organs are working round the clock to solve the puzzle surrounding the dramatic abduction of billionaire Mohammed Dewji in Dar es […]