West Africa: ECOWAS gears up for military action in niger

  The regional block of the Economic Community of African States (ECOWAS) has given Niger military junta to give up power within one week or risk military intervention. ECOWAS has also ordered its... Read more »

Scientists urge more funding, support of African research

 0Many studies have reported that Africa is grossly underproductive in the production of scientific knowledge. Studies between 2012 and 2021 using data from Web of Science and Scopus show that Africa, which... Read more »

Kenya to receive $4.31m cancer equipment from atomic energy agency

Kenya has received cancer diagnosis and treatment machines worth Ksh600 million ($4.31 million) at the ongoing International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) conference in Austria. Kenyan Ambassador to Austria Ms Mary Mugwanja revealed... Read more »

 ILO says 29 percent of essential workers underpaid globally

 Workers in eight key sectors, including health and security, may have played the most critical roles at the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic but they have remained the most poorly paid globally... Read more »

Oxfam urges Horn of Africa to seek lasting solution to water crisis

The continual drought in Eastern Africa means that at least one in every five people you meet is unable to have their fill each day, signaling trouble even for those traditionally unaffected... Read more »

Tanzania Approves $3.5 Billion Pipeline Project

  Tanzania’s government gave its approval on Tuesday for the con­struction of a $3.5 bil­lion crude oil pipeline, part of a controversial mega-project that has raised concerns over human rights and the environment.... Read more »

Thousands flee to Ethiopia amid Somaliland violence

The UN says tens of thousands of civilians have fled the self-declared republic of Somaliland and crossed the border into neighbouring Ethiopia following fighting between regional government forces and local militias. The... Read more »

US first lady Jill Biden  arrives in Namibia on Africa tour

US first lady Jill Biden has arrived in Na­mibia on the first stop on a five-day Africa tour, part of a push by the United States to strengthen its ties on the... Read more »

Africa getting little of $382bn renewable energy projects cash

Renewable energy projects attracted investments worth $382 billion globally in 2021, according to the International Energy Agency, but only $13 billion, or three percent of that, funded projects in Africa, highlighting a... Read more »

Experts urge African leaders to take strong climate change action

As African leaders gather next week for the African Union summit under the theme ‘Acceleration of AfCFTA Implementation’, experts are urging that climate change and the energy crisis to be placed at... Read more »