Climate hypocrisy as Western firms fund new fossil fuel projects in Africa

Even as delegates from around the world were meeting in Egypt at the UN Conference of Parties (COP27) to deliberate on the current global climate crisis, 200 companies were at the same... Read more »

NCBA eyes deals for M-Shwari entry into DRC, Ethiopia

NCBA Group is set to launch its mobile phone banking services M-Shwari in Ghana, Ethiopia and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) through partnerships in efforts to grow further into a regional... Read more »

Uganda reports worrisome increase in Ebola cases in capital

Doctors wearing protective equipment pray together before they visit a patient who was in contact with an Ebola victim, in the iso­lation section of Entebbe Regional Referral Hospital in Entebbe, Uganda Thursday,... Read more »

 Strengthen collaboration on climate adaptation across the continent, experts say ahead of COP27

Ahead of the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP27, in Egypt in November, the African Development Bank and the Global Center on Adaptation participated in a series of events at the... Read more »

Calls for UK response after protester attacked at Chinese consulate

Foreign secretary urged to take action after Hong Kong demonstrator punched and kicked in Manchester  A screen grab of a protester being dragged into the Chinese consulate in Manchester The UK foreign... Read more »

Average London rent hits record £553 a week amid property shortage

Estate agents Foxtons says an average of 29 renters competed for each property in September Buyers  The average rental in London hit a record £553 a week last month with almost 30... Read more »

Uganda’s president promotes son after he threatens to invade Kenya

Uganda’s president Yoweri Museveni has promoted his son to the rank of general despite his tweets threatening to capture the capital of neighboring Kenya in an unprovoked attack. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, 48, a... Read more »

Nigerian court drops charges against separatist leader Kanu

 The decision to drop the charges was a unanimous one by the three judges at the Nigerian appellate court. Nigeria’s Court of Appeal has dropped terrorism charges brought by the government against... Read more »

 French author Annie Ernaux wins 2022 Nobel Prize in literature

French author Annie Ernaux, known for her deceptively simple novels drawing on personal experience of class and gender, has been announced as the winner of the Nobel Prize in literature. Ernaux was... Read more »

 South Africa submits $8.5bn plan for greener energy

South Africa has submitted an investment plan to donors who have pledged $8.5bn to help the country’s transition to renewable energy, according to two sources familiar with the matter. On Thursday, presidency... Read more »