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What better way to invest in adolescent girls and young women to grow and effectively participate in their society than...

TVET Impact Story – Nyandarua National Polytechnic

Partner Spotlight – The Nyandarua National Polytechnic Nyandarua National Polytechnic has been on a steady rise since its inception in...

Mama Jasiri: A Brave Woman

Program: Jasiri FundLocation: Kilifi, Kenya Meet Patricia Loko Mutua, a woman of courage who proudly embraces the title of Mama...

Connected from Dadaab: Khalif’s Heartwarming Digital Story

The Dadaab refugee complex, home to 218,873 refugees and asylum seekers, is not the obvious location for a story of...

Web Developer Khadija: A Nutritionist’s Unexpected Journey | Jasiri Fund

Program: Jasiri FundLocation: Kibera, Kenya Khadija Hamisi’s evolution from a dedicated Nutrition and Dietetics student to a proficient web developer...

South Africa: The Traffic Department That Hasn’t Issued a Ticket for Years

"We used to have ticket books, but they were stolen" says a traffic officer in Ngcobo, Eastern Cape Traffic officers...

Swiss court convicts a former interior minister of Gambia for crimes against humanity – Africanews English

Swiss court convicts a former interior minister of Gambia for crimes against humanity Africanews English Source link : https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMifGh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmFmcmljYW5ld3MuY29tLzIwMjQvMDUvMTUvc3dpc3MtY291cnQtY29udmljdHMtYS1mb3JtZXItaW50ZXJpb3ItbWluaXN0ZXItb2YtZ2FtYmlhLWZvci1jcmltZXMtYWdhaW5zdC1odW1hbml0eS_SAYABaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYWZyaWNhbmV3cy5jb20vYW1wLzIwMjQvMDUvMTUvc3dpc3MtY291cnQtY29udmljdHMtYS1mb3JtZXItaW50ZXJpb3ItbWluaXN0ZXItb2YtZ2FtYmlhLWZvci1jcmltZXMtYWdhaW5zdC1odW1hbml0eS8?oc=5 Author...

South Africa: New Documentary to Tell Nelson Mandela’s Life Story in His Own Words

The Nelson Mandela Foundation has authorized an unprecedented documentary series that will bring Nelson Mandela's extraordinary life story to screens...

Semenya’s decade-long legal fight rages on – Africanews English

Semenya's decade-long legal fight rages on Africanews English Source link : https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiUGh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmFmcmljYW5ld3MuY29tLzIwMjQvMDUvMTUvc2VtZW55YXMtZGVjYWRlLWxvbmctbGVnYWwtZmlnaHQtcmFnZXMtb24v0gFUaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYWZyaWNhbmV3cy5jb20vYW1wLzIwMjQvMDUvMTUvc2VtZW55YXMtZGVjYWRlLWxvbmctbGVnYWwtZmlnaHQtcmFnZXMtb24v?oc=5 Author : Publish date : 2024-05-15 09:08:50

South Africa braces for what may be a milestone election – Africanews English

South Africa braces for what may be a milestone election Africanews English Source link : https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiX2h0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmFmcmljYW5ld3MuY29tLzIwMjQvMDUvMTUvc291dGgtYWZyaWNhLWJyYWNlcy1mb3Itd2hhdC1tYXktYmUtYS1taWxlc3RvbmUtZWxlY3Rpb24v0gFjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYWZyaWNhbmV3cy5jb20vYW1wLzIwMjQvMDUvMTUvc291dGgtYWZyaWNhLWJyYWNlcy1mb3Itd2hhdC1tYXktYmUtYS1taWxlc3RvbmUtZWxlY3Rpb24v?oc=5 Author : Publish date...

Nigeria: Tinubu Suspends 0.5% Cybersecurity Levy

President Bola Tinubu has suspended the 0.5 per cent cybersecurity levy on electronic transactions in the country. Minister of Information...

Zim cabinet says more than half the country needs food aid as it reels from El Niño

(Edwin Remsberg/Getty Images) Zimbabwe’s cabinet has said more than half of the nation’s population of about 15 million people will...

Uganda: Census – Enumerators Urged to Avoid ‘Irrelevant’ Questions

Ambassador Milton Kambula has advised the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) to revise the census questions and stick to the...

South Africa braces for what may be a milestone election. Here is a guide to the main players – NewsNation Now

South Africa braces for what may be a milestone election. Here is a guide to the main players NewsNation Now...

South Africa: Engineer Overseeing Collapsed George Building Faced Disciplinary Probe – South African News Briefs – May 15, 2024

Engineer Overseeing Collapsed George Building Faced Disciplinary Probe Atholl Mitchell, the consulting engineer responsible for overseeing the construction of...

South Africa: Over 26 Million South Africans Get a Social Grant. Fear of Losing the Payment Used to Be a Reason to Vote for the ANC, but No Longer – Study

Social grants to reduce poverty feature prominently in the campaign promises of political parties in South Africa's 2024 national and...

Mozambique-China rosewood trade: The illicit business fuelling an insurgency

Forests with valuable trees – not just rosewood - are divided up in to chunks, or concessions. Anyone who wants...

The illicit trade with China fuelling Mozambique’s insurgency

Illegal shipments of rosewood continue and some of the profit ends up with jihadists, research says. Source link : https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c51nnzzkpkyo...

UN envoy decries continued political stalemate in Libya – UN News

UN envoy decries continued political stalemate in Libya UN News Source link : https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiLGh0dHBzOi8vbmV3cy51bi5vcmcvZW4vc3RvcnkvMjAyNC8wNS8xMTQ5NzE20gEA?oc=5 Author : Publish date : 2024-05-14...

Death toll rises to 33 in George building collapse as rescuers continue search – Africanews English

Death toll rises to 33 in George building collapse as rescuers continue search Africanews English Source link : https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMidWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmFmcmljYW5ld3MuY29tLzIwMjQvMDUvMTUvZGVhdGgtdG9sbC1yaXNlcy10by0zMy1pbi1nZW9yZ2UtYnVpbGRpbmctY29sbGFwc2UtYXMtcmVzY3VlcnMtY29udGludWUtc2VhcmNoL9IBeWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmFmcmljYW5ld3MuY29tL2FtcC8yMDI0LzA1LzE1L2RlYXRoLXRvbGwtcmlzZXMtdG8tMzMtaW4tZ2VvcmdlLWJ1aWxkaW5nLWNvbGxhcHNlLWFzLXJlc2N1ZXJzLWNvbnRpbnVlLXNlYXJjaC8?oc=5 Author...

Four rescued from collapsed building in Kenya, more feared trapped

Bystanders follow rescue operations in front of a collapsed building that was under demolition in the Mathare informal settlement of...

Congo-Kinshasa: North and South Kivu – More Clashes Between Army and M23

Kinshasa — Two people died yesterday, May 13, in the bombing of the village of Minova, in the Kalehe region,...

South Sudan: Peace Negotiations in Kenya – Not Everyone Is Convinced of the Initiative

Juba — A new round of peace negotiations between the South Sudanese government and the Non-Signatory Opposition Group (NSOG) began...

Ethiopia: U.S. Special Envoy Mike Hammer Meets With Oromo Opposition Leaders, Discusses Political Challenges

Addis Abeba — Mike Hammer, the U.S. Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa, engaged in discussions with notable opposition...

South Africa: Wits Students Set Up Palestinian Solidarity Encampment

University senate expected to meet this week Students from Wits University have set up a solidarity encampment on the library...

Building Collapses in Nairobi Amidst Heavy Rains, Injuring Several – Africanews English

Building Collapses in Nairobi Amidst Heavy Rains, Injuring Several Africanews English Source link : https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiaGh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmFmcmljYW5ld3MuY29tLzIwMjQvMDUvMTQvYnVpbGRpbmctY29sbGFwc2VzLWluLW5haXJvYmktYW1pZHN0LWhlYXZ5LXJhaW5zLWluanVyaW5nLXNldmVyYWwv0gFsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYWZyaWNhbmV3cy5jb20vYW1wLzIwMjQvMDUvMTQvYnVpbGRpbmctY29sbGFwc2VzLWluLW5haXJvYmktYW1pZHN0LWhlYXZ5LXJhaW5zLWluanVyaW5nLXNldmVyYWwv?oc=5 Author : Publish date :...

Labour unions protest in Nigeria over rise in electricity prices – Africanews English

Labour unions protest in Nigeria over rise in electricity prices Africanews English Source link : https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiZ2h0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmFmcmljYW5ld3MuY29tLzIwMjQvMDUvMTQvbGFib3VyLXVuaW9ucy1wcm90ZXN0LWluLW5pZ2VyaWEtb3Zlci1yaXNlLWluLWVsZWN0cmljaXR5LXByaWNlcy_SAWtodHRwczovL3d3dy5hZnJpY2FuZXdzLmNvbS9hbXAvMjAyNC8wNS8xNC9sYWJvdXItdW5pb25zLXByb3Rlc3QtaW4tbmlnZXJpYS1vdmVyLXJpc2UtaW4tZWxlY3RyaWNpdHktcHJpY2VzLw?oc=5 Author : Publish date...

Israel celebrates 76th independence anniversary amid months-long war in Gaza – Africanews English

Israel celebrates 76th independence anniversary amid months-long war in Gaza Africanews English Source link : https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMic2h0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmFmcmljYW5ld3MuY29tLzIwMjQvMDUvMTQvaXNyYWVsLWNlbGVicmF0ZXMtNzZ0aC1pbmRlcGVuZGVuY2UtYW5uaXZlcnNhcnktYW1pZC1tb250aHMtbG9uZy13YXItaW4tZ2F6YS_SAXdodHRwczovL3d3dy5hZnJpY2FuZXdzLmNvbS9hbXAvMjAyNC8wNS8xNC9pc3JhZWwtY2VsZWJyYXRlcy03NnRoLWluZGVwZW5kZW5jZS1hbm5pdmVyc2FyeS1hbWlkLW1vbnRocy1sb25nLXdhci1pbi1nYXphLw?oc=5 Author : Publish date...

SA-led SAMIM leaves Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado after some success, but a job not yet completed

Between July 2021 and December 2023, SAMIM clashed 67 times with rebels in Cabo Delgado.The International Crisis Group says SAMIM's...

Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda internet outage: Africa’s vulnerability and how to fix it – BBC.com

Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda internet outage: Africa's vulnerability and how to fix it BBC.com Source link : https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiLmh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmJiYy5jb20vbmV3cy9hcnRpY2xlcy9janI3N3pqOGxqNG_SATJodHRwczovL3d3dy5iYmMuY29tL25ld3MvYXJ0aWNsZXMvY2pyNzd6ajhsajRvLmFtcA?oc=5 Author : Publish...

Kenya: At least four persons rescued from collapsed building in Nairobi – Africanews English

Kenya: At least four persons rescued from collapsed building in Nairobi Africanews English Source link : https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiYmh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmFmcmljYW5ld3MuY29tLzIwMjQvMDUvMTQva2VueWEtYXQtbGVhc3QtZm91ci1wZXJzb25zLXJlc2N1ZWQtZnJvbS1jb2xsYXBzZWQtYnVpbGRpbmcv0gFmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYWZyaWNhbmV3cy5jb20vYW1wLzIwMjQvMDUvMTQva2VueWEtYXQtbGVhc3QtZm91ci1wZXJzb25zLXJlc2N1ZWQtZnJvbS1jb2xsYXBzZWQtYnVpbGRpbmcv?oc=5 Author : Publish...

Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda internet outage: Africa’s vulnerability and how to fix it

A severe internet outage that has hit several African countries - the third disruption in four months - is a...

Africa’s internet vulnerability and how to fix it

The internet outage in East Africa highlights the fragility of the continent's online connections. Source link : https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjr77zj8lj4o Author :...

Ethiopia: Rotten Flowers of the Spring Reform – Democracy and Economic Sovereignty Under Prosperity Party

Addis Abeba — Looking back at the spring season of 2018, when the "reformist" group led by PM Abiy Ahmed...

Ethiopia: Between Two Peace Treaties – Irob Community Confronts Plight, Looming Displacement

Addis Abeba — Fisuh Welde, a resident of Irob district in the Eastern Zone of Tigray, has spent his entire...

South Africa: Soup Kitchen Serves Eastern Cape Children the Only Meal They’ll Eat That Day

The Human Rights Commission has recommended that child malnutrition in the province be declared a disaster It's about 3pm in...

South Africa: George Building Collapse – Death Toll Reaches 32, While 20 Still Unaccounted

Rescue and recovery efforts are ongoing into the second week after the collapse of the George building, with the death...

Morocco – Criminalization of Abortion Has Devastating Impact On the Rights of Women and Girls

The Moroccan state is failing to meet its obligations to ensure accessible, affordable and good quality sexual and reproductive health...

Stevie Wonder gains citizenship in Ghana

American music icon Stevie Wonder has been granted Ghanaian citizenship.The Superstition star has long been an admirer of the west...

Stevie Wonder gains citizenship in Ghana – BBC.com