Johannesburg, South Africa – Former President Jacob Zuma is rising as the largest victor of South Africa’s common elections as his new breakaway uMkhonto we Sizwe Celebration (MK) seems poised for main positive factors on the expense of the nation’s governing African Nationwide Congress. With greater than 97 p.c of votes counted, the MK gave…
Niger on Saturday is internet hosting the army leaders of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger — the primary gathering of its variety since army coups in all three nations ousted their civilian-led governments. The assembly is being held on the eve of the Financial Group of West African States (ECOWAS) summit in Nigeria. The three juntas…
Bari, Italy – Africa is about to be excessive on Italy’s agenda this yr on the Group of Seven (G7) leaders’ assembly, as Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni goals to place the nation as a key vitality hub between Europe and the continent. However whether or not there’s a clear imaginative and prescient and financial sources…
Horn of Africa (MNN) — In March, April and Might, the “lengthy rains” come to the Horn of Africa — or a minimum of they’re presupposed to. For the previous 5 plus years, drought has been an unwelcome actuality in Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia and different East African international locations. Poor rainfalls have devastated the land…
2 July 2024, Kariba – The inland fisheries sector in Southern Africa has an important function to play in offering meals safety and vitamin, notably for poorer segments of the inhabitants to maintain livelihoods whereas driving financial improvement. Nevertheless, this has not been translated into widespread recognition of the significance of inland fisheries and the…
By Henry Neondo Local weather change results, if not properly managed may see large displacement of individuals with low adaptive capability in East African. This, based on a current analysis may trigger displacements and countless migration to cities or rural areas with beneficial climate resulting in an increase in inter-communal conflicts.In accordance with the analysis…
File picture: On this picture by the U.S. Air Power, Maj. Gen. Kenneth P. Ekman speaks to navy members in entrance of a “Welcome to Niamey” signal depicting U.S. navy automobiles at Air Base 101 in Niger, Could 30, 2024. By Lolita C. Baldor | Related Press WASHINGTON — The U.S. will take away all…
PARIS: Within the southern French city the place Tunisian physician Tasnime Labiedh works, the far-right Nationwide Rally (RN) got here high with 41 per cent within the first spherical of France’s election. Now, she’s pondering of transferring to Switzerland. “Already we aren’t spoilt right here, but when now we have (Jordan) Bardella as prime minister,…
By JAMES ANYANZWA Botswana-based lender Letshego Holdings Ltd (LHL) has defaulted on a $30.49 million mortgage for its Kenya and Uganda subsidiaries and trimmed 142 jobs within the items, simply 15 months after the corporate warned of an imminent exit from the area this 12 months on deteriorating financial situations. Disclosures confirmed defaults on the Kenya…
Studying Time: 2 minutes Aviation in Southern African area is the bottom performing within the African continent. This emerged on the Worldwide Air Transport Affiliation’s (IATA) Wings of Change Focus Africa Convention at present beneath means in Johannesburg. South African Airways (SAA) attributed this to the results of the COVID-19 pandemic amongst different components. In…