Latest in Tag: africa Highlight
Latest in Tag: africa
Armed forces, foreign ministry look to assist Africa in developmental efforts
Military looks to secure national security through cooperation with African neighbours
Egypt on its way to regaining regional role: Mehleb
Prime minster says government has succeeded in advancing the transitional roadmap during its first 90 days
Egyptian ambassador meets with several Somali ministers
Ambassador discussed with officials room for cooperation in various fields, including combating terrorism, police training
Mehleb’s Africa trip steps up trade exchange and investment opportunities
Prime minister’s visit to African countries results in agreements on gas and wheat imports, and investment contracts for the Arab Contractors Company and Egypt Air
South Sudan army battles rebels for key oil town
Bentiu fell into rebel hands last month, and opposition forces were accused by the United Nations of massacring hundreds of civilians.
Spring Festival off to a good start in Cairo
The festival features a diverse line-up of diverse international artists, with a focus on African artists because of the current political and social situation
A world free of wartime rape is within our reach
By Zainab Hawa Bangura Conflict-related sexual violence is a war crime mired in myths and shrouded in secrecy and stigma. Perhaps the greatest misperception is that it is an atrocity of a bygone era, and that in today’s age of high tech warfare, rape is no longer used as a weapon of mass destruction. Nothing …
Accountability in South Sudan – the African Union steps up
By Adama Dieng Images of Charles Taylor being arrested and indicted in 2006 for his crimes in Sierra Leone’s brutal civil war were splashed over the front pages of global news sites. When he was convicted in 2012, the spectacle was widely broadcast around the world. Elsewhere, the wheels of justice at the International Criminal …
Philips illuminates founder of Heliopolis’ mansion
Philips donated a new lighting scheme for the mansion but the site still needs a lot work before it can be considered a touristic or cultural heritage site
All eyes on $1 trillion
African agribusiness is set for a huge leap, according to a World Bank report
Rising from the ashes
Twenty years after genocide, Rwanda makes huge development strides
Breaking the glass ceiling: Women agricultural scientists
African Women in Agriculture Research and Development (AWARD) is turning things around for Africa’s female agriculturalists
IMF no longer forces ‘structural adjustment’: Lagarde
The crisis lender is sensitive to charges it dictates socially and economically harsh reforms on countries availing themselves of its support.
Foreign minister presses AU panel to reconsider membership freeze
Minister of Foreign Affairs Nabil Fahmy urged the African Union’s Peace and Security Council (PSC) to reconsider its decision to freeze Egypt’s membership during a meeting with the African Union’s High Level Panel for Egypt in Cairo on Tuesday. The panel, led by former Malian President Alpha Oumar Konaré, was formed following the suspension of Egypt from …
Egypt court sentences four gays to prison
AFP – A court in Egypt sentenced four men to up to eight years in prison on Monday for practicing homosexuality, a judicial official said. Prosecutors had accused the men of holding “deviant parties” and dressing in women’s clothes. Three were sentenced to eight years and the fourth to three years in prison. Prosecutors have …
Rwanda genocide anniversary marred by row with France
Amid renewed allegations that Paris was complicit in the killings.
EU-Africa: What’s in the relationship?
The EU also carried out eight civilian missions – to Guinea Bissau, South Sudan and Niger among others.
BPL Live showcases the passion for the beautiful game in South Africa
Thousands of fans turn out to support their BPL teams at “the ultimate fan experience” event
TransCentury sells Rift Valley Railways stake to Egypt’s Citadel
Reuters – Kenya’s TransCentury said on Tuesday that it has sold its 34% stake in Rift Valley Railways (RVR) to Egyptian private equity firm Citadel Capital. Citadel said it bought the shares for $37.8m, raising its stake to 85%. Uganda’s Bomi Holdings owns the rest. RVR, operator of the sole rail line linking Kenya’s Indian …
Counting the cost of East Africa’s poaching economy
Kenyan and Tanzanian ports are the “primary gateway” for ivory smuggled to Asia, where demand is fuelled by increasingly affluent markets, especially in China, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) warns.
Sierra Leone: Nursing agriculture back to health
By Kingsley Ighobor and Ernest Harsch Sierra Leoneans love to eat rice. For them, rice is the food to live on. “It doesn’t matter what other food they eat, they must eat rice at least once a day before they can say they have eaten at all,” explains Umaru Fofana, editor of Politico, a Sierra …
Google expands Android platform to wearables
The move allows developers to create apps for smartwatches, the first phase of the Android Wear platform.
Africa’s economy grows, but many stomachs are empty
By Kingsley Ighobor Each year, governments, journalists, development experts and others look forward to the United Nations Development Programme’s Human Development Report. The report includes a ranking of countries based on life expectancy, literacy, quality of life and so on. Once it is released, governments and citizens of countries with high rankings immediately trumpet their …
Gendering agriculture
Women spearhead efforts to feed the continent
Denting youth unemployment through agriculture in Africa
By Busani Bafana Agriculture is not glamourous. It suffers from entrenched negative perceptions. In the minds of many African youths, a farmer is someone like their parents, doing backbreaking labour in the fields and getting little to show for it. Nonetheless, agriculture is the engine driving many African economies. If it were to get the …
Foreign minister arrives in Sudan to attend regional conference
Minister slated to discuss defence cooperation, “recover Egyptian role” in Africa
South Sudan backs Egypt bid for African Union reinstatement
Prime Minster discusses ways to strengthen relations with South Sudan
Despite climate change, Africa can feed Africa
By Richard Munang and Jesica Andrews Climate change comes with never-before-experienced impacts. For example, crop yields and growing seasons will decrease even as changing rain patterns will worsen people’s access to water. Yet Africa’s population is projected to reach 2 billion in less than 37 years, and in 86 years three out of every four …
South Africa concerned about terrorism in Egypt: South African State Security Minister
A South African delegation visits Egypt for the first time since Morsi’s ouster
Fahmy looks to strengthen Africa economic and trade ties
Minister of Foreign Affairs to present proposals for deeper economic cooperation in Africa