The Nile Becomes a Playground for the Biggest Names in River Cruising
Viking’s Ra is the standout for its design and access. Its 26 blond-wood cabins, most with balconies from which you can catch sights like the temple complex of Dendera, were the hardest beds to secure when the ship launched in 2018. Here, Scandinavian reference points are gracefully offset with Arabic touches, like the sundeck canopies […]
Togo Breaks ground on its 50MW Photovoltaic Solar Power Complex
The Moyamed Bin Zayed Solar PV Complex is West Africa’s largest ongoing solar PV project, and supports Togo’s ambitions to increase its rural electrification rate to 50% by 2022, and 100% by 2030. The project further confirms the growing presence of AMEA Power in the continent. The UAE-based company has become a serious investor in […]
The First Casualties of Nigeria’s Motorcycle Ban
Lagos-based motorcycle-hailing startup, Gokada, has laid off most of its workforce. Launched in January 2018, the startup was founded by Fahim Saleh to solve Nigeria’s largest city’s traffic problems. Since then, Gokada has gone on to raise a total of $5.6 million from two rounds and claims to have completed more than a million rides. […]
Helping Kenyans with Mobility Issues Live More Independent Lives
An inventor in Kenya is changing lives. He builds battery-powered wheelchairs designed to roll through rough terrain, and he does it with recycled parts. What started out as a hobby turned into a passion and is now a business for Lincoln Wamae. His custom-made electric chairs use scrap materials he collects from junkyards. The self-taught […]
The Scramble for Libya
With the world’s major powers increasingly meddling in Libya, the African Union (AU) has found itself sidelined from initiatives aimed at ending the almost decade-long conflict in the oil-rich state. The latest sign of Africa’s loss of influence came as a flurry of high-level diplomatic activity took place in Istanbul, Moscow and Berlin to end […]
Kenya’s Longest-serving Leader Dies
Former President Daniel arap Moi, has died aged 95, after being in hospital for more than a month. The death of Moi, who ruled Kenya from 1978 to 2002, was announced by President Uhuru Kenyatta in a statement carried by the state broadcaster on Tuesday. Kenyatta ordered a period of national mourning until a state […]
How are African Students Studying in China Copying?
Thousands of African students in Wuhan, the centre of the coronavirus epidemic, face dwindling food supplies, limited information and lockdowns restricting them to their campuses or hostels. There are more than 80,000 African students in China, often attracted by generous government scholarships. About 5,000 are thought to be in Wuhan, where there are scores of […]
Ex South African President AWOL on Court Appearance
A South African High Court has issued an arrest warrant for former president Jacob Zuma, after he skipped court on Tuesday on grounds of needing medical treatment. Zuma’s legal team said he was receiving medical care outside the country. But Pietermaritzburg High Court Judge Dhaya Pillay was sceptical of the document they submitted as evidence […]
Nigerians React to US Travel Ban
A Nigerian civil group has started a petition to revoke the ban, saying it will affect families. The Association for Credible leadership in Nigeria says in the Change.org petition, “With this new travel ban in effect from February 21st 2020… U.S citizens looking to bring over children, parents or siblings will no longer be able […]
Ethiopian Electric Utility Unveils New SAP System To Streamline Billing And Provide Increased Customer Service
This weekend, the Ethiopian Electric Utility (EEU) held celebrations at its primary data center located in Addis Ababa to officially inaugurate the new SAP ERP system. The ribbon cutting ceremony was attended by honorary guest, State Minister of the Energy Sector within the Ministry of Water, Irrigation and Electricity for Ethiopia, H.E Dr. Frehiwot Woldehanna, […]
