Egypt Brings the Past Back to Life
After years of restoration work, Egypt has reopened its oldest pyramid to the public. The Djoser pyramid — which is around 4,700 years old, made solely of stone and built of six stacked terraces — was opened in a ceremony on Thursday, state news outlet Al-Ahram reported. The structure, which is 63 meters tall, is […]
How Africa has Handled the Corona Virus
The Democratic Republic of Congo has reported recording its index case of coronavirus. The patient is a Belgian national who was under quarantine in the capital Kinshasa upon entry through the airport. Authorities say he has since been isolated. DRC is currently quarantining passengers entering from China, Italy, France and Belgium – countries known to have a high […]
Can African Economies Weather the Storm?
The spread of the coronavirus and tumbling oil prices could trigger a capital exodus from Africa, where governments have few tools available to battle external shocks, according to Fitch Ratings. Top oil exporters such as Nigeria and Angola are especially vulnerable to the plunge in crude. The commodity lost about a quarter of its value […]
Meet the Women Tackling Climate Change in their Spaces
The African Institute of Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) announced its second cohort of the AIMS Women in Climate Change Science Fellowship whose research is contributing to the fight to preserve humanity in the face of climate change. Senior Meteorologist and Head of Climatological Unit at the Ghana Meteorological Agency Dr Naomi Kumi is a Senior Meteorologist […]
Ramaphosa’s Ascension to Power Cleared
South Africa’s High Court has cleared President Cyril Ramaphosa of lying to parliament about the source of donations to his 2017 campaign to lead the ruling party, setting aside a potentially damaging report by a powerful anti-graft watchdog. The high court judges described the watchdog’s approach as based on a mistaken and “fatally flawed” reading of the […]
Saving the African Manatee
In Senegal and Gabon, local and international scientists and conservationists are determined to study and protect these mysterious creatures from fishing, habitat loss, to illegal hunting. Manatees – the gardeners of the seas– spend most of the day under water grazing and sleeping. They are unhurried witnesses to an ancient past. Today, there are less […]
Cameroon’s First Lawyer to Defend Suspected Gay People
In a country where homosexuality is criminalized, Alice Nkom says she has faced attacks and death threats. Despite this, Nkom, who is also the first female lawyer in the country, says she is determined to continue to defend minorities. According to Human Rights Watch, Cameroon brings more cases against suspected homosexuals than any other African […]
From the Streets to the Ballot Sheets
When civil war erupted in Burundi in 1993, like many children, the teenage Dieudonné Nahimana fled to the capital, Bujumbura, and ended up destitute. He became the de facto leader of a group of 40 street children, surviving in the shelter of abandoned buildings. It was an experience that drove his ambition higher, sowing the […]
Haftar and Macron Meet about Libya Ceasefire
Eastern Libya-based military commander Khalifa Haftar has told French President Emmanuel Macron he will sign a ceasefire and stick to it if militias loyal to the UN-recognised government in Tripoli abide by it. The unannounced meeting between Haftar and Macron came as fighting continued to rage across much of the Libyan capital’s southern outskirts. In […]
Looking to Africa’s Ancient Grains
Researchers from the Nevada Agricultural Experiment Station at the University of Nevada are monitoring approximately 1,200 acres of an ancient grain that originated in Ethiopia called teff. It needs a quarter of the water that alfalfa takes, and has a shorter growing season, plus, teff is gluten-free with more iron and fiber and livestock fodder, […]
