The Fisherwomen Of Uganda
There is a fish farmer in Wakawaka in Uganda. Her name is Everline Auma. Every day at 7:30am she signs in at work before launching a pontoon boat onto the biggest lake in Africa, Lake Victoria. Everline will spend the next few hours patrolling the waters making sure the nearly 300 000 juvenile fingerlings which form […]
Egypt Initiative to Encourage Domestic Tourism
A photo series captures the unusual rock formations scattered across the landscape of Egypt’s White desert, about 300 miles from Cairo. White inselbergs (island mountains) are captured by the setting sun in the White desert. SOURCE: THE GUARDIAN
German Police Told to Pay Up for Jerusalema Challenge
A German state said Monday it was forced to fork out for licence fees to Warner Music after several police forces took part in the _Jerusalema _viral dance challenge. The song by South African DJ Master KG became a global hit last year after it was used as the soundtrack to a video by a […]
France’s Withdrawal in the Sahel will Be Done in Phases
French President Emmanuel Macron cautioned on Tuesday against a rapid withdrawing of forces fighting Islamist insurgents in the Sahel region. France won’t change the number of troops deployed in the region “in the coming months”, Macron said after two days of talks with the leaders of Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Chad and Burkina Faso in N’Djamena, […]
The Launch of the Africa Startup Initiative Program Accelerator
The goal for ASIP is to discover Africa’s most talented entrepreneurs operating in the fields related to telecom and technology, and help them create successful companies at scale. The partnership with Startupbootcamp AfriTech will provide early stage startups across the continent with access to the leading accelerator in Africa. The SBC model maximises Corporate Startup […]
Kinshasa’s New Prime Minister Shares his Vision
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s new prime minister said the safety of the country’s citizens is among his top priorities. Following Sama Lukonde Kyenge’s appointment by President Felix Tshisekedi on Monday, he said security will be one of the priority areas, particularly in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and in Katanga […]
Using Technology to Curb a Locust Swarm
In Kenya, the Food and Agriculture Organization has teamed up with the company 51 Degrees, which specializes in managing protected areas, and has rejigged software developed for tracking everything from poaching to injured wildlife or illegal logging, to hunt locust swarms. A hotline takes calls from village chiefs or some of the 3,000 trained scouts, […]
African Union Keeps its Commitment to Gender Equality
Four of the commissioners are now women. They will work with the AU Commission chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat from Chad (re-elected), and his deputy, Monique Nsanzabaganwa from Rwanda. Nsanzabaganwa takes office for the first time and is the first woman deputy chairperson. This implies that the Commission’s composition is reflective of the AU’s objective to […]
CAR Militia Face the Music at the Hague
Two men accused of leading Christian-dominated militias in widespread attacks on Muslims in the Central African Republic (CAR) have rejected all charges against them at the start of their trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday. Patrice-Edouard Ngaissona, a former African football executive who prosecutors say was a senior leader of the so-called […]
Nigerians Show New WTO Head the Highest Form of Flattery
Nigerians are recreating the distinctive signature style of new World Trade Organization boss Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to celebrate her confirmation for the role. Citizens are donning her signature look: a full outfit and head tie in African wax cloth known as Ankara, a single strand necklace, and clear glasses. Her supporters have also taken up the […]
