Activists Rally Around Ivorian Woman Taking on Politician for Rape
The Ivorian League for Women’s Rights asks for help with legal support for a woman accusing Ivorian Minister for Reconciliation Kouadio Konan Bertin of rape. According to the League’s officials, the victim’s lawyer has “withdrawn” and the association has no money to pay another lawyer. Prosecutors in the country said Wednesday they had opened an […]
Is Zimbabwe Considering Crypto?
When Mthuli Ncube was appointed Zimbabwe’s finance minister in September 2018, the country’s crypto enthusiasts hoped he would walk back some of the restrictions imposed on cryptocurrency trading. The truly optimistic hoped he would become a champion of digital currencies. A year before Ncube’s appointment, Zimbabwe’s central bank ordered all banks to stop processing transactions […]
A War that Has Split an Ethiopian Church into Two
An Ethiopian monk, who once carried only the cross and Bible in a land famous for its rock-hewn churches, is now picking up a rifle to march into battle against Tigrayan rebels in a war that is tearing the nation – and the Orthodox Christian Church – apart. The monk, whose name means “servant of […]
Abiy Officially Begins a Second Term in Office
Ethiopia’s parliament confirmed incumbent Abiy Ahmed as prime minister for a five-year term on Monday, cementing his power domestically amid mounting international concern over his government’s handling of the conflict in northern Ethiopia. Abiy’s party won a landslide victory in June’s election. He was sworn in on Monday, and a ceremony was being held later […]
Kenyan President Named in New Leaked Financials
Uhuru Kenyatta and his family are among the world leaders said to have hidden away billions of dollars in secret offshore accounts. Records obtained by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists show the Kenyatta family has a half-billion-dollar fortune tied up in at least seven foundations and tax havens in various countries, including Panama and […]
South Africans React to Social Media Outage
South Africans were struggling to access social media and message platforms on Monday, with WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook hit by a global outage. The service monitoring platform Downdetector shows that the global outage was first reported around 17:00 on Monday evening in South Africa. By Monday night SA time, Facebook was still in its worst […]
Africa.com’s Research on Women Running Corporate Africa
On October 13, 2021, Africa.com will reveal the names of the 50 most senior women leading Corporate Africa. This list will be unlike any previous efforts to identify leading women in Africa. It is the result of months of research into understanding the largest listed companies in Africa and then researching the management to identify […]
