Sudan Wants Civilians and Not the Army to Run Things
Thousands of Sudanese marched in the capital of Khartoum and other cities on Wednesday in new protests against an October military coup that plunged the African country into political turmoil and aggravated its economic woes. It was the latest in efforts to pressure the ruling generals, whose takeover has triggered near-daily street protests demanding civilian […]
Kenya Power Starts Nationwide Awareness Campaign on Dangers of Vandalising the Grid
Kenya’s energy supplier says it’s losing millions of dollars a month due to vandalism of its electric transformers for their fluid, which is sold as cooking oil. Kenya Power says criminals extract the fluid from the transformers, which is then sold by cartels to restaurants and roadside stalls for frying food. The recent increase in […]
Zimbabwe’s Diaspora Opt for Delivery Services over Money Transfers to Help Hard-hit Relatives
Each month, from her home in the UK, Sharonrose Manhiri orders her 85-year-old grandmother, Victoria Samanga, supplies from a Zimbabwean online delivery company, Fresh in A Box. She then contacts a “runner” to collect the order from the city of Mutare, in eastern Zimbabwe, and travel 130km to her grandmother’s home in the remote Honde […]
A Journey from Dakar to Diamniadio Aboard Senegal’s New High-speed Train Line
Senegal is emerging and its landscape is quickly changing. The country has a new state-of-the-art football stadium, an international airport, scores of wind and solar plants, and a gigantic Museum of Black Civilisations, which President Macky Sall says will anchor Senegal’s young population to their history. Senegal’s infrastructure development strategy is being paid for by […]
Africa’s Role in Europe’s Energy Transition
N.J. Ayuk tried for years to tout African oil and gas projects to European governments and companies. “I used to beg for them to take my calls,” said Ayuk, the executive chairman of the African Energy Chamber. But with oil price volatility shaking global markets amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and fears of fuel shortages, […]
The UN’s First Assessment of Water Security in Africa
When it comes to water security – a reliable, good supply of safe water – just 29 African countries have made some progress over the past three to five years. Twenty-five have made none. Published by the UN University’s Canada-based Institute for Water, Environment and Health, the assessment used 10 indicators to quantify water security […]
A Military Tribunal Sentenced Former President Blaise Compaoré to Life in Prison
For decades, Blaise Compaoré, the president of Burkina Faso, preferred to avoid the subject of Thomas Sankara, his predecessor and one-time friend who was brutally killed in 1987 by soldiers who gunned him down outside his office. On Wednesday, a military tribunal confirmed longstanding, widespread suspicions that Mr. Compaoré, now in living in exile, was […]
