Ethiopia Invests in Cleaner Air Quality to Improve the Performance of its Athletes
The eastern Africa nation, renowned in world sports for producing some of the best marathoners is now joining regional competitors Kenya and Uganda in investing in air monitoring. Other countries that are leading in the same cause are Senegal, Nigeria, South Africa, and Tanzania. The country’s first air sensor has been installed at the Ethiopian […]
New Treatment Methods Adopted at the Oldest Psychiatric Institution in sub-Saharan Africa
Sierra Leone’s Psychiatric Teaching hospital in the capital, Freetown, has modernised and has thrown away its shackles. One of the biggest issues is substance abuse. Many of the teenagers at the hospital are users of tramadol – an opioid found in cough medicine. Others arrive in a state of psychosis after snorting the black residue […]
Equatorial Guinea’s Vice-president Ordered the Arrest of His Half-brother
This is over allegations he sold a plane owned by the state airline, a government statement says. Vice-President Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue “expressed indignation” over the sale, the statement said. Ruslan Obiang Nsue, a former director of the Ceiba International airline, sold the ATR72-500 without the approval of the company’s board to a Spanish company, […]
The First Estimate of Peatland Coverage in Angola
Ask most people what they picture when thinking about natural “carbon sinks” – ecosystems that absorb and store greenhouse gases – and they’ll probably describe a forest. Reforestation is a common feature of climate change plans. But there’s another equally important, often overlooked type of natural carbon sink: peatlands. These are a particular type of […]
Boost in Brazil-Africa Trade under Lula da Silva
Many African leaders were quick to congratulate Brazil’s President Lula da Silva on his reelection. They are counting on da Silva to improve relations which had greatly suffered under former President Jair Bolsonaro. “Africa will again be a priority in Brazil’s relations with the world,” stated Brazilian President Inacio Lula da Silva after meeting his […]
Kenyan Startup Launches a Digital LPG Marketplace
Formed in 2021, but only available to the public late last year, iGas enables gas vendors – commercial or domestic – to create online shops from which customers can purchase gas through the iGas app. Vendors get shop visibility, digital business management, sales analytics and periodic reports, while customers can access their nearest verified LPG […]
Street Tennis is a New Sport Recently Introduced to Rwandans
This follows the bilateral partnership established between Rwanda and Barbados, a country in the West Indies. The Rwandan government has always encouraged sports and physical practice and it plans to expand street tennis to different parts of the country. Often played in recreation areas and residential areas, this sport can also be used to develop […]
The Digital Divide: Africa The Least Connected With 60 Percent Of The Population Offline
By Thalif Deen The digital divide – between the world’s rich and poor nations —remains staggeringly wide. For over 2.7 billion people, many of them living in developing and least developed countries (LDCs), meaningful connectivity remains elusive, according to a UN report released during the 17th Internet Governance Forum in Addis Ababa, last month. “Bridging the […]
Transitioning Industrial Clusters towards Net Zero
This insight report highlights the experiences and perspectives of 11 industrial clusters that are a part of the Transitioning Industrial Clusters towards Net Zero initiative. These clusters, despite facing unique geographical, infrastructure, policy and sectoral challenges, have all developed comprehensive strategies to rapidly and equitably decarbonize their operations. The report focuses on four key areas […]
