Termite-Infested Pre-School Gets A Makeover
By Leizl Eykelhof The community built a safe space for their children, but it needed a little attention and a helping hand “Termites wanted to take over!” says Pacifique Mahirwe, ForAfrika’s projects co-ordinator in Rwanda He was at the Ubuzima Bwiza Early Childhood Development centre, showing off the recently renovated building. The centre lies high […]
Trees For The Future Corporate Partners Pledge To Match Donations In Final Days Of 2022
$125,000 In Matching Funds And One Million Trees On The Line Five corporate partners of Trees for the Future (TREES) are matching every donation until the end of the year, up to $125,000. If the match goal is met, TREES will be able to fund the planting of one million trees. “We can’t think of a better way […]
Pelé Drew the Love and Affinity of Africans across the Continent
As decolonisation movements swept across Africa in the late 1950s and early 1960s, Pelé was invited by newly independent countries to play in prestigious friendlies with his club Santos FC and the Brazilian national team. In his autobiography, Pelé said that the following decades and subsequent repeated trips to the African continent, “changed not only […]
Uganda Police Arrest Event Organisers After Deadly Mall Crush
Police in Uganda have arrested the high-profile events organiser behind a New Year concert that ended in a crush killing 10 people, mostly children. Abbey Musinguzi, also known as Abitex, is a much sought-after promoter. The crush occurred as the crowd rushed to the venue’s parking lot to watch a fireworks display at midnight in […]
Ouagadougou Out of AGOA
The United States has dropped Burkina Faso from its trade preference programme citing deep concerns over “unconstitutional change” in government in the West African country, the US Trade Representative’s (USTR) office said on Sunday. The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) provides sub-Saharan African nations with duty-free access to the US if they meet specific […]
Egypt Unveils Returned Looted Relic
An ancient wooden sarcophagus that was featured at the Houston Museum of Natural Sciences was returned to Egypt after U.S. authorities determined it was looted years ago. The repatriation is part of Egyptian government efforts to stop the trafficking of its stolen antiquities. In 2021, authorities in Cairo succeeded in getting 5,300 stolen artifacts returned […]
Morocco Imposes a Ban on People Arriving from China
The country’s foreign ministry announced that from Jan 3, all travellers whatever their nationality, would not be allowed into the country to avert any new wave of coronavirus infections. Several countries have imposed restrictions on travellers from China due to a surge in COVID-19 cases. Thousands of tourists visit Morocco from China every year, usually […]
How a Film Brought Behavioural Change in Lamu
Famous for its sprawling nature reserves that are home to all “Big Five” animals, Kenya’s 882 miles of coastline along the Indian Ocean are often overlooked. It’s a place where people go to “chill out,” but not to observe and connect with the wild and unique ecosystem, says Kenyan filmmaker, photographer and conservationist Jahawi Bertolli. […]
Security Experts Call on the EU to Push for a more Local approach in Mali
Disputes with Mali’s ruling military junta and their close relationship with Russian mercenaries over the past two years have caused France, Germany and their EU allies to wind down security operations in the West African country this year, signaling further security risks in the country. The government of Mali has denied using Russian mercenaries from […]
Dos Santos Says Judiciary is being “Used to Fulfil a Political Agenda”
Angola’s Supreme Court has ordered the “preventive” seizure of assets worth about $1bn held by Isabel dos Santos, the daughter of the country’s former president, Portugal’s Lusa news agency said on Tuesday. The court document cited by Lusa, dated December 19, said authorities had evidence of alleged embezzlement and money laundering and ordered the seizure […]
