SENEGAL has achieved a significant milestone in its technological development with the successful launch of its first satellite, GAINDESAT-1A, into orbit. President Bassirou Diomaye Faye announced the launch, highlighting it as a crucial step towards the West African nation’s goal…
EMMANUEL Watundu, a father in Uganda, recently witnessed his 17-year-old son undergo the traditional Imbalu circumcision ceremony—a rite of passage that holds deep cultural significance for the Bamasaaba people. Watundu fully supports this age-old tradition, which he describes as…
THE government of Tanzania has officially launched the construction of a new administrative capital, named Magufuli, with an estimated cost of $5bn. The city, located just 17 kilometres from the current capital, Dodoma, is set to become the new…
THE European Union (EU) has announced a €40 million ($44 million) funding initiative to support countries within the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) in transitioning to a circular economy. The funding is part of the SWITCH…
THE Ukrainian Air Force said it had destroyed a road bridge of strategic importance in Russia on Saturday, amid its offensive in the Kursk region. Ukrainian Air Force Commander Mykola Oleshchuk published a video on a Telegram channel showing the…
THE death from an Israeli airstrike on an area in southern Lebanon has risen to 10, among them two children, the Lebanese Health Ministry and state-media said on Saturday. Those killed were mostly Syrian nationals, the ministry said. The National News…
THE African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) through its Creative Africa Nexus (CANEX) programme has announced the release of the much-anticapted Extended Play (EP), One Drum. Oscar Mdlongwa, popularly known as Oskido, made this known in a statement made available to the…
THE government of Gabon and Société d’exploitation du Transgabonais (SETRAG) have signed an agreement to launch the second phase of the Trans-Gabon Railway modernisation project. This extensive upgrade will focus on two key sections of the 648-kilometre railway, which…
THE Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) announced on Friday that it has contingency plans in place to ensure smooth airport operations ahead of a strike planned by the country’s main aviation union, set to begin on August 19. The Kenya…
Mastercard held its first-ever Tanzania Industry Forum in Dar es Salaam, bringing together key stakeholders and leaders in the fintech industry earlier this week to discuss and shape the future of the country’s financial and technological landscape. The event…
