AS Nigeria prepares for a future with a projected population of 400 million by 2050, accompanied by the overwhelming statistic of 70 percent of the population being under the age of 30, it is evident that the country is on…
ETHIOPIA’S coffee exports have surged, bringing in $835 million in revenue over the past nine months, reports the Ethiopian Coffee and Tea Authority (ECTA). During the first nine months of the Ethiopian 2023/24 fiscal year, which began on July 8,…
MALAWI has taken action after 12 of its farm workers were deported from Israel for violating employment contracts by leaving their assigned duties to work at a bakery. The confirmation came from Malawi’s Minister of Information and Digitisation, Moses Kunkuyu,…
IN a bold move challenging the long-standing rule of President Paul Kagame, Rwandan activist Diane Rwigara declared her candidacy for the presidency in this year’s elections. The announcement, made on Wednesday via social media platform X (formerly Twitter), marked a significant development…
GHANA’S Supreme Court commenced hearings on Wednesday regarding an injunction aimed at overturning the contentious Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, which significantly restricts LGBTQ rights in the country. Lawmakers approved the bill in February, prompting widespread international condemnation despite garnering significant support among…
THE Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) announced on Wednesday that the country’s inflation rate dipped to 25 percent in April, marking a 0.8 percentage point decrease from the 25.8 percent recorded the previous month. Samuel Annim, the government statistician at the…
IN a significant development, Kenyan public hospital doctors have reached an agreement with the government to end their strike, which commenced in mid-March. The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists, and Dentists Union (KMPDU), representing over 7,000 doctors, had initiated the strike…
ALTHOUGH the corruption trial against Malawi Vice President Saulos Klaus Chilima has been halted by the state, it does not necessarily mean that the charges against him have been dismissed. So, technically speaking, he has not been declared innocent by…
IN a significant step towards advancing its renewable energy agenda, Namibia has secured a $138.5 million loan from the World Bank. The funding aims to enhance the country’s transmission network and facilitate the integration of renewable energy projects into its…
IN a bid to bolster cyber-security measures and address currency weakness, Nigeria’s central bank has unveiled plans to implement a levy on domestic money transfers. The announcement, made through a circular issued late on Monday, mandates all banks and mobile…
