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HRW raises concern over CAR war crimes
At least 566 civilians have been killed in war crimes committed by armed groups since 2014 in the violence-ridden Central African Republic (CAR), Human Rights Watch said. In a report published on Wednesday, the international rights body provided a detailed account of the widespread abuses committed against civilians by mainly…
Read More »South Africa: Former leaders boycott ANC conference
A group of senior figures in South Africa’s ruling ANC party say the party is in crisis, accusing current leaders of shying away from problems. The party has been holding a conference as it struggles to shake off corruption allegations surrounding President Jacob Zuma. And the conference ended as it…
Read More »Kenya’s Uhuru Kenyatta pulls out of election debates
Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta and his main rival Raila Odinga have pulled out of two televised presidential debates ahead of August 8 elections, their parties said. Initially, the two frontrunners were to go head to head, while six smaller candidates would hold a separate match on Monday, with a second…
Read More »Truck accident in Central African Republic kills 78
At least 78 people were killed and dozens more were injured when a truck heavily loaded with goods and passengers crashed in the Central African Republic, a doctor said on Wednesday. The accident occurred on Tuesday around 10 kilometres outside the town of Bambari, around 300km northeast of the capital Bangui,…
Read More »Boosting youth political participation through democracy peer education
The Organization for Community Civic Engagement’s three-day democracy peer education training drew youth democracy activists from across Nigeria’s northwest region As part of its work on strengthening the capacity of Nigerian youth to engage with political actors and promote public accountability in northern Nigeria, the Organization for Community Civic Engagement…
Read More »O Quénia desenvolve uma base industrial sólida pela CAO ter colhido a quinta parte das exportações
Em 2016, os países membros da Comunidade da África Oriental (CAO) representaram a quinta parte do total das exportações quenianas, segundo o último relatório do ICAEW (Instituto dos Revisores Oficiais de Contas da Inglaterra e do País de Gales). Na edição de hoje do Economic Insight: África Q2 2017, o…
Read More »Le Kenya établit une base de production solide, l’EAC représentant un cinquième des exportations
Les membres de la communauté est-africaine (EAC) représentaient un cinquième du total des exportations du Kenya en 2016, selon le dernier rapport de l’ICAEW (Institut des experts-comptables d’Angleterre et du Pays de Galles). Dans le rapport Economic Insight: Africa Q2 2017 paru aujourd’hui, l’organisme comptable et financier estime que le…
Read More »AFC provides US$28 million subordinated loan facility to Tunisia’s Topic SA
– The facility will finance the pre-first oil development of the Halk El Menzel offshore oil concession in Tunisia – Osam Iyahen, Vice President of Investments and Natural Resources at AFC and Mohamed Toumi, CEO of Topic during the signing of the agreement. LAGOS, Nigeria, 4 July 2017,-/African Media Agency…
Read More »African Union summit focuses on unemployment and conflicts
The fight against Boko Haram was one of a number of conflicts concerning leaders as the African Union summit opened in Ethiopia on Monday. Chairman Moussa Faki Mahmat says economic development depends on finding lasting peace. Youth issues, unemployment and regional conflicts are other discussion points at the summit. Al…
Read More »INTERVIEW: ‘abduction of women by terror groups ridiculous, unislamic.’
Khadija Hawaja, an Islamic scholar and countering violent extremism expert, was until recently political and gender advisor at the Geneva-headquartered Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue (HD) and a member of several other global NGOs working around countering violent extremism including Sisters Against Violent Extremism (SAVE) and Women Without Borders. Here, she…
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OP-ED | The Agricultural Fixes Africa Needs, By Esther Ngumbi
Although global hunger declined last year, undernourishment rose in Africa—a trend policymakers can reverse …
