Avellon Williams WEST AFRICA- According to the United Nations food agency, 48 million people will go hungry across western and central Africa in the coming months due to efforts to contain inflation contributing to food shortages. A regional adviser at the World Food Programme, Ollo Sib, explained that coastal countries such as Togo and Benin have requested food assistance […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Zimbabwe’s head of state Emmerson Mnangagwa on Tuesday vowed that general elections expected later this year would be free and fair. His comments were made during a speech to mark the country’s 43 years of independence from British colonial rule. Mnangagwa won the nation’s disputed 2018 elections that his main rival, Nelson Chamisa, […]
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Faith Nyasuguta In November 2021 at the Dubai Airshow, Tanzania ordered for a Boeing 767-300 freighter in addition to a 787-8 Dreamliner and two 737 MAXs. The freighter was set to be used to capitalise on Africa’s growing cargo demand, according to Boeing and the Air Tanzania Company. “The 767 freighter will give Air Tanzania […]
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Avellon Williams MEXICO- The number of asylum claims by Haitians in Mexico is expected to rise to over 50,000 this year, further straining the country’s migrant services as many contemplate a future there rather than in the United States. A record 13,631 people applied for refugee status in the first quarter of this year, dwarfing claims from other countries and compared […]
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Avellon Williams SENEGAL- On Monday, the U.N. Convention to Combat Desertification named Senegalese singer-songwriter Baaba Maalits goodwill ambassador. Maal has been advocating for refugees and climate change for a long time. In 2003, he began working with a variety of U.N. family organizations in Africa to address different development challenges. Recently, his NANN-K Trust opened a solar-powered irrigation project […]
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Avellon Williams KENYA- Kenya’s manufactured goods are increasingly losing competitiveness in the global market due to high production costs, especially electricity. Electricity costs keep going up despite government promises to the contrary, increasing costs for manufacturers and consumers alike. Due to this, Parliament must come up with a roadmap on how to reduce consumer burdens this week when […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Since Saturday, fighting between the army and paramilitaries in Sudan has killed around 200 people and wounded 1,800, damaging hospitals and hampering aid. A weeks-long power struggle burst into deadly violence Saturday between the forces of two generals who seized power in a 2021 coup: Sudan’s army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and his […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Ten soldiers and 32 civilian auxiliaries of Burkina Faso’s army were killed over the weekend in two attacks in the north of the country, which last week declared a “general mobilisation” against recurring jihadist violence. On Saturday, a “military detachment and Volunteers for the Defence of the Fatherland (VDP, civilian auxiliaries to the […]
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By Renson Mwakandana Ron Kenoly, the special guest at the 25th anniversary of Harvest Praise, has made mention of his desire to become a citizen of Ghana 🇬🇭. When he presented for an audience of over 4,000 Christians at the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), he shared these recent insights. The American worship leader […]
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Avellon Williams GHANA- A number of Ghanaian government agencies and security services have been indicted by the United States (US) for several human rights abuses and violations, including extrajudicial killings. The report cites deaths related to the 2020 Elections that remained unclear after two years of investigation; the bizarre circumstances surrounding the death of Albert Donkor, […]
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