US VP KAMALA HARRIS CALLS FOR FURTHER INVESTMENTS IN AFRICA

US VP KAMALA HARRIS CALLS FOR FURTHER INVESTMENTS IN AFRICA

Renson Mwakandana In an address on Tuesday in Accra, Ghana, US Vice President Kamala Harris emphasized her optimism for the African continent she is visiting and advocated for further investments in innovation. After a conference with African leaders sponsored by the US President Joe Biden in Washington in December to counterbalance the expanding influence of […]

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 DURBAN TO HOST HISTORICAL CAF AFRICAN SCHOOLS FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL

DURBAN TO HOST HISTORICAL CAF AFRICAN SCHOOLS FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL

By Thandisizwe Mgudlwa SOUTH AFRICA 🇿🇦 will host the inaugural much-anticipated CAF African Schools Football Championship Continental Final phase at King Zwelithini Stadium, CAF announced this week. The soccer spectacle will take place at Durban’s King Zwelithini Stadium from 05-08 April 2023. According to CAF, the first year of the Programme, a historic and first […]

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 U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE HOSTED BY TOP ETHIOPIAN LEADERS

U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE HOSTED BY TOP ETHIOPIAN LEADERS

Renson Mwakandana The U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was hosted by Ethiopia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister on Wednesday, March 15. The senior American ambassador will first meet with Tigrayan representatives and federal officials in Addis Ababa before traveling to two African nations. He will talk about both humanitarian assistance and the execution of the […]

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 A TRUCK SLAMS INTO A UGANDAN SCHOOL, KILLING THREE STUDENTS

A TRUCK SLAMS INTO A UGANDAN SCHOOL, KILLING THREE STUDENTS

Renson Mwakandana In a school outside the city of Kampala, three Ugandan pupils were murdered when a lorry crashed into their classroom. At least 18 other students were hurt in the incident on Tuesday afternoon at Kasaka Secondary School. The institution is situated in the Gomba area of the country’s center, 130 kilometers (80 miles) from Kampala. […]

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 STATE-OF-DISASTER IN MALAWI AFTER RETURN OF DEADLY CYCLONE

STATE-OF-DISASTER IN MALAWI AFTER RETURN OF DEADLY CYCLONE

Renson Mwakandana When the strong cyclone Freddy made a comeback and killed hundreds, Malawi’s president on Monday proclaimed a state of calamity in seven southern regions, including the commercial capital Blantyre. After Cyclone Freddy left a path of destruction and claimed more than 60 lives in the southern African nation, President Lazarus Chakwera “has noted […]

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 SEVERE PUNISHMENTS FOR SAME-SEX RELATIONSHIPS AS ANTI-GAY BILL IS PRESENTED IN UGANDA

SEVERE PUNISHMENTS FOR SAME-SEX RELATIONSHIPS AS ANTI-GAY BILL IS PRESENTED IN UGANDA

Renson Mwakandana In defiance of outcry from human rights organizations, Ugandan MPs on Thursday brought legislation to parliament that calls for severe new punishments for same-sex relationships in a nation where homosexuality is already banned. Speaker of the House Annet Anita Among, at the first stage in an expedited procedure to turn the idea into law, forwarded the measure […]

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 DERAILED TRAIN LEAVES 2 DEAD, 16 INJURED IN EGYPT

DERAILED TRAIN LEAVES 2 DEAD, 16 INJURED IN EGYPT

Renson Mwakandana A passenger train derailed north of Cairo, killing at least 2 persons and wounding a further 16, Egyptian police reported. The site received at least 20 ambulance dispatches, and the injured were then sent to surrounding hospitals. According to state authorities, the derailing occurred as the train passed through the city of Qalyub […]

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 KENYA SIGNS PACT TO WILL ALLOW KENYAN FARMERS GROW MAIZE IN ZAMBIA

KENYA SIGNS PACT TO WILL ALLOW KENYAN FARMERS GROW MAIZE IN ZAMBIA

Renson Mwakandana Mithika Linturi, the cabinet secretary for agriculture, disclosed a pact between Kenya 🇰🇪 and Zambia 🇿🇲 that may lower the price of corn grain in the nation. Mr. Liinturi said that the two nations will sign an agreement allowing Kenyan farmers to cultivate maize in Zambia while being welcomed by his Zambian colleague Reuben […]

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