Faith Nyasuguta On Monday, Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi lauded African countries for resisting “colonialism” during a visit by Burkina Faso’s foreign minister. Burkina Faso, as well as Mali, are currently ruled by military juntas that severed military ties with France — a former colonial power — and bolstered relations with Russia. Niger, where a military […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Researchers based in Berlin have identified living relatives of people whose remains were stolen from Tanzania and taken to Germany for “scientific” experiments during the colonial era. Since 2017, Berlin’s Museum of Prehistory and Early History has been carrying out research on about 1,100 skulls taken from what was then known as German […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Africa will benefit from new UK-backed projects worth £49 million ($61.5 million) geared towards mitigating the effects of Climate Change. The funding is set to help in creation of jobs, grow economies and improve the lives of women, farmers and at-risk communities. This includes £34 million ($42.7) for new projects across 15 African […]
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Faith Nyasuguta The United Nations refugee agency has disclosed that it expects over 1.8 million people from Sudan to arrive in five neighboring nations by the end of the year and appealed for $1 billion to help them amid reports of rising disease and death rates. Currently, the estimate for those fleeing violence is about […]
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Faith Nyasuguta An independent probe has concluded that there is no evidence that South Africa supplied weapons to Russia for the war in Ukraine, despite accusations from the United States, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Sunday. “In recent months, statements from various [sides] have used these accusations to question South Africa’s commitment to […]
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Faith Nyasuguta The leader of Gabon’s military junta, Gen. Brice Nguema, has been sworn in as interim president by the country’s constitutional court during a televised ceremony today (Monday). Gen Brice Nguema led last Wednesday’s coup against Ali Bongo, overthrowing the president shortly after he was named winner of a disputed election. Crowds of cheering […]
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Faith Nyasuguta At least 25 civilians were killed in attacks in Khartoum over the weekend, as the violence showed no signs of abating after nearly five months of war. Some five civilians died on Sunday when bombs “fell on their homes” in the Sudanese capital, a medical source said, a day after an airstrike in […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Over the weekend, thousands rallied in Niamey to demand that France withdraw its troops from Niger, as sought by the junta that seized power late June. Following a call by several civic organizations’ hostile to French military presence in the West African country, the protesters gathered near a base housing French soldiers “We […]
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Faith Nyasuguta For the first time on Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, Next Narrative Africa, the multimedia production company building an ecosystem that supports African content creation to advance economic progress hosted Next Africa Now @ Martha’s Vineyard – a salon-style conversation about economic opportunities in Africa and the importance of narrative change and collaboration to wealth […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Tanzania’s Land Transport Regulatory Authority (Latra) is looking into the possibility of introducing cable transport in at least six regions as part of wider efforts to boost tourism in the country and facilitate commuting in some areas. Cable transport involves transporting people in motor-less, engine-less vehicles that are propelled by a steel cable, […]
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