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Zimbabwe’s inflation soared to a fresh 10-year high of 31.01 percent year-on-year in November from 20.85 percent in October after prices of basic goods spiked, amid an acute shortage of dollars that has made imports expensive. On a monthly basis, prices increased by 9.2 percent in
THE European Union has availed over €134 million for 11 new programmes on refugees in Africa. With EU adopting these programmes under its Emergency Trust Fund for Africa in the Horn of Africa, the Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development Neven Mimica said programmes are meant to improve refugee welfare.
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In his speech of November 6, 2018, King Mohammed VI extended a hand for peace and goodwill to the Algerian government, with the hope to start a new chapter of good relations. Nevertheless, the Algerian government did not respond to this initiative of friendship, so far. And a no answer
It is no longer news that Africa is in the middle of a struggle between the West and China. Is there a way in which Africa can gain from this battle especially in the area of infrastructure? You will agree that there is a major infrastructural shortage, especially in sub-Saharan
Similar to many other African countries, Somaliland enjoyed traditional mechanisms of conflict resolution and peace-building processes led by Somali traditional elders in the past centuries. The elders had exercised comprehensive informal systems and regulations to address the community conflicts including clan conflicts, land disputes and livestock fights. Traditional elders practiced
News from the American criminal courts suggests President Yoweri Museveni and Foreign Minister Sam Kutesa may have received $500 000 bribes respectively from Patrick Ho of China Energy Fund Committee. Patrick Ho was convicted on Wednesday after being been held in American federal custody since November 2017. He was charged
The Global Citizen Festival will be held this weekend in South Africa. The musical event is unarguably one of Africa's biggest musical events which brings together people from all over the globe. The theme for this year's edition is Mandela 100 and will take place at
The University of Pretoria located in South Africa’s capital city is regarded as one of the greatest centers for higher academic development across Africa. The prestigious citadel of learning boasts of a rich heritage and its alumni are scattered across different nations of the world. The University prides itself
The government of Eritrea through its information ministry have said they are happy and congratulate the citizens for their ‘defiance, resilience and patience’ in the face of the nearly a decade-old arms embargo and United Nations sanctions on the country which were lifted last week. The government, however, stated that
Ethiopia's sweeping reforms ever since Abiy Ahmed got in power as the Prime Minister are gaining more traction as evidenced by the appointment of Birtukan Mideksa as the head of Ethiopia's electoral board. She joins the list of women breaking the glass ceiling in Ethiopia. Birtukan
In September this year, the Liberian government reported that containers with currency printed worth about $105m disappeared from the port. To date, it has been one story or the other until the case finally died down. In February, a mysterious snake was said to have sneaked into the vaults of
The mystery surrounding the health of Gabon's president, Ali Bongo continues. The latest reports on the issue say that the president has recovered and will be heading to London for medical recovery. The news, however, seems to have stirred wrong reactions because going by the comments on social
"Abortion isn't a lesser evil, it's a crime. Taking one life to save another, that's what the Mafia does. It's a crime. It's an absolute evil." - Pope Francis Marie Stopes is an international NGO which provides contraception
"Children should be able to live a life free from bullying and harassment and it is time that we all took a stand against this." - Katherine Jenkins Children are born innocent; no child is born with a bad heart. Thus whatever character they exhibit is a reflection
There some practices in Africa that needs to be discarded, the selling of young girls into marriage ranks top on the list. Reactions have continued to trail the recent news making rounds of a South Sudanese family which gave opportunity to five men to bid for their 17-year-old virgin daughter’
