(2 mins read) The UK have now added more African countries to their travel ban list From Friday the 19th March, Ethiopia and Somalia are the latest African countries to enter the red list of countries from where travel to England is banned. The reason for these countries being added to the list is to…
(3 mins read) Rwanda’s economy is in a recession. Why? Restrictions imposed due to the coronavirus has created a lot of pressure on the economy. Thousands of Rwandans face unemployment and there’s a risk of more Rwandans falling into poverty. Analysts are urging the government to take additional measures to spur growth in this East…
(3 mins read) Riots sparks as students of Wits University are demanding registry for 2021 Students at the Wits university are rioting to allow all students with outstanding debt to register for the 2021 academic year. The students have vowed to continue protesting against the financial exclusion of students. The school authorities say that if…
(3 mins read) Right now Senegal is going through a political wake. People are storming the streets of Dakar in protests against the government. Senegalese staged a widespread demonstration against Macky Sall‘s administration, which kidnapped opposition leader Ousman Sonko on his way to a court hearing two days ago. The Pastef party leader was arrested for…
(2 mins read) Morocco has announced that it has suspended contacts with the German embassy in the country over its stance on Western Sahara. The country’s foreign affairs ministry cited “deep disagreements concerning crucial issues”, without elaborating. A senior Moroccan diplomat cited Germany’s reaction to the US decision in December to recognise Moroccan sovereignty over…
(4 mins read) More African countries have received their first batches of the coronavirus vaccines under the global Covax scheme. Rwanda has received its first batch of Covid-19 vaccine doses from the UN-backed Covax distribution initiative. The country received 240,000 doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, and with a further 102,960 doses of Pfizer vaccine expected…
(4 mins read) Ivory Coast has now recieved thousands of COVID Vaccines from the UN-Based Covax distribution initiative. Injections started on Monday. Ghana has also recieved vaccinations from this programme with it’s President; Nana Akufo-Addo on Monday became the first to receive a coronavirus vaccine through this scheme, which he broadcasted on television. President Akufo-Addo…
(2 mins read) Zanibar is a semi-autonimous island in Tanzania.’ and a popular holiday spot for Western tourists. Government officials of Zanzibar are now urging tourists to dress decently and respect the “sensibilities” of the local culture or they will be fined. Tanzania is a predominantly muslim country so modest dressing is something the locals abide…
(5 mins read) The UK Supreme Court has now ruled that the Nigerian oil-polluted communities can sue the Dutch Shell company in the English courts. The decision comes as a victory for the communities after a five-year battle with the company. The Niger Delta communities of more than 40,000 people say decades of pollution have…
(2 mins read) Uganda‘s President Yoweri Museveni has ordered the suspension of a multi-million dollar European Union fund operating in the country that supported local democracy and governance groups. It follows the European bloc’s decision to recommend sanctions against Uganda in light of arrests and a crackdown on political opponents since President Museveni’s contested re-election…