(3 mins read) The number of countries on the UK Covid travel red list will be cut from 54 to 7, the government says. As of Thursday the 7th October 2021 confirmed that from 4am Monday 11 October, 47 countries and territories will be removed from its red list, making it easier for more people…
(5 mins read) Homophobia: Africa’s Colonial Burden “God made Adam and Eve not Adam and Steve”, “Gay people are possessed by demons” “Why would you choose to be gay? It’s unnatural”, “Being Gay is for white people, Africans aren’t gay”. These are some of the things Gay Africans have to hear throughout their lives on…
(3 mins read) What the UK’s new travel list means to travel in Africa As the UK is now easing its lockdown restrictions, travel has now been included in this area. As of May the 7th, the UK has now issued its green, amber, and red list countries. Travel to the green list countries is…
(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…
(1 min read) Biden promises to rebuild ties with African Union The newly elected 46th US President; Joe Biden promised to rebuild his country’s partnership with the African Union (AU) moments after he delivered his first foreign policy speech since taking office. His predecessor, Donald Trump, sparked a row in 2018 over his alleged use…
(3 mins read) Idriss Deby Itno has now been reelected as the President of Chad as now of Saturday. Mr. Itno has now been in power for 30 years. It was made possible after he pushed through a new constitution in 2018- allowing him to run again. On Saturday, hundreds of protesters called on by the opposition…
(3 mins read) The DRC’s President Félix Tshisekedi has now become the chairman of the African Union for one-year. He replaces his South African Cyril Ramaphosa, following the African Union’s 34th summit on Saturday. Mr. Tshisekedi faces some big challenges this year with the coronavirus pandemic hitting health service and economies hard. The continent has so far…
(3 mins read) In the Democratic Republic of Congo, 24 prisoners who were accused of being behind the assassination of former President Laurent Kabila have been released after spending nearly two decades locked up. Many took to the streets of Kinshasa to celebrate as the 24 men were released from prison in the capital.. Many…
(5 mins read) The blocking of social media applications such as Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp is becoming increasingly common in certain African countries. Digital rights activists say it’s censorship, but governments argue it helps maintain security. How do governments exactly block people from social media? A government can restrict access by ordering internet service providers…
(7 mins read) 2020 was supposed to be the year of big sporting events such as the Olympic Games, Africa Women’s Cup of Nations, and Uefa men’s Euros. But then the coronavirus pandemic came upon us, all aspects of life including sports came to an unexpected halt. Many competitions were canceled, jobs were lost and…