(5 mins read) Since the COVID-19 pandemic struck the world, Tanzania‘s government has insisted the country was free from Covid-19 and in light of vaccinations being distributed globally. Tanzanian governments state that they have so no plans for vaccinations. Tanzania currently states that their number of COVID related deaths is 20. Whilst cases of COVID…
(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) 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) It was announced on Sunday the 17th of January that President Yoweri Museveni unanimously won the election held on the 14th for the 6th term in a row. This Left leading opposition and former pop star Bobi Wine placed under house arrest. A week has now passed and calls are growing for Ugandan…
(5 mins read) Uganda‘s President Yoweri Museveni took an early lead in the presidential election, according to preliminary results released on Friday by the electoral commission, but his main rival Bobi Wine said he had proof of election fraud. Just over 29% of votes from Thursday’s ballot have been counted and Museveni is in the…
(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…
(5 mins read) Uganda has now become the 15th country in Africa to restrict social media access due to elections since 2015. African governments commonly restrict it’s citizens social media access, especially during elections, protests, demonstrations, or exams. Researchers have found that at least 27 countries in Africa blocked or heavily restricted social media access…
(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…
(5 mins read) The UK has now issued further travel bans to and from certain African countries. travellers from countries near South Africa are to be banned from entering England to stop the spread of the South African Covid variant. Arrivals from Namibia, Zimbabwe, Angola, Botswana, as well as Mauritius and Seychelles, will be affected. This rule has…
(6 mins read) Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi started his five-nation tour in Africa to Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Botswana, Tanzania, and Seychelles in line with the ministry’s 30-year diplomatic tradition of paying new year visits to Africa, said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying at a press briefing. Chinese foreign ministers…