Senegal president seeks action over beach deaths
Senegalese President Macky Sall has called for urgent action after at least eight people died off the beaches in the…
Ghana’s farmers aren’t all seeing the fruits of a Green Revolution
Global businesses, donors and governments have each pursued a Green Revolution agenda in Africa, Asia and South America since the 1960s. Its…
US lawmakers introduce bills targeting Big Tech
US lawmakers have introduced five bills aimed at limiting the power held by Big Tech companies. The bills were drafted…
Israel’s new PM Naftali Bennett promises to unite nation
Israel’s new Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has vowed to unite the nation frayed by four elections in two years of…
Soldiers killed in Ivory Coast ambush
Three security personnel have been killed in an ambush on a military patrol in northern Ivory Coast, near the border…
Members trade punches, kicks and death threats at Pan-African Parliament
Founded with the noble ambition of uniting the continent, a session of the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) recently descended into farce…
Kenya hospitals ‘boost capacity over new COVID-19 wave’
Hospitals in Kenya are preparing for a surge in Covid-19 cases with some launching oxygen plants and increasing bed capacity,…
Mali coup leader due to be sworn in as president
Colonel Assimi Goïta is being sworn in as Mali’s interim president on Monday. It’s a fortnight since he removed the…
Uganda closes schools as Covid-19 cases rise
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has shut down schools and suspended public gatherings as the country faces a surge of infections…
Royals welcome Harry and Meghan’s new daughter
The Queen is “delighted” after the Duke and Duchess of Sussex announced the birth of their second child, Lilibet “Lili”…
