Kenya's Workers Aviation Union (KAWU) said that it will go on strike from next Monday over plans to lease Jomo Kenyatta International Airport to a private operator. The industrial action would likely cause significant disruption to national carrier, Kenya Airways, and operations at the airport which is a key African travel hub. KAWU, which re...
Protesters took to the streets of Lagos on Friday for a candlelit procession in honour of those killed during recent demonstrations. The protests, using the hashtag #Endbadgovernance, have focused on Nigeria's cost-of-living crisis and accusations of mismanagement of resources and corruption in Africa's most populous country. Amnesty Internat...
The Egyptian pound is falling against foreign currencies, approaching 50 per U.S. dollar after a recent increase in metro fares and fuel prices. The currency hit 49.16 per U.S. dollar on Tuesday, the Central Bank of Egypt said on its website. In June and July, the Egyptian pound fluctuated between 47 and 48 per dollar after its IPO in March and los...
On Wednesday, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the chief of the World Health Organization, summoned an "emergency" meeting of international experts as cases of the most dangerous Mpox virus variant surge in African countries. Reports suggest that this variant is highly infectious, allowing it to spread rapidly among individuals, prompting serious ...
Kenyan long-distance runner Benson Kipruto said he will run the Olympic marathon in Paris in honour of Kelvin Kiptum. The 24-year-old world marathon record holder and his Rwandan coach died in a car accident in February. Kiptum's death came just months after he set a men's world record of 2 hours and 35 seconds in the Chicago Marathon, and wa...
The spokesperson for the Niger government accuses Kiev of providing "support" to "terrorist groups" following a significant defeat of the Malian army at the end of July during clashes with separatists and jihadists. Niger's Military junta announced on Tuesday that it has cut diplomatic ties with Ukraine, claiming that remarks from Ukrainian o...
Tunisian President Kais Saied filed papers Monday to run in the October presidential election, where he is expected to face little competition as potential challengers have been imprisoned during his first term. Saied submitted 242,224 signatures from registered voters to qualify for inclusion on the Oct. 6 ballot in the North African nation. Four ...
Many visually impaired students in Africa still struggle to access braille texts, leading to high school dropout rates due to slow progress in assistive technology. However, a team of developers from Uganda has created the Blind Assistant app, which can read documents aloud to help address this issue. Susan Nakajje, one of the co-founders of ...
Several sites in South Africa associated with the country's long and bloody anti-apartheid struggle have recently been added to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's (UNESCO) World Heritage List. The system of institutionalized racial segregation came into being in South Africa following the Second World War. ...
South African swimmer Tatjana Smith said she has no regrets about retiring after having won one gold and one silver medal in Paris, and thus becoming the most decorated Olympian of her country. Smith won gold in the 100-metre breastroke and silver in the 200-metre breastroke events in Paris. Three years ago in Tokyo, she won medals in both ra...
A court in Kenya on Thursday ordered the extradition of a man accused of murdering his girlfriend in the United States. Kevin Kang'ethe will go on trial in Massachusetts on first degree murder charges for the death of nurse Margaret Mbitu in November 2023. Her body was found with multiple stabs wounds in his SUV in a garage at Boston's Logan ...
Algeria has withdrawn its ambassador from France after Paris recognised a controversial Moroccan plan to give limited autonomy to Western Sahara, under its sovereignty. French President, Emmanuel Macron, on Tuesday said in a letter that he saw this as the only way of resolving the long-standing dispute over the former Spanish colony. "Our sup...
China and 26 African countries have agreed to strengthen partnerships and boost innovation in the digital sector. African participants at the Forum on China, Africa Digital Cooperation were hosted Monday (Jul. 29) by the Chinese ministry of Industry and Information Technology in Beijing. Senegal's minister of telecommunications looked forward...
Morocco's Kasbah Melhoun Art Festival celebrated the kingdom's poetry and traditional instruments during a 6-day event. All-women troupes notably stood out while the Al Hadhra and Melhoun genres came under the spotlight. Member Amina Bouyabri explains what differentiates the two genres. "The Marrakech Hadra shares many characteristics with me...
In the northern region of Mali, Tuareg rebels reported on Saturday that they had killed and wounded several government soldiers and Russian Wagner Group mercenaries during a two-day clash near the Algerian border. The Malian military confirmed the deaths of two soldiers and injuries to 10 others. The CSP-PSD rebel movement declared on Saturda...
A year ago, Mohamed Bazoum was overthrown in a military coup led by General Tiani, who took control of Niger with the support of the army. Since then, the military has solidified its power by limiting freedoms, suspending political parties, and silencing critics. No timeline for a return to civilian rule has been announced, and Niger has dist...
South African police arrested 95 Libyan nationals in a raid on a suspected secret military training camp on Friday and authorities said they were investigating whether there were more illegal bases in other parts of the country. The camp was discovered at a farm in White River in the Mpumalanga province, about 360 kilometers (220 miles) north...
South Africa appointed its first female chief justice on Thursday, July 25. President Cyril Ramaphosa named Mandisa Maya, the current deputy chief justice, as the country's new most senior judge. Her term is due to start on Sept. 1, when she will replace Chief Justice Raymond Zondo as the head of the apex Constitutional Court. Zondo is retiri...
In the Egyptian city of Alexandria, summer visitors are flocking to the 19th book fair, a two-week event running until July 28th. Stacks upon stacks of books lined the shelves, tables and walls at a book fair held at the Egyptian coastal city of Alexandria. The event - which runs until July 28 - is held at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, the mod...
The African Union convened in Ghana on Sunday to address issues related to African integration and to establish a unified stance before engaging with the G20 and UN. Mauritania's President and current African Union Chair, Mohamed Cheikh Ghazouani, urged for the acceleration of the African integration process. He stressed the importance of exp...
