Kenya sinks into a debt spiral
Kenya’s public debt has increased by more than $11 billion in one year, according to the Central Bank. A fiscal situation aggravated by the Covid-19 […]
Articles by Steven Addamah
South Africa receives its first doses of Covid-19 vaccine
A plane carrying 1 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine landed in Johannesburg on Monday, February 1. The doses were delivered by an Indian laboratory licensed […]
Ethiopia: The leader of the TPLF Debretsion Ghebremichael reappears
While rumors were circulating that he was dead, the leader of what is now the armed rebellion in Tigray, Debretsion Ghebremichael, broadcast a long message […]
Somalia: Shebabs attack on Afrik Hotel cost life to General Mohamed Nur Galaal
An attack took place on Sunday, January 31 in Mogadishu. It targeted a hotel in the center of the capital, not far from the international […]
Investments: A good year 2020 for African start-ups despite the pandemic
Against the backdrop of a year 2020 that saw foreign direct investment fall worldwide, and 18% decline in Africa, the African tech sector is celebrating. […]
Sudan: U.S. Africa Command’s No. 2 visiting the country
This is a new step in the rapprochement between the United States and Sudan. The second in command of the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), Andrew […]
Nigerian president replaces key army chiefs
On Tuesday, January 26, Nigeria was the scene of a spectacular sweep through the ranks of the army. The Head of State, President Buhari, decided […]
Ghana: Funeral rites of former president Jerry Rawlings began in Accra
Two months after the death of former president Jerry Rawlings on November 12, 2020 in Accra, his funeral rites finally began this Sunday, January 24 […]
Uganda: Still under blockade, Bobi Wine lodges complaint against the State
The singer’s lawyers are pleading before the High Court of Justice in Kampala on Thursday to demand his release. President Yoweri Museveni’s main rival is […]
Covid-19: African countries experience a second wave
The case-fatality rate of the coronavirus on the continent is 2.5%, compared to 2.2% worldwide. The second wave of the Covid-19 epidemic is proving more […]