Strike shuts down Congo’s oil facilities
Workers of oil companies operating in Congo have begun an unlimited strike over wage demands, paralyzing the sector which accounts for more than 80% of […]
COVID-19
It’s time for the G7 to deliver on Africa
This year’s G7 leaders’ summit, which began yesterday in Schloss Elmau in the Bavarian Alps and is set to conclude on Tuesday 28 July is […]
Africa’s first messenger RNA vaccine plant inaugurated in Kigali
Africa’s first messenger RNA vaccine factory was inaugurated in Rwanda on Thursday, with the aim of producing treatments for Covid-19 and other diseases for millions […]
Kenya’s Vice-president promises to expel some Chinese if elected President
Kenya’s Vice-president and presidential candidate William Ruto has said he will deport Chinese nationals from jobs that could be done by Kenyans if he is […]
Lifting of patents for Covid-19 vaccines
After intense negotiations between its 164 members, the World Trade Organization (WTO) reached an agreement that includes a five-year waiver of patents on vaccines against […]
AFCON qualifiers: CAF reinstates Sao Tome after appeal
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) announced on June 1, 2022 that its appeal panel has finally ruled in favor of the Federation of Sao […]
Togo reopens its land borders after two years of closure
Togo reopened Tuesday its land borders with Ghana, Benin and Burkina Faso, closed for more than two years because of the coronavirus epidemic, the government […]
Covid: Aspenovax, the made in South Africa vaccine rejected by Africa
The serum manufactured in South Africa is piling up in its production plant because there are no takers. Yet the African continent that it is […]
Economy: Kenyan businesses worried about elections and war in Ukraine
Kenya’s Ministry of Finance presented a $28 billion budget this week. The aim is to revive an economy hit by the loss of hundreds of […]
South Africa: End of restrictions linked to the Covid pandemic
President Cyril Ramaphosa announced earlier this week that all legal restrictions related to the Covid-19 pandemic would end at midnight, stressing that it was time […]