Ghana: U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris “very excited about Africa’s future
Kamala Harris arrived in Accra on Sunday, March 26. The U.S. Vice President begins a tour of the continent until April 2, with a three-day […]
Tanzania
Marburg virus kills five people in Tanzania
A mysterious disease that killed five people in Tanzania has been identified as coming from the Marburg virus, a cousin of Ebola that also causes […]
Tanzania investigates mysterious illness that killed 5 people
Tanzania has asked medical experts to investigate a mysterious “communicable” disease that has already killed five people in the country, authorities said. The disease has […]
Moroccans denounce Kaïs Saïed’s “racist” speech against migrants
Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed has made extremely hateful and racist remarks against African migrants who arrive in his country on their way to Europe. After […]
Tanzania gives green light to construction of controversial oil pipeline
Tanzania on Tuesday gave the go-ahead for the construction of a $3.5 billion oil pipeline as part of a controversial mega-project to transport hydrocarbons from […]
Tanzania: books contrary to “moral standards” banned from schools
The Tanzanian government has banned several children’s books on sex education from schools, accusing them of violating the “cultural and moral norms” of this East […]
South African police has arrested suspected kidnapper from Mozambique
A man wanted for leading a group that carried out kidnappings with ransom demands in Mozambique was arrested on Saturday night at a luxury condominium […]
Mega-projects in Uganda and Tanzania: TotalEnergies on trial in France
The French group was summoned on Wednesday before the Paris court by six NGOs who accuse it of failing in its “duty of care” on […]
Kenyan Parliament approves deployment of 900 troops to DRC
Kenya’s Parliament has approved the deployment of 903 troops as part of an East African regional force to stabilize eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), […]
Tanzania: 19 dead in the crash of a plane into Lake Victoria
Tanzania is in mourning after a Precision Air Flight crashed in the northwestern part of the country on Sunday morning, November 6. The plane crashed […]