(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – At least thirty-seven people died in violent clashes between Ugandan security forces and supporters of opposition presidential candidate Bobi Wine this week, marking a particularly violent start to the country’s election season. Two days of protests were sparked by Wine’s arrest ahead of a political rally in the run-up to January 14’s […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved grants worth $28.233 million for Sudan to shore up the country’s health system to effectively respond and contain the vagaries of COVID-19 pandemic. The grants which are being provided under the African Development Bank’s COVID-19 Response Facility is aimed at mitigating the social and economic impacts […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Fear of a new Covid-19 wave has gripped Zimbabwe as new cases started rising again, with 100 pupils from a high school outside the second largest city of Bulawayo and seven university students in Chinhoyi outside Harare testing positive in the last two days. New cases seemed to slow down in September […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Union of Workers of Mali (UNTM), the largest trade union in the country, is observing a 72-hour strike started on Wednesday, after the failure of negotiations with the government, the general-secretary, Yacouba Katilé, has announced. “The UNTM waited for the government for more than 10 days to find a common […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Chair of the United States House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Keren Bass (D-CA), along with 52 other Members of Congress, have called for a halt to the deportations of Cameroonian asylum seekers. When the House was alerted that Africa asylum seekers from Cameroon and other African countries will be […]
(AFRICANEXAMINER) – South Africa has issued an arrest warrant for a controversial millionaire preacher, Shepherd Bushiri, who faces fraud charges after he fled to his native country, Malawi. Shepherd Bushiri has skipped bail in South Africa and fled the country to Malawi, with his wife Mary. Earlier this month they were released on bail after […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gunmen killed at least 34 people in a “gruesome” attack on a passenger bus in western Ethiopia, a part of the country that has recently seen a spate of deadly assaults on civilians, the national human rights body said Sunday. The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) said in a statement that “the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President of African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has harped on the need to accelerate the development of renewable energy in Africa. Dr. Adesina who made observation on Wednesday at the Finance in Common Summit hosted by the President of France, Emmanuel Macron and UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres for the […]
Former President of Ghana Jerry Rawlings has died at the age of 73. According to reports from Ghana, the former president died in hospital in the capital, Accra, after a short illness. He died of COVID-19 complications African Examiner writes that Rawlings ruled Ghana from 1981 to 2001 He led two coups, first in 1979, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Libyan ministry of foreign affairs of the Government of National Accord on Wednesday announced it had agreed with its Tunisian counterpart to open their air spaces and land borders from Saturday, after months of suspension. A letter from the office of the deputy minister of Foreign Affairs to the Minister of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bona Panek Biar, governor of Warrap on Wednesday said 16 civilians were killed and scores wounded in South Sudan’s northern Warrap region following clashes over cattle. Biar disclosed that the civilians were killed during clashes over cattle that erupted from Sunday until Tuesday between the Jalwau and Luanyjang clans of the Dinka […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), a supra-national organization comprising countries around the greater horn of Africa region on Wednesday warned that the region may fail to realize food and nutrition security for farmers and herders amidst suppressed October to December rains. IGAD, which comprise Djibouti, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kenya, Somalia, the Sudan, South Sudan and Uganda as member states, made […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The African Development Bank (AfDB) has signed a grant agreement with the Ministry of Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) and Innovation in Rwanda to support the East African nation’s Coding Academy. The Rwanda Coding Academy (RCA) was set up to develop top technology talent to drive a booming, innovation-driven digital economy in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Philips, a global leader in health technology has joined forces with the African Union (AU) to strengthen healthcare infrastructure and access to care in AU Member States. The new partnership which was announced in Amsterdam today is also aimed at improving access to medical equipment by AU Member States and access to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – In an effort to prevent smuggling that is rampant at the country’s borders, the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has come up with a deliberate policy that seeks to compel all importers especially of vehicles to clear them in advance. Zimbabwe has been losing millions of dollars to smuggling that is exacerbated by […]
Seye Oladejo, the APC Publicity Secretary in Lagos State, in a statement on Sunday stated that Gov. Sanwo-Olu will concentrate on his duties and not be distracted stressing that the unfortunate incident that happened in the state in the past two weeks should not be politicized. “The call for resignation remains the wish of a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The police in Tanzanian, on Monday arrested several opposition politicians for allegedly planning illegal demonstrations after accusing the ruling party of rigging the general election. Special police zone commander, Lazaro Mambosasa, told journalists in the commercial capital, that among those arrested are Chadema party national chairman Freeman Mbowe and several other leading […]
Photo: Zimbabwe’s Chief Justice, Luke Malaba (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Zimbabwe judiciary looks headed to the doldrums as judges have alleged victimization by the Chief Justice, Luke Malaba who they accuse of giving himself sweeping powers and punishing any dissenting voices. The case of a suspended High Court judge Justice Erica Ndewere who is accused […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The case of detained Zimbabwe Miners Federation president Henrietta Rushwaya who was arrested while attempting to smuggle 6kg of gold has attracted the attention of Britain with the former colonial master hinting on intensifying sanctions. The House of Lords during the week discussed about the matter and accused Zimbabwe leadership of failing […]
By Dr. John Nkengasong and Amira Elfadil Mohammed Elfadil Everyone knows by now that due to a combination of leadership, environment, social ecology, demographics and as yet unknown biological and other factors, Africa has been spared the worst of the havoc that COVID-19 has wreaked on other parts of the globe and was predicted to […]
