KCCA Launches Ambitious Multi-Transport Strategy to Ease Kampala Traffic
The Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has unveiled a long-term plan aimed at reducing traffic congestion in the city by expanding public transport networks and discouraging overreliance on private vehicles.…
British Royal Air Force F-35 stealth fighter jets just scored their first-ever combat kill
British forces have shot down multiple drones across the Middle East over the past 24 hours as Iran continues to retaliate against countries across the region in response to US and…
Trump warns of more Nigeria strikes if Christians ‘continue to be killed’
US President Donald Trump has warned that he could order more airstrikes on Nigeria if Christians continue to be killed…
Maxwell Gomera: It is time to give Africans a stake in African growth
When e-commerce company Jumia wanted to go public in 2019, Africa’s most celebrated start-up didn’t list in Lagos, Nairobi, Kigali or…
Rains scarce in Ivory Coast cocoa regions last week
Rains were scarce in most of top grower Ivory Coast's main cocoa regions last week and more are needed to…
Rare mountain gorilla twins born in Africa’s oldest national park
A pair of twin mountain gorillas has been born in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo - a rare occurrence…
Craig the beer-ambassador elephant dies aged 54
A Kenyan elephant believed to have been one of Africa's largest male tuskers has died of old age. The pachyderm,…
Uganda to Showcase Tourism Offerings at Sydney Roadshow
Travel advisors keen to diversify their Africa offerings are invited to attend the upcoming Explore Uganda – The Pearl of…
Mali imposes $10,000 visa bond on US visitors in tit-for-tat move
Mali has announced that US nationals visiting the West African country will be required to post a bond of up…
World Wildlife Day: The vital role of wildlife Corridors in kenya’s Conservation Efforts.
As we mark Wildlife Conservation Day, it's essential to shine a spotlight on the remarkable initiatives that have been instrumental…
KCCA Launches Ambitious Multi-Transport Strategy to Ease Kampala Traffic
The Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has unveiled a long-term plan aimed at reducing traffic congestion in the city by expanding public transport networks and discouraging overreliance on private vehicles.…
Woman jailed 6 months for cancelling promise to marry man who paid her education
Rubanda, Uganda | Fortunate Kyarikunda, a law enforcement officer at Rubanda Town Council, has been sent to prison by the Chief Magistrate’s Court in Rukungiri District for failing to compensate…
Madagascar military leader sacks cabinet in surprise move
Madagascar's military ruler Col Michael Randrianirina has dissolved the government unexpectedly, dismissing the prime minister and the entire cabinet, according to a statement from his spokesperson. "The government has ceased…
Why Botswana Is Known as the Most Peaceful Nation in Southern Africa
Unlike its neighbors on all sides, the landlocked country of Botswana has had a relatively peaceful history, free from the conflicts that ravaged the rest of Southern Africa. It is…
One beer, bed, then back on duty – the British pilot who made RAF history shooting down drones
In the clear skies above Jordan on Monday night, a British F-35 pilot made a small piece of history. Flying for four hours alongside two Typhoons, the radar picked up…
Who is Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran’s new supreme leader?
Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei who was killed in US-Israeli strikes, has been chosen as his successor. Unlike his father, the 56-year-old has largely kept a…
British Royal Air Force F-35 stealth fighter jets just scored their first-ever combat kill
British forces have shot down multiple drones across the Middle East over the past 24 hours as Iran continues to retaliate against countries across the region in response to US and…
‘No longer a blessing’ – how people of Rwanda are coping with increased rainfall and climate threats
The rain that millions of Rwanda’s poorest residents rely upon to survive is increasingly responsible for new threats to their lives. The country, known as the Land of a Thousand…
Who is Ali Larijani, the Iranian official promising a ‘lesson’ to the US?
For decades, Ali Larijani was the calm, pragmatic face of the Iranian establishment – a man who wrote books on the 18th-century German philosopher Immanuel Kant and negotiated nuclear deals…
10 most beautiful universities in Africa, according to latest ranking
For many students, university life is shaped as much by the campus environment as by the classroom. Across Africa, some institutions offer settings that are nothing short of spectacular —…
