AFRICA

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Africa should strive and start a continental media outlet that would promote African interests, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has said. He said this while delivering a lecture on opportunities to a visiting delegation of Senior Military Officers from the National Defense College of Kenya led …

🌟 #FIFAWorldCup 2022 ✳ TODAY – Quarterfinals ⚽ Morocco vs Portugal ⚽ England vs France Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Atlas Lions, the Morocco national football team this evening takes on Portugal in the quarter-finals of the ongoing FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 at Al-Thumama Stadium in the South of Doha. The Moroccans will …

African football fans are keeping up with the World Cup 2022 games from their mobile devices on the back of rapid smartphone penetration, high-speed internet and increased VPN usage on the continent. Doha, Qatar | BIRD AGENCY |  Sports content is being democratised in Africa with more bespoke over-the-top (OTT) …

United Nations | Xinhua | In the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) last week, M23 rebels killed at least 131 civilians, including 17 women and 12 children, a UN spokesman said on Thursday. “An additional 8 people were shot and wounded, 60 people were abducted and at least 22 …

Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) said Wednesday the illicit trafficking in cultural property harms Africa’s identity. Hubert Gijzen, UNESCO Regional Director for Eastern Africa said in a speech read on his behalf by Misako Ito, the Regional Adviser for Communication and Information …

United Nations | Xinhua | The UN mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has launched a human rights inquiry into alleged M23 violence against civilians, a UN spokeswoman said on Tuesday. The mission, known as MONUSCO, was joined by the UN Joint Human Rights Office to look into …

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | Xinhua | The East African Community (EAC) has handed over laboratory equipment to member states of the regional bloc as part of a project aimed at improving regional trade in seed potatoes in eastern Africa, the EAC said in statement on Tuesday. The statement said the …

  Geneva, Switzerland | THE INDEPENDENT |  The EU-funded “Lives in Dignity” Grant Facility has awarded a €1.8 million grant to the project, COMPASS: Cross-border Opportunities for Migration, Peace, And Self-Sustenance in South Sudan and Uganda. Uganda hosts a large number of those displaced from South Sudan – up to …

Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | A new round of peace talks between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) government and representatives of major rebel groups ended in the Kenyan capital city Nairobi on Tuesday with participants agreeing on a raft of issues including the unconditional release of prisoners. The third Inter-Congolese …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | To support universal and affordable broadband access in Africa, and the opportunities that come with increased connectivity, IFC announced a loan to Airtel Africa to help connect millions of new subscribers to mobile internet in six African countries. IFC will provide six of Airtel Africa’s …