AFRICA

Nairobi, Kenya | XINHUA | During an outdoor learning session in a school located some 13 kilometers away from the bustling downtown section of Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, learners cheerfully take part in an assortment of activities as teachers look on intently. The teachers reveal that such outdoor engagements are crucial …

  Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | THE INDEPENDENT |  President Yoweri Museveni has urged African political leaders and African people in general to shun the politics of identity that characterized most of the post-independence Africa. He noted that politic of identity that was mostly based on tribes and religions were counterproductive, diversionary …

London, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | At least one politician and eight companies whose beneficial owners are in Uganda have been cited in the Pandora Papers released today by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists-ICIJ. Journalists from across the world including Uganda reviewed 11.9 million records from 14 different offshore …

Ethiopia PM Abiy sworn in for new five-year term Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | Ethiopia’s incumbent Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed was sworn in on Monday for a new five-year term in office. The swearing-in ceremony was held as part of the first day of the Ethiopian House of Peoples’ …

Jerusalem, Israel | Xinhua | A first-ever commercial flight of Egypt’s flagship carrier EgyptAir landed in Israel on Sunday after taking off from Cairo, according to a report by Israel’s state-owned Kan TV news. EgyptAir’s new route will include four weekly round-trip flights between Cairo International Airport and Ben Gurion Airport …

Algiers, Algeria | Xinhua | Algeria on Saturday decided to recall its ambassador to France for consultations over controversial statements of French President Emmanuel Macron earlier in the day. “Algeria recalls its ambassador in Paris, Mohamed Antar-Daoud, for consultations, and a press release will be announced on the issue,” according a …

Juba, South Sudan | Xinhua | South Sudan on Friday lauded the decision by the Ugandan government to scrap visa requirement for travelers from the country. South Sudan’s Foreign Affairs Ministry said in a statement issued in Juba that the country’s nationals will now be free to travel to Uganda without …

Abuja, Nigeria | Xinhua | Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday said he had directed that the ban of Twitter’s operations in the country be lifted, but only if the California-based microblogging giant meets certain conditions given by the government. In an Independence Day broadcast to mark Nigeria’s 61st independence anniversary, …

Luanda, Angola | Xinhua |  Angola on Thursday made it mandatory for citizens 18 years or older to take the COVID-19 vaccine by Oct. 15. “All citizens over 18 years of age are required to go to the vaccination posts,” Adao de Almeida, state minister and chief of staff of …

Abuja, Nigeria | Xinhua | Nigeria’s apex bank has said it is postponing the proposed launch of the country’s digital currency, e-Naira, to an unspecified date. In a statement late Thursday, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said the delay was due to other activities lined up to commemorate the …