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Rough election climate emerges in Uganda
This month's general elections in Uganda, widely expected to be won by President Yoweri Museveni, are held in a rough climate, with the opposition crying fraud and the army getting ...
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African Union chief No comment on North Africa
The opposition of Equatorial Guinea today denounced President Teodoro Obiang Ngeuma, who is also the current African Union (AU) President, for keeping quiet on the North African ...
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Hurry to implement East African single currency
The five states making up the East African Community (EAC) are in a hurry to prepare for their common currency, which according to plans is to be introduced already next year. Experts now see how they can fast-track the ...
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African Cyclists Compete in First Ever Tour of Democratic Republic of Congo
An international bike race is on our radar for our Geo Quiz. No, not the Tour de France. This one isn’t nearly as well-known. We’re talking about the ';Tour of the DRC'; – as in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Nine cycling teams are competing including riders from Tanzania, Rwanda, and Congo. The race course is about 500 miles long. One highlight will be when ...
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Champions Trophy England thrash South Africa to reach final
England Hosts England cruised into the ICC Champions Trophy final with a seven-wicket win at The Oval after South Africa once again underlined their reputation as cricket's 'chokers'.Alastair's Cook men outplayed the Proteas after electing to bowl on an overcast day at a venue where England had lost to West Indies in the final of the same event in 2004.South Africa was ...
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Kenya Car Importers Oppose Import Tax
MOTOR vehicle importers have opposed the proposed 1.5 per cent railway development tax to be levied on imported goods as contained in the budget. They now want President Uhuru Kenyatta to intervene to ensure the tax is shelved saying this will push up the cost of imported goods like fuel, wheat, cars, rice, diapers and infant formula. The tax is expected to give Treasury Sh15 billion towards ...
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Kenya U.S.$46.7 Million for Kakamega Hospital Renovation
CHINESE investors will collaborate with the Kakamega county government to upgrade the Kakamega Provincial General Hospital to a referral status at a cost of Sh4 billion, governor Wycliffe Oparanya has said. Oparanya said his government has allocated Sh411 million towards the upgrade adding that negotiations with Chinese provincial governments are ongoing. "The hospital will handle ...
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Kenya Clearing Agents Seek Presidents Audience On Port Inefficiency
CUSTOMS and clearing agents have appealed to President Uhuru Kenyatta to address inefficiency at the port of Mombasa. The agents say the president should listen to their explanation on port's inefficiency and insecurity of cargo. The agents lauded the president's concern on the port and the recent visit by Transport Cabinet Secretary Michael Kamau. "We need to tell the ...
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Uganda Why Kenya Lags Behind Tanzania Rwanda and Uganda in Growth - World Bank Report
KENYA has lagged behind its peers in the East African Community in terms of economic growth for the last ten years, the World Bank says. In fact, according to the bank's latest Kenya Economic Update, the country's economic growth rate has not matched, even once, Africa's growth rate in the the past decade, though the two were close in most years. Kenya's annual growth rate ...
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Africa Study - Rotavirus Vaccines Work Well in Developing Countries
British Medical Journal , shows that children who were vaccinated against rotavirus were 70 percent less likely to be hospitalized for rotavirus diarrhea compared to unvaccinated children. The vaccines also provided broad protection against rotavirus--even against strains of the virus not included in the vaccine--through the first two years of life, when children face the greatest risk of death ...
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Somalias president offers amnesty to pirates
"We have been negotiating with the pirates indirectly through the elders," President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud told AFP. "Piracy has to end." Mohamud, elected by lawmakers six months ago, said that he wanted to offer an "alternative means of earning a living" to young Somalis who have taken up the gun to join pirate gangs in the Horn of Africa country. However, ...
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Ethiopia crackdown on opposition to prevent protests
The Ethiopian opposition reports that over 250 of its central members have been arrested during the week. The arrests are seen in connection with a planned mass ...
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Ethiopias Ogaden rebels issue famine alert
Rebel groups in Ogaden fighting the Ethiopian government warn of a "severe drought" in the region, which could develop into famine. They claim government is withholding ...
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Mauritius foresees strengthened growth
The Mauritian economy has performed better than expected, with an increase of 4 percent in real growth at market prices in 2010, new statistics show. Growth in 2011 would be even ...
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Concerns over Congos ill-prepared elections
Congo Kinshasa (DRC) authorities plan to hold the 5 December constitutional deadline to hold elections, but observers warn the vast country is in no way prepared to do ...
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Dhoinine confirmed as Comoros new President
Ikililou Dhoinine today was confirmed by the Constitutional Court as the rightful winner of the Comoros presidential election in December. The court turned down a massively documented complaint from the ...
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Police troops stop Equatorial Guinea protests
After banning the planned mass protests in Equatorial Guinea, government sent out massive police forces to prevent the opposition from taking to the streets ...
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Mayotte issue to split or join Comoros France
Despite heavy protests from Comoros, the Comoran island Mayotte soon will become a department and an integrated part of France. The move could further divide France and Comoros, or bring them closer ...
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Calls for protests in Equatorial Guinea
One of Equatorial Guinea's major opposition parties is planning a protest in favour of pro-democracy reforms and basic human rights in one of Africa's most dictatorial ...
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Congo halts oil exploration in Virunga Park
The government of Congo Kinshasa (DRC) has suspended the highly controversial oil exploration programme in the unique Virunga National Park, a World Heritage ...
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Cameroon limits social media services
The government of Cameroon has ordered mobile operator MTN to suspend an SMS service that had proven a powerful tool for protest movements in North ...
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Large-scale logging underway in DR Congo
New decisions by the Congo Kinshasa government, lifting a 9-year moratorium, mean that up to 25 million hectares of rainforest could be sacrificed for industrial ...
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Uganda opposition wins Kampala mayor vote
In the first-ever significant opposition election victory, Erias Lukwago was declared winner of the polls in Kampala, the capital of Uganda. But the powers of the mayor's office have been ...
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Libya could produce more solar power than oil
Libya could generate approximately five times the amount of energy from solar power than it currently produces in crude oil, according to researchers. This would be achieved from only 0.1 percent of the desert country's ...
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Rwanda wins Burkina loses corruption fight
Chantal Uwimana, the Africa Director of Transparency International, explains afrol News why the corruption situation Rwanda is strongly improving, while Burkina Faso seemingly is loosing the fight against ...
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