The World Bank has significantly scaled up its ambition to connect Africans to the electricity grid by 2030, from 100 million to more than 250 million, the Bank’s president said Wednesday.The development lender has estimated that around 600 million people in Africa do not currently have access to affordable, reliable electricity — a key factor …
France’s President Emmanuel Macron and his Central African counterpart Faustin-Archange Touadera on Wednesday agreed to work towards a “constructive partnership” after a fallout over growing Russian influence in the former colony.Touadera, who looks set to seek a third term next year, was on his second visit to Paris in months to ease tensions after a …
A Kenyan court on Wednesday ordered doctors and the government to reach an agreement within 48 hours to end a nationwide strike that is now in its fifth week. Doctors at public hospitals downed their tools in mid-March over pay and working conditions, disrupting services for thousands of patients.At the centre of the row is a …
Chanting and clapping as they dance to the haunting rhythm of drums, the inhabitants of Harar, a fortified Ethiopian city seemingly frozen in time, celebrate the festival of Shuwalid, keeping centuries-old traditions alive.Shuwalid — which means the “feast of Shuwal”, the month which follows Ramadan in the Muslim calendar — marks the end of six …
The government of Burundi and the United Nations have launched an appeal for financial aid to cope with the “devastating effects” of months of relentless rainfall that has displaced nearly 100,000 people. East Africa has been experiencing torrential rains in recent weeks that have cost the lives of at least 58 people in Tanzania in the …
Burundi appeals for aid as rains, floods displace 100,000Wed, 17 Apr 2024 13:46:00 GMT Read More »
Abidjan’s soaring Alassane Ouattara bridge lit up at night in the colours of the national flag is Ivory Coast’s jewel in the crown after years of investment.Roads, tower blocks, the installation of electricity, bridges — the economic capital today is barely recognisable from 10 years ago.Robust economic growth has again made Ivory Coast a regional …
Behind the growth, Ivory Coast’s debt fuels debateWed, 17 Apr 2024 10:10:42 GMT Read More »
“Our history and our identity have been erased,” laments Samira after the destruction of her birthplace in the historic Piassa district in the heart of Ethiopia’s capital.In recent weeks, bulldozers have torn down countless buildings in Piassa — some dating back a century — as part of a modernisation drive by the authorities.Many parts of …
At a South African wine farm, dry, uprooted grapevines are stacked at the bottom of a hilly stretch of brown fallow land. Much of the vineyard is being replanted to better cope with climate change, which is projected to bring rarer but more violent rainfall to this wine-loving corner of the world. From Australia to California, France, …
Countries on Tuesday pledged more than $610 million to address the “critical” humanitarian situation in Ethiopia, where more than 21 million people need aid and a dire food crisis is deepening.The donor conference at the United Nations’ European headquarters had sought to raise significant pledges towards the $1 billion the UN has said is urgently …
Donor nations pledge over $610 mn for crisis-hit EthiopiaTue, 16 Apr 2024 18:01:52 GMT Read More »
The UN appealed Tuesday for pledges to address the “critical” humanitarian situation in Ethiopia, where more than 21 million people need aid and a dire food crisis is deepening.A donor conference at the United Nations’ European headquarters Tuesday afternoon aims to raise significant pledges towards the $1 billion urgently needed to cover aid for just …
UN says $1bn in aid urgently needed for crisis-hit EthiopiaTue, 16 Apr 2024 15:26:15 GMT Read More »
