AFRICA

What the inauguration of Kagame for another term told about the Rwanda he is building THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | And so it was that on August 11 we were in Kigali for President Paul Kagame’s inauguration. It happened that a well-known Rwandan with Ugandan roots hosted a wedding of …

Elegu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Health officials in Amuru District are investigating a suspected case of Mpox disease,  reported at the Uganda-South Sudan border town of Elegu over the weekend. Dr. Alfred Okello, the Acting Amuru District Health Officer says a Ugandan male adult was taken into isolation on …

Cassava Technologies ups the ante with a dedicated AI business unit amid an anticipated spike in demand for custom AI trained on confidential corporate data. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | The recent launch of Cassava AI by Africa-focused technology firm, Cassava Technologies is one more sign that continent needs …

  KHARTOUM | Xinhua |  Sudan’s Transitional Sovereign Council on Sunday said the government will send a delegation to Cairo, Egypt, for talks on implementing the Jeddah agreement signed in May 2023. “Based on contacts with the U.S. government, represented in the U.S. Special Envoy for Sudan Tom Perriello, and …

JOHANNESBURG | Xinhua | South African President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the Electricity Regulation Amendment Act into law on Friday, clearing the way for significant reforms in the country’s energy sector. The new legislation was aimed at addressing the country’s long-standing power outage challenges by far-reaching reforms, including establishing a competitive …

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa | Xinhua | The South African Department of Home Affairs on Sunday deported 95 Libyans who were arrested at a suspected illegal military training base in South Africa last month. The 95 Libyan nationals were arrested by police in July after allegedly being found doing military training …

NAIROBI | Xinhua | The Kenyan Ministry of Health said on Friday that it has ramped up surveillance measures across the country to detect all suspected cases of mpox, which has emerged as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) amid a surge in cross-border transmissions. Health Cabinet Secretary …

Prospects for high-tech manufacturing beckon for Africa as the United States moves to secure critical supply chains and cultivate a robust new frontier in the global semiconductor market. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | Africa could finally insert itself into the chip-making value chain as the U.S. taps Kenya for …

PRETORIA | TASS | The epidemic of mpox (the new name of monkey pox) that has broken out in Africa requires a coordinated global response, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) said in a statement. “The mpox epidemic is a stark reminder that viruses know …

KIGALI, Rwanda | Xinhua | Gertrude Kazarwa, a member of parliament (MP) from the opposition Liberal Party, was elected the Speaker of the Rwandan Parliament Wednesday during its inaugural session. It came after the swearing-in ceremony of the newly elected lawmakers for a five-year mandate following last month’s legislative elections. …