AFRICA

East Africa Pamoja Wins Bid Cairo, Egypt | THE INDEPENDENT | The East Africa Pamoja consortium, comprising Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania, has been awarded the privilege of hosting the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations. Patrice Motsepe, the president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) made the announcement following a CAF …

His government has had to create routines and institutions that remind Ugandans of their recent history of brutality and killings ANALYSIS | DEREK R. PETERSON | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni – Africa’s fourth-longest-serving head of state in 2023 – has cemented his place in history. He brought an end to two …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Museveni has revealed that the Uganda Peoples Defense Force (UPDF) has killed a notorious Allied Democratic Force (ADF) commander Meddie Nkalubo, in a recent raid on the ADF camps in the Eastern DR Congo. Using his (formerly Twitter) X handle on September 23rd 2023, …

Dar es salaam, Tanzania | Xinhua | Sports ministers from Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda convened here on Friday to discuss their joint bid to host the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). A statement from Tanzania’s Ministry of Culture, Arts and Sports indicated that the ministers’ meeting came ahead of the …

Khartoum, Sudan | Xinhua | The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on Friday said that some 5.3 million have fled from the war in Sudan since mid-April when the conflict broke out between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). “With …

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | The number of people arriving in Ethiopia due to the conflict in Sudan has reached 81,095, according to the UN migration agency. As of Sept. 16, a total of 81,095 crossings had been made by returnees, refugees and asylum seekers from conflict-affected Sudan to its …

African carriers are introducing larger aircraft and replacing older fleets to meet rising passenger traffic, largely driven by strengthening domestic post-COVID demand and expanding regional networks, according to an international trade association. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | Over the next two decades, Africa’s jet fleet is projected to more …

Africa’s leading avocado producer and exporter is on a roll, following a 2022 entry into the lucrative China market. The first shipment of Kenyan avocados into India means Kenya has tapped two key world markets amid surging global demand for the fruit. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | Kenya has …

Harare, Zimbabwe | Xinhua | Zimbabwe imported less electricity after supplies were boosted by a new 300-megawatt generator completed in March by a Chinese firm at the country’s largest power plant. Zimbabwe imported a total of 2,303.6 gigawatt hours (GWh) of electricity in 2022, and 863.4 GWh in the first …

New York, US | Xinhua |  The UN relief chief warned on Wednesday that allowing the conflict in Sudan to descend into a full-blown civil war could be a human tragedy. “If urgent international action is not taken, the crisis threatens to deteriorate into a catastrophe that could engulf, will …