African leaders must treat plastic pollution as an urgent public health crisis ANALYSIS | SOPHIE MASIKA & LORRAINE MUGAMBI-NYABOGA | Microplastics are all around us. In the air we breathe, the food we eat, the water we drink. Those tiny fragments of broken-down plastic waste, are now part of our everyday …
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The foundation is also investing $40 million to help several African manufacturers produce new messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines on the continent Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | THE INDEPENDENT | Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, announced plans to allocate the majority of his estimated $200 billion fortune over …
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CHANGSHA, CHINA | Xinhua | On a bustling street in Changsha, capital of central China’s Hunan Province, a cafe buzzes with activity as order slips are spit out from the machine and a line of customers stretches toward the door. What captures people’s attention most isn’t the launch of new …
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NAIROBI, KENYA | Xinhua | The call for Africa to move beyond being merely a supplier of raw materials in the global coffee industry is growing stronger in coffee-producing countries like Kenya, Ethiopia and Uganda. One of Kenya’s strategies to achieve this goal has been the formation of smallholder coffee …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Governance of natural resources is a defining factor in the economic future of many African nations says the Extractive’s Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI). Uganda is among the countries subscribing to contract transparency under the EITI as more people demand for more transparency in oil, …
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FEATURE | Relations between China and Africa are increasingly important in understanding the dynamics that shape our world. But until now, the role of sport was overlooked. A new book, Global China and the Global Game in Africa, explores the role of football in relations between China and Africa – …
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NAIROBI, KENYA | Xinhua | In a cozy café nestled in Nairobi’s Karen district, chestnut-colored AA-grade Kenyan coffee beans are carefully ground, extracted and brewed under the focused gaze of a local barista. The bitterness transforms into something wondrous, a bright acidity blossoms, reminiscent of ripe, juicy tropical fruits. The …
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East Africa is set to lead regional performance, expanding at an average of 5.9 per cent in 2025–26, underpinned by continued momentum in Ethiopia, Rwanda, and Tanzania Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire | THE INDEPENDENT | Africa’s economy is forecast to grow from 3.3 per cent in 2024 to 3.9 per cent in 2025, …
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Why young Africans are hesitant about them and what might change their minds COMMENT | OLUWASEYI DOLAPO SOMEFUN & MARISA CASALE | Vaccines have proved to be one of the most effective tools in fighting infectious diseases, but convincing people to get vaccinated can be tough. Especially young people. During the …
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NAIROBI, KENYA | Xinhua | In a cozy café nestled in Nairobi’s Karen district, chestnut-colored AA-grade Kenyan coffee beans are carefully ground, extracted and brewed under the focused gaze of a local barista. The bitterness transforms into something wondrous, a bright acidity blossoms, reminiscent of ripe, juicy tropical fruits. The …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
