✳ Land restoration project set for 36 districts in Karamoja, Mount Elgon and SW Uganda ✳ 350,000 farming households to be more climate resilient ✳ Initiative is to see Uganda restore 560,000 hectares of land ✳ Target is to raise the forest cover in Uganda from 13% – 15% by the year …
Read More »China, African countries to strengthen media cooperation
Beijing, China | Xinhua | The Fifth Forum on China-Africa Media Cooperation took place on Thursday in a combined online and offline mode, with delegates from the two sides agreeing to further strengthen media cooperation. Huang Kunming, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central …
Read More »TICAD 8 offers Japan a chance to rebuild influence in Africa
The Japan-Africa conference in Tunis from August 27 to 28 will give Japan a chance to get relations back on track after the upheavals of the pandemic | NEIL FORD | Japan’s relations with the African continent are again in the spotlight as the eighth Tokyo International Conference on African …
Read More »Raila: the making of a giant
The political biography of one of the most compelling politicians in postcolonial Africa THE LAST WORD | ANDREW M. MWENDA | I admire Raila Odinga. I think he is one of the most dynamic politicians in postcolonial Africa. So, I wished he would win the 2022 presidential elections in …
Read More »Cooperation with China helps promote connectivity, poverty alleviation in Africa
Modernization of critical infrastructures like roads, railways, seaports and airports has been a central feature of China-Africa cooperation Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | When the Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) was launched on May 31, 2017, Grace Wambui, a middle-aged Kenyan trader, could thus transport her goods seamlessly to earn profit. …
Read More »America-Africa relations
Is there really a paradigm shift and why, following Blinken visit, the answer seems to be yes COMMENT | GILBERT M. KHADIAGALA | U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s whirlwind visit to three African countries is the second in less than 12 months. In November 2021 he visited key U.S. …
Read More »Pioneer crypto exchange moves to spread blockchain technology
Crypto adoption in Africa is catching attention of many venture funds, crypto firms | THE INDEPENDENT | Binusu, a Local Cryptocurrency exchange, and pioneer of fiat to crypto exchange in Uganda has unveiled new features to provide users in Uganda with top-notch services in Fiat to Crypto Exchange. “Our objective …
Read More »Museveni’s relation with Biden’s America
The key recent events that matter NEWS ANALYSIS | THE INDEPENDENT | U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s recent visit to Africa appears to have cemented the growing perception of a diminished geo-political stature for President Yoweri Museveni. On his second visit to Africa, Blinken from August 7 to 12 …
Read More »It takes more than rhetoric for US to woo Africa: The Guardian
London, UK | Xinhua | Though U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken struck the right note on his three-nation tour in Africa, it will take more than rhetoric to strengthen partnerships on the continent, The Guardian has commented. During his second visit to the continent which aimed to continue rebuilding …
Read More »WHO appeals for 123.7 mln USD to respond to health needs in Horn of Africa
Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | The World Health Organization (WHO) has appealed for 123.7 million U.S. dollars to respond to the urgent health needs of millions of people in the greater Horn of Africa facing an acute food crisis until December. The funds will go toward urgent measures to protect lives, …
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