Avellon Williams & Ekeomah Atuonwu An important symbol of Africa’s cultural heritage is the traditional African hairstyle Braids. Cultures are distinguished by their differences. Braids played a significant role in ancient African societies. It is something beyond a hairstyle; it recognizes an individual’s clan, just as their age, conjugal status, abundance, power, and religion, among different parts of […]
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Renson Mwakandana Prior to voting day on Tuesday, August 9, the front-runners in Kenya’s presidential election have been making one last push for support. Deputy President William Ruto, of the Kenya Kwanza Alliance, held a rally at the 30,000-seat Nyayo National Stadium in the nation’s capital, Nairobi, where he positioned himself as the contrast of the existing quo and the greatest […]
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Renson Mwakandana Although the country of Sudan is frequently associated with violence, it also offers a variety of interesting sights, including the meeting point of the Blue and White Niles as well as historic temples and pyramids. Sudan now wants to make use of the enormous tourism potential. The nation’s tourism minister, Dr. Babiker Mohammed, stated that: “We […]
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Thandisizwe Mgudlwa – Cape Town, SA ARTISINAL FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE ANNUAL PRODUCTION IS 5.2 MILLION TONNES, VALUE OF USD 5.8 BILLION – FISH INDUSTRIES EMPLOYS 5.4 MILLION PEOPLE Over four hundred people joined the live audience for a Twitter Spaceaudio dialogue to celebrate the INTERNATIONAL YEAR of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture (IYAFA 2022) hosted by […]
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Grace Ossongo – Yaoundé, Cameroon On September 5th 2021, Colonel Mamady Doumbouya overthrew president Alpha Conde of Guinea 🇬🇳 in a military coup and immediately established military rule. This was only one of a multitude of coups that took place in West Africa last year. Including coups in Mali 🇲🇱 and Burkina Faso 🇧🇫 whose […]
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Renson Mwakandana Over the last ten years, healthy life expectancy increased in Africa at the greatest rate worldwide. However, the improvements made are seriously threatened by the absence of sustainable funding for health systems. Between 2000 and 2019, Africa saw the largest rise in the number of years a person is in a good condition of health. […]
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Thandisizwe Mgudlwa – Cape Town, SA WITH MORE THAN 100 MILLION FANS ACROSS AFRICA, THE PARTNERSHIP AIMS TO BOOST THE GAME ACROSS THE CONTINENT The average age in Africa is 19 years and sport, specifically basketball 🏀, is a passion point for more than 100 million fans across the continent. In recent years we have […]
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Renson Mwakandana The Democratic Republic of the Congo has requested that the UN peacekeeping mission’s spokesperson (Monusco) leave the country, signaling a breakdown in ties that has been sparked by protests against the foreign soldiers. Mathias Gillmann, who has represented the mission in its fight against local protesters, is being expelled due to “indelicate and […]
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Renson Mwakandana Two rounds of legislative elections resulted in 111 of the 151 seats in the Congo’s National Assembly going to the Congolese Labor Party (PCT), according to results released on Tuesday by the Minister of Territorial Administration. Observers said that there was a poor voter turnout at the polls. The rate of voter turnout […]
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Thandisizwe Mgudlwa – Cape Town, SA AFRICAN DELEGATES CHART THE WAY FORWARD IN CREATING CLEAN CITIES “SDG indicator 11.6.1 baselining survey and action planning supported by UN-Habitat informed the governments and other stakeholders. This led to new funding mobilisation to various projects to tackle plastic pollution”, said Godfrey Nato, County Executive Committee Member of Mombasa […]
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