Armed with a bamboo ink pen and a steady hand, Ethiopian Orthodox priest Zelalem Mola carefully copies text in the ancient Ge’ez language from a religious book onto a goatskin parchment. This painstaking task is preserving an ancient tradition, all the while bringing him closer to God, says the 42-year-old. At the Hamere Berhan Institute […]

Kenya reaches an agreement with the IMF to access $1 billion in credit as the government is cash-strapped. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said it has reached a staff-level agreement with Kenya that would provide the cash-strapped government with access to another $1 billion in credit. Kenya is labouring under a public debt mountain of […]

Sporadic artillery fire still echoed in Sudan’s capital Tuesday may 23rd but residents said fighting had calmed. Sporadic artillery fire still echoed in Sudan’s capital Tuesday may 23rd but residents said fighting had calmed following a US and Saudi-brokered ceasefire, raising faint hopes in the embattled city. In the sixth week of the war, witnesses […]

Amidst the ongoing civil war in Sudan, questions about effective mediation and the choice of mediator have become paramount. Questions about who mediates in a conflict – and when – are crucial. Mediation is about trust, an awareness of regional realities and insights into complex politics. It should happen before conflict reaches a mutually damaging […]

Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has concluded a signing agreement to make Cape Town and Nairobi sister cities, with a shared mission to be the ‘undisputed economic hubs’ of their respective regions on Tuesday. The ceremony took place in Nairobi with the Governor of Nairobi City County Johnson Sakaja in attendance. Mayor Hill-Lewis was adamant […]

Social media in the West African state of Guinea on Tuesday 23rd May, 2023 launched a one-day boycott of news. Social media in the West African state of Guinea on Tuesday 23rd May, 2023 launched a one-day boycott of news in protest at press and internet restrictions by the junta. Espace TV and Kalac TV […]

Premature twin babies mutilated after their death by nurses in Tanzania, leaving their mother in shock. Four nurses in the western region of Tanzania’s Tabora are to be charged in court with harvesting organs from twin babies. The mother of the babies found her babies’ eyes gouged out and parts of their skin peeled off from […]

Nigeria’s energy supply crisis may soon find a solution in the form of the newly established Dangote petroleum refinery. Nigeria’s new Dangote petroleum refinery is Africa’s biggest – it will produce 650,000 barrels a day, giving it the potential to address the country’s energy supply crisis. Owned by Nigerian industrialist and Africa’s richest man, Aliko […]

More than a dozen people, thought to be mostly shepherds, have been killed in an attack in eastern Burkina Faso, security and local sources told AFP on Monday 22nd of May 2023. On Sunday “several dozen terrorists attacked the outskirts of Kompienga” — the capital of the province of the same name — and killed […]

Infrastructure-led development is one of the main focus in Africa. The African Union’s flagship Agenda 2063 initiative prioritises it. Infrastructure-led development is one of the main focus in Africa. The African Union’s flagship Agenda 2063 initiative prioritises large-scale infrastructure development and promises to “link the continent by rail, road, sea and air”. This is being […]

Consumers are under a lot of financial strain. The World Economic Forum reports that the cost-of-living crisis is affecting people across the globe. With food and fuel prices rising, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to keep financially afloat. On top of that, salaries aren’t keeping up with inflation, making it more difficult to save and build […]

Excavation for a vast open-cast copper mine in the heart of the Lower Zambezi National Park has begun. The bulldozers’ move into Zambia’s pristine wildlife sanctuary and famous tourist attraction follows a decade-long fight by activists trying to stop the mining. The move follows an about-turn by Zambia’s government environmental agency and by President Hakainda […]

Reading literacy has raised concern among education stakeholders in the country. Kunyashe is a Grade 1 pupil in Cape Town, South Africa. Reading literacy has raised concern among education stakeholders in the country. Kunyashe is a Grade 1 pupil in Cape Town, South Africa. She’s very focused on her schoolwork. She shares a tiny one-roomed […]

The 2023 Durban FilmMart (DFM), Africa’s premier coproduction and finance market, has selected 28 projects for its Pitch and Finance Forum. Under the theme African Constellations, the 14th DFM takes place from 21 – 24 July 2023 as a 4-day physical event in Durban, South Africa.   The Pitch and Finance Forum functions as a crucial […]

In this latest animal sighting, a leopard catches a wild dog puppy and endures an hour-long confrontation with the rest of the pack, who seeks revenge. According to the Latest Sighting website, this sighting took place in the Savuti region of Chobe National Park, Botswana. ALSO READ: Kruger Park: Hyena eats near empty BEER bottle […]

This year’s 76th edition of the Cannes Film Festival (16-27 May) kicks off today with two African filmmakers among those in the running for the Palme d’Or with another four competing in the Un Certain Regard section. French-Senegalese writer director, Ramata-Toulaye Sy is in the official competition with her first feature film, Banel e Adama. […]

Al-Ahli Saudi FC coach Pitso Mosimane is reportedly wanted in North Africa – and this is hardly surprising with his success. ALSO READ: Four Sundowns players honoured by CAF ALSO READ: Pitso to get fired? Chiefs to pounce? INTEREST FROM AFRICA Following his latest success in earning promotion to the Saudi Pro League with Al-Ahli, Pitso Mosimane […]

China’s population will no longer be the world’s highest. India’s population will overtake it this year at an estimated population of 1.42 billion. It’s an epochal transition which speaks to other underlying demographic changes across the world, including the fact that China’s population has peaked and is now falling. Meanwhile, the region with the fastest-rising population – from a current base of around 1.4 […]

Durban-based snake rescuer Nick Evans catched a 1.8m long black mamba in Westville, hiding in a retaining wall. According to Evans, the homeowner was walking in his garden when he came across the snake. READ MORE: Kruger Park ranger will return to crocodile attack site [WATCH] SNAKE TAKES COVER When it saw him, it panicked […]

‘Cellphone in water’: Honorary Kruger Park ranger Mark Montgomery shares crocodile attack in a video and says he’ll return to the site. ALSO READ:Ranger exposes visitors at Kruger National Park, outside their cars MARK MONTGOMERY DETAILS A CROCODILE ATTACK The honorary Kruger Nationa Park ranger Mark Montgomery tells Sunday Times that the crocodile attack has not affected […]

Kaizer Chiefs could be on red alert after reports have emerged that Pitso Mosimane could be leaving Al Ahli Saudi FC. Pitso Mosimane has been linked with a shock exit from Saudi Arabian giants, Al Ahli Saudi FC just days after leading them back to the Saudi Pro League. Should Kaizer Chiefs be on red […]

The conditions for about 500 refugees living at a camp in Bellville Paint City, Cape Town appear to be getting worse. The conditions for about 500 refugees living at a camp in Bellville Paint City, Cape Town appear to be getting worse. But many people there still refuse to move away, claiming that the United […]

Emalahleni Municipality Mayor Conny Nkalitshana was stoned by angry residents as she attempted to address angry protesters over power outages. Days without electricity, Emalahleni Local Municipality residents attacked Executive Mayor Conny Nkalitshana after she attempted to address angry KwaGuqa and Vosman protesters. Protestors blockaded the N4 highway demanding power to be restored in the area and other […]

An illegal immigrant who shot four men at a tavern in April 2021 has been sentenced to 23 years in prison. A 33-year-old illegal foreign man who shot four men at a tavern was sentenced to 23 years direct imprisonment at the Odendaalsrus Regional Court in the Free State. ALSO READ: Bid to have murder case […]

A Kruger National Park game ranger has shared a stunning picture of last night’s sunset over the famed park. Posting under the Twitter name ‘The Real KING OF THE JUNGLE’ with the handle @EdwardthembaSA, the ranger captioned the post: “The sunset was (on fire) with four fire emojis.” SEE | Kruger Park: Ranger shares picture of black mambas killed by car – LOOK The […]