By Rédaction Africanews The port of Pointe-Noire, the economic and oil capital of Congo-Brazzaville, received on Wednesday its first cruise ship carrying foreign tourists, a sign of the economic diversification sought by the Congolese government. Finnish flag floating in the air, 115 meters of steel carrying 150 tourists of various nationalities, the SH Vega cruise…
By Felix Onuah BUJA, April 5 (Reuters) – Nigeria has secured $800 million from the World Bank to scale up its national social program ahead of the removal of its costly but popular subsidies on petrol in June, Finance Minister Zainab Ahmed said on Wednesday. Africa’s biggest economy set aside 3.36 trillion naira ($7.3 billion)…
AFP , Wednesday 5 Apr 2023 The South African government on Wednesday lifted a National State of Disaster, a legal move introduced in February to fast-track efforts to tackle a crippling electricity shortage. Power cuts have eased in recent weeks but continue to affect all of South Africa on a daily basis. “Government has terminated,…
By Wandiswa Ntengento Africa’s travel market is open and booming. This is a sentiment expressed by an estimated 600 exhibitors at this year’s World Travel Market Africa in Cape Town, South Africa. This after the industry sustained serious damage due to Covid-19. The meeting saw a 35% increase compared to last year, said Carol Weaving, Director of…
By Rédaction Africanews Jerry Fisayo-Bambi, a Nigerian news anchor and journalist with Africanews, has been awarded a medal at the FortyUnder40Africa Awards, which recognises influential young leaders in various fields from 24 countries. He was nominated in the Journalism category along with three other candidates, from a total of 3000 entries received for 40 categories…
By Kwabena Adu Gyamfi US Vice-President Kamala Harris has unveiled her latest travel companion – a curated playlist of 25 tracks by African musicians that she’s been listening to during her current trip on the continent. Titled “My Travels: Ghana, Tanzania, and Zambia,” the playlist is now available on Spotify and features a predominantly Tanzanian…
Museveni says homosexuality is ‘danger to procreation of human race’ at Entebbe conference hosted by US anti-LGBTQ+ hate group The Ugandan president, Yoweri Museveni, has called on African leaders to reject “the promotion of homosexuality”, suggesting he will sign into law a controversial anti-LGBTQ+ bill, which was passed by parliament last month. The bill, which…
Having tried more than 1,000 wildlife crime cases, Gladys Kamasanyu is changing attitudes to animal rights and the ‘cruel’ trade in rhino horns, pangolins and ivory hen Gladys Kamasanyu was asked to become head of a new wildlife court in Uganda in 2017, she felt conflicted. Although the chief magistrate had participated in discussions that…
By Africanews In Nigeria, the out going government of President Buhari recommended that the new administration of President-elect Bola Tinubu give civil servants pay rises. Behind the announcement is the long-delayed removal of a fuel subsidy planned for last year. Many Nigerians regard subsidized fuel as one of the few benefits provided by the government…
EDINBURGH: Humza Yousaf, the first Muslim leader of a major UK political party, faces an uphill battle to revive Scotland’s drive for independence following the long tenure of his close ally Nicola Sturgeon.The new and youngest Scottish National Party (SNP) leader, 37, says his own experience as an ethnic minority means he will fight to…
