Essential services in Zimbabwe are being decimated by brain drain as workers leave for higher-paying jobs abroad. By http://www.twitter.com/FaithNamagembe On 14 Jan 2022. Harare, Zimbabwe – Samuel Chikengezha, a 35-year-old fireman, sits on a sofa in his modest home, staring at the television set while he stresses over how he’ll make ends meet this month. He has…
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Thousands hold protests in Sudan
FILE PHOTO: Protesters march on a street in Khartoum, Sudan. Thousands of Sudanese protesters took to the streets on Thursday in the capital Khartoum and other cities in new and increasingly regular demonstrations to demand civilian rule in the country. Protesters gathered in Khartoum and tried to reach the presidential palace, eyewitnesses told Xinhua. The…
Rwanda lifts ban on concerts after long lock down
By Faith Barbara Namagembe Updated on 14 January 2022 at 10:08 EAT Rwanda has lifted a ban on concerts under its new coronavirus regulations. The ban was effected in December after a rise in Covid-19 cases attributed to the Omicron variant. The cabinet has resolved that concert organisers will seek permission 10 days before the…
Kenya’s 2021 mobile money use to hit record high with U$ 55.1 billion
Updated at 0514 EAT on Fri 14th Jan 2022 – HICGI News Agency Kenya’s 2021 mobile money use is set to hit a historic high after users moved 6.24 trillion shillings (about 55.1 billion U.S. dollars) on phones between January and November in 2021, surpassing the 45.9 billion dollars transacted in the entire 2020, the…
Rwandans flee to DRC in order not to be vaccinated
By Faith Barbara Namagembe Updated at 2312 EAT on 12 January 2022. Around 100 Rwandans have arrived in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in recent days claiming to be fleeing the Covid-19 vaccination, which is often mandatory in their country. They came in small groups by canoe to the south of the island of…
South African King arrested for growing marijuana.
By Faith Barbara Namagembe Updated at 2248 EAT on 12 January 2022. What you need to know: Their leader, wearing a traditional loincloth, clung to a shoulder-height plant as police dragged it across the presidential lawn in Pretoria before arresting him. South African police Wednesday uprooted cannabis plants grown by indigenous activists who have camped outside…
11 African Cities developing Digital Tools to Create Impact under ASToN
ASToN is a network of 11 African cities developing digital practices tools and practices in order to create sustainable & inclusive cities What is ASToN? ASToN is a flagship programme financed by the French Development Agency (AFD), managed by the French National Urban Renovation Agency (ANRU) and inspired by URBACT knowledge and tools. ASToN is…
200 people dead in northwest Nigeria.
About 200 people were buried following killings of civilians by motorcycle-riding gunmen in Zamfara state with many still unaccounted for. By Faith Barbara Namagembe Updated at 2040 EAT On 9 Jan 2022. An estimated 200 people were killed and 10,000 displaced in attacks by armed bandits in the northwestern Nigerian state of Zamfara following military…
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