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…
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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…
Ethiopia announces freedom of prisoners of war.
Gov’t says it will release several leading TPLF members and opposition leaders from the Oromo and Amhara ethnic groups. By Faith Barbara Namagembe Updated On 7 Jan 2022 at 0935 EAT The Ethiopian government has announced it would pardon and release some of the country’s most high-profile political detainees, including oppositon figure Jawar Mohamed and senior…
Death toll raises as several people are killed in Sudan.
By Faith Barbara Namagembe Updated at 2330 EAT on 6 Jan 2022. Security forces kill three protesters as thousands gather across Sudan in first rallies since Abdalla Hamdok’s resignation as prime minister. Sudanese security forces have killed at least three anti-coup protesters, medics and an activist have said, as thousands of people rallied across Sudan…
Kenyans barred from entering over 40 nations
Updated on January 05 2022 at 0820 EAT What you need to know: Kenya whose economy grew by 9.9 percent in the third quarter has been counting on easing of containment measures to support its growth and lift the economy from the Covid-19 slowdown. Kenyan passport holders cannot access 40 countries, a marginal drop from…
Fire reignited at South African parliament again moments after it was put under control
A devastating fire that swept through South Africa’s Houses of Parliament in Cape Town has reignited – hours after it was said to be under control. By Faith Barbara Namagembe Updated at 2330 EAT on 03 January 2022. Flames have been billowing from the building’s roof. Firefighters are at the scene, trying to douse the…
Sudan PM Hamdok resigns.
Hamdok resigns less than two months after he signed a political agreement with the military following the October 25 coup. By Faith Barbara Namagembe Updated at 0639 EAT on 03 January 2022. Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has resigned amid political deadlock following a military coup that derailed the country’s fragile transition to democracy. In…
Paleoanthropologist in Kenya Richard Leaky dies at the age of 77.
Published By Faith Barbara Namagembe Updated at 2306 EAT on 2 January 2022. The legendary paleoanthropologist’s groundbreaking discoveries helped prove that humanity evolved in Africa. World-renowned paleoanthropologist Richard Leakey, known for his fossil-finding and conservation work in his native Kenya, has died at 77, Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has announced. Leakey, whose groundbreaking discoveries helped…
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