Flash floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains across much of Sudan killed at least 100 people since the start of the rainy season in May, an official said Wednesday. The downpours, which began earlier than normal this year, also injured at least 96 others, said Brig. Gen. Abdul-Jalil Abdul-Rahim, spokesman for Sudan’s National Council for…
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Angola’s main opposition party challenges election results
Angola’s main opposition party on Tuesday submitted a legal complaint challenging the electoral commission’s finding that the governing party won last week’s election, Reuters reported. After the most closely fought election since independence from Portugal in 1975, the commission declared the ruling People’s Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) the winner, prolonging its nearly…
South Africa President Ramaphosa appoints national council to advice on “graft war”
By Jerry Omondi South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday appointed a nine-member council to advise the government on the fight against corruption. The National Anti-Corruption Advisory Council will be tasked with advising on preventative measures, institutional capabilities and resources needed to prevent a recurrence of state capture and to stamp out fraud and corruption…
China-built power plant transforms Botswana into electricity exporter
By Xinhua Botswana has been a net importer of electricity over the years. However, the coal-fired power station Morupule B — built by the China National Electric Engineering Corporation (CNEEC) — is slowly but surely changing Botswana’s status quo, Professor Edward Dintwe, dean of the faculty of Engineering and Technology at the University of Botswana…
UN to help Africa develop capital markets to spur economic development
By XINHUA The United Nations said Tuesday that it will help African countries to develop their capital markets to accelerate economic development. Sonia Essobmadje, chief of the Innovative Finance and Capital Markets Section with the Private Sector Development and Finance Division at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), told Xinhua in Nairobi, the…
Measles outbreak in Zimbabwe kills 157 unvaccinated children
At least 157 children have died in a new measles outbreak in Zimbabwe. The outbreak was first reported in the eastern Manicaland province in early April and has since spread to all parts of the country. At least 2,056 cases have been reported and virtually all of the deaths have been children who were not…
Tanzania records 62.7 percent increase in tourists in seven months
The number of foreign tourists that visited Tanzania from January to July this year rose by 62.7 percent year on year, the east African nation’s statistics watchdog said on Wednesday. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) director for economic statistics, Daniel Masolwa, said 742,133 foreign tourists visited Tanzania during the period under review compared to…
Security, trade high on the agenda as SADC leaders meet in Kinshasa
Leaders of Southern African nations are meeting in Kinshasa for their 42nd summit. The leaders are expected to review the progress made towards achieving closer integration and deepening regional trade. The summit will be held under the theme “Promoting Industrialization through Agro-Industry, Mineral Resource Enrichment and Regional Value Chains for Inclusive and Resilient Economic Growth. …
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