Life sentence sought for ‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero
Prosecutors in Rwanda on Thursday sought a life sentence for “Hotel Rwanda” hero and government critic Paul Rusesabagina, who... Read more
18 Jun, 2021
Ethiopia’s PM Abiy: From peace prize to grinding war
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed took office vowing sweeping reforms that earned him a Nobel Peace Prize, before becoming... Read more
18 Jun, 2021
Covid-19 patients ‘dying from lack of oxygen’ in Africa
Dozens of African countries are facing severe oxygen shortages as Covid-19 infections continue to surge amid low vaccination rates,... Read more
17 Jun, 2021
Facebook pulls down Ethiopian accounts for fake news ahead of vote
Facebook says it has shut down a network of fake news accounts in Ethiopia targeting domestic users, ahead of... Read more
17 Jun, 2021
Covid, conflict and debt hinder Ethiopia’s economic reforms
Shortly after taking office, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed promised a spectacular overhaul of Ethiopia’s tightly-controlled economy: reforms to spur... Read more
16 Jun, 2021
Ethiopia moves to sell 40% stake in state-owned Ethio Telecom
Ethiopia has moved to sell off a 40% stake in state-owned carrier Ethio Telecom to private investors, a report... Read more
15 Jun, 2021
Winch Energy to raise $2.1m to fund renewable energy technology in Africa
Winch Energy is set to raise at least $2.1 million to help fund renewable energy technology in Sierra Leone... Read more
15 Jun, 2021
Tanzanian leader calls for digital currency plan
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has called on the country’s central bank to have a digital currency plan amid... Read more
14 Jun, 2021
The ‘inconvenient’ Mrs Habyarimana straining France-Rwanda ties
Paris – The fate of an elderly Rwandan widow, who has spent decades trying to avoid a trial for... Read more
11 Jun, 2021
30 000+ children risk death in famine-hit Tigray, says UN
Tens of thousands of malnourished children risk dying in hard-to-reach areas of Ethiopia’s conflict-wracked Tigray region, now hit by... Read more
11 Jun, 2021
