Category Archives: Africa
Kenya: Community radio brings succour to dwellers
Korogocho, a slum in northeastern Nairobi with 100,000 inhabitants, had many of the ingredients for a political explosion similar to those that rocked other parts of Kenya in early 2008. It is crowded and very poor and has a reputation for brutal crime. But when a contested election brought violent protests to Mathare and other … Continue reading
Ghana: Foreign retailers cited for currency depreciation
The Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) is attributing the sharp depreciation of the Ghana cedi against major currencies to the illegal activities of foreigners in the retail sector. GUTA President, George Ofori, has cited this as one of the justifications in the renewed drive to flush out foreigners operating in the retail business, emphasizing… … Continue reading
Veld fires ‘flame’ Zimbabwe’s economy
Over the years, Zimbabwe has experienced the scourge of veld fires destroying property worth thousands of dollars. Last year about in 714 000 hectares of land was 'chewed' by veld fires and according to the Meteorological Office , the season were the risk of veld fires are high is once again upon us. Environment activists … Continue reading
Zimbabwe: Growth points lie dormant
The Zimbabwean government mooted the concept of growth points in the 1980s as a means of decongesting cities and towns. This was done mainly to curb the rural-to-urban migration through employment creation and the availing of basic services to people in rural areas, but almost three decades later, most growth points are now like ghost … Continue reading
Heavy rains cause havoc in Kenya
Heavy Rainfall continued to wreak havoc across the country leading to the suspension of relief food in some parts of the country as most roads in Turkana district have been rendered impassable following the heavy down pour. “Due to dilapidated roads trucks carrying the relief food are unable to reach families in need of the … Continue reading
Vanishing Lake Chad puts 30m lives at risk
As you approach the Lake Chad basin from Maiduguri, in north-eastern Nigeria, the evidence of despair is telling. The air is dusty, the wind is fierce and unrelenting, the plants are wilting and the earth is turning into sand dunes. The lives of herders, fisher folks and farmers are teetering on the edge as the … Continue reading
Liberia commends ECOWAS for support
The induction training of pioneer Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Volunteers for Liberia kicked off in Monrovia, with the Deputy Minister of Economic Affairs and Planning, Mr. Christopher Wallace, expressing immense gratitude to ECOWAS for assisting the country to end a civil war and accompanying it in capacity building to promote… AfricaNews – … Continue reading
Sierra Leone improves in infant mortality
Sierra Leone has improved in infant mortality cases according to Save the Children- World Motherhood index 2012 report. The West Africa country described as one of the worst places to have a child moved from the bottom to twelve places up in the tier 111 of the least developed countries. Of the 165 countries surveyed, … Continue reading
Infrastructure, trade to drive Africa’s growth
Africa's growth and development trajectory remains positive with sub-Saharan Africa set to grow at more than 5% despite the global economic crisis, an investment expert said. "Africans have not defined their economies and growth prospects to the world but have allowed international bankers, political analysts and credit ratings agencies to… AfricaNews – RSS Business
Algerians vote in parliamentary election
Polls have opened in Algeria for parliamentary elections which the authorities have billed as more free and transparent than ever before. Some 21.6 million Algerians out of a population of 37 million are registered to vote. Algerian authorities have allowed in 500 foreign observers. But, after initially welcoming in the observers – from the European… … Continue reading
