South Africa tackles secretive party funding with law, but still allows anonymous donors
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa signed a law on Friday requiring political parties to disclose donations of more than 100,000 rand ($6,650) in a bid...
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Britain helps Kenya prepare for roll-out of coronavirus vaccine
Britain said on Wednesday it was helping Kenya prepare to roll out the Covid-19 vaccine developed by Astrazeneca and Oxford University, as African nations race...
Uganda election: Bobi Wine alleges widespread fraud, violence
Uganda’s opposition leader Bobi Wine said the country’s election had seen “widespread fraud and violence”, as votes trickled in Friday under an internet blackout. The...
Gambia discovers 3 tonnes of cocaine in salt shipment
Law enforcement officers in The Gambia discovered nearly three tonnes of cocaine in a salt shipment from Ecuador, its drugs agency said Friday, in the...
WHO: Coronavirus cases in Africa near three million
World Health Organization The World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, has said there are over 2.9 million confirmed COVID-19 cases...
NPA: How we facilitated process for Caverton to import, assemble large helicopter
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) demonstrated its prowess last weekend with the successful assemblage of a large Caverton helicopter imported from Sikosky Company, USA. The...
Afreximbank: Africa needs about $9 billion for coronavirus vaccines
Africa needs about $9 billion to finance enough of Covid-19 vaccines to halt the pandemic on the continent, but a bigger problem is accessing that...
African Union opens ‘migration observatory’
The African Migration Observatory, a study platform launched by the African Union to improve migration governance, was inaugurated on Friday in the Moroccan capital Rabat....
Burundi ex-president dies from coronavirus
Burundi’s former president Pierre Buyoya has died in Paris of Covid-19 at the age of 71, relatives said Friday, just weeks after he resigned as...
Banks pivotal to success of AfCFTA – Ecobank chief
The Managing Director, Ecobank Nigeria, Mr. Patrick Akinwuntan, has said the success of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) will rely heavily on the...