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South African Troops To Help Clean Up After Deadly Storm

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – At least 10,000 South African soldiers are expected in the coastal region of KwaZulu-Natal on Wednesday, to help clean up after a major storm that has claimed at least 448 lives. Dozens remain missing as President Cyril Ramaphosa declared a national emergency in the storm’s wake. According to officials, about 40,000 people […]

Kenya Upgrades Efforts To Eliminate Malaria

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Kenya’s Ministry of Health on Wednesday said that it had intensified a campaign toward the elimination of the malaria epidemic by the year 2030. Mutahi Kagwe, cabinet secretary in the Ministry of Health, said that in the last decade, the east African nation had reduced the burden of malaria by 50 per […]

AfDB Earmarks €9.8m Equity Investment To Support African Start-ups

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved an equity investment of €9.8 million to support venture capital investments in African start-ups, from seed to growth stages The Bank’s investment which is aimed at driving technologies in the wake of COVID-19, is expected to accelerate the creation of a new class of successful African […]

We ‘re Looking At Exporting Barite To Other African Countries – Minister

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Olamilekan Adegbite has said that the West African nation is currently looking towards exporting barite to some African countries. Barite is a non-metallic mineral which is simply barium sulfate (BaSQ4) and is largely used by the oil and gas industry as a weighting agent in […]

Flood: South Africa Declares National State Of Disaster

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday declared a national state of disaster over the deadly floods on the east coast, warning that rebuilding even basic services would take time. “This is a humanitarian disaster that calls for a massive and urgent relief effort. “The lives, health and wellbeing of thousands of […]

Nigeria, Mauritius Retain Seats In UN Rights Committees

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria and Mauritius have retained their seats to serve for another four years in the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) from 2023 to 2026. The UN correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the candidates from the two countries are re-elected to occupy the two […]

Climate Change: AfDB Boosts Africa’s NDC Target With €4m Grant

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved the establishment of a €4 million Africa Circular Economy Facility (ACEF) to strengthen efforts aimed at achieving nationally defined contribution (NDC) targets across the continent. The Facility, a multi-donor trust fund, will drive integration of the circular economy into African efforts to achieve NDC targets. It […]

Germany Urges International Community To Help Fight Against Hunger In Africa

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The German government called on countries around the world to help keep people in parts of Africa from going hungry as a result of rapidly rising food prices and climate change. German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock gave the charge during a visit to the Ouallam refugee camp in Niger Republic. A former […]

Prime Minister Of Ivory Coast Patrick Achi Resigns

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Alassane Ouattara on Wednesdays said that Ivorian Prime Minister, Patrick Achi, has tendered his resignation and that of his government. Speaking at the opening of outgoing Prime Minister Patrick Achi’s last cabinet meeting, Ouattara stated that he had accepted the government’s resignation and would “from next week appoint a new prime […]

COVID-19 In Africa Declining Steadily –W.H.O

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The number of coronavirus infections in Africa has been dwindling in the last four months, the World Health Organisation announced on Thursday. According to the report, the number of COVID-19 cases registered each week had steadily declined over the past 16 weeks, while the number of deaths drastically reduced in the last […]

Boko Haram: Over 23m People Affected Across 4 West African Countries – NEDC

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – North-East Development Commission (NEDC) has decried the impact of Boko Haram insurgency, saying that it has affected over 23 million people in Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria. Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NEDC, Mohammed Alkali said the insurgency alone has gravely affected people in these four countries surrounding the […]

AfDB, AU Sign New Agreement On Capacity Building Project

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – African Development Bank (AfDB) and African Union (AU) have signed protocol of agreement for the execution of AU Institution capacity building project. The new agreement was signed in Addis Ababa on Monday by the Deputy Chairperson of AU Commission, Monique Nsanzabaganwa and the AfDB Development Bank Group’s Acting Vice President for Regional […]

Germany Reaffirms Support For Anti-terrorism Fight In Sahel Region

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The German Government has reiterated its commitment to continue supporting the fight against terrorism in the Sahel region of Africa. German Defence Minister, Christine Lambrecht gave the assurance during her recent visit to West African country of Niger. Germany is part of the European Union Capacity Building Mission in Niger, which helps […]

4 Sahel Countries To Benefit From African Development Fund $5.5m Grant For New Energy Project

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – African Development Fund (ADF) has approved a $5.5 million technical assistance grant to kick-start the roll-out of the flagship Desert to Power initiative in the Eastern Sahel region countries of Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia and Sudan. Known as the East Africa Regional Energy Project, it will be financed through the ADF-15 Regional Public […]

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan Bags 2022 Babacar Ndiaye Trophy

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has been named as the winner of the 2022 Africa Road Builders – Babacar Ndiaye Trophy for the transport sector across the continent. The prize is awarded to leading figures in Africa who have demonstrated their commitment to the development of transport infrastructure on the continent. Sponsored […]

Zimbabwe Is Implementing Social Protection Measures – Minister

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Zimbabwe’s Minister of Finance, Mthuli Ncube has said that the Zimbabwean government is currently implementing a range of social protection measures while tackling the COVID-19 pandemic. The minister also stated that the government has lowered taxes on fuel and made changes to its land policy, adding that the government had made […]

100 Die In Nomadic Groups Fighting In Sudan – UN

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – More than 100 people have been killed within one week in fighting between two Sudanese nomadic groups, according to the United Nations. Among the victims were six children and two children were still missing, the UN’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Thursday. Some 2,000 residents had been […]

Kigali Forum Reignites Africa’s Push For Sustainable Development

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – If the resolutions reached at the 8th session of Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD) which was held in Kigali, the Rwandan capital city, is anything to go by, Africa’s push for the realization of the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development and Agenda 2063, may have been re-ignited for the continent. […]

AU To Commemorate 1994 Genocide Against Tutsi In Rwanda

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The African Union Commission (AUC) has reassured of its plan to hold the 28th commemoration of the 1994 Genocide against Tutsi in Rwanda. According to a statement posted on the commission’s website on www.au.int on Tuesday, with the theme: “Remember, unite, renew” would hold at 11 a.m. on Wednesday April 7. The […]

DRC Helicopter Crash: Security Council Expresses Condolences To Peacekeepers’ Families

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The members of the UN Security Council on Friday expressed their deepest condolences to the families of the peacekeepers in UN Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) helicopter, which crash on Tuesday. The crash occurred in North Kivu, which resulted in the death of eight peacekeepers from Pakistan, […]

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