MORE than 20 villagers who lost property at Arnold Farm in Mazowe in Mashonaland Central province through illegal evictions instigated by government and former First Lady Grace Mugabe have won more than US$30 000 in compensation for the destruction of their homesteads and property. On 20 March 2017, Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) officers raided and […]
We caught up with Hon. Paula Ingabire, Rwanda’s Minister of Information Communication Technology and Innovation and Chair of the recent World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC) held in Kigali, Rwanda, by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). This was the first WTDC to happen in Africa since the establishment of ITU’s Development Sector in 1992. What does […]
African activists are turning to cryptocurrency and NFTs to plug funding gaps in education, energy, healthcare, housing and jobs By Kagondu Njagi NAIROBI, July 19 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A sculpture of a giant tap spewing plastic waste greeted delegates at U.N. environment talks in Kenya earlier this year – a reminder of the urgent […]
Kenya’s presidential candidates have been campaigning ahead of elections next month, and there have been misleading allegations made about their qualification to stand. We’ve been fact-checking these claims and others ahead of the vote. Academic qualifications challenged Kenya’s electoral laws require candidates for the presidency to have been awarded a degree from a university recognised […]
Women MPs like Esther Passaris face threats, slurs and body-shaming on social media ahead of Aug. 9 vote By Nita Bhalla NAIROBI, July 14 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) -When Kenyan politician Esther Passaris posted a loving tribute to her late father on Twitter, trolls responded with a barrage of abuse over an accompanying “sexualised” photograph of […]
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Boris Cheshirkov – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, today restarted the voluntary repatriation of Congolese refugees from Angola after departures were halted in 2020 by […]
The national dialogue is the first step towards elections after the killing of longtime leader Deby left Chad in crisis. The Chadian government has said it will hold a national dialogue starting from August 20, a precursor to elections promised by interim president Mahamat Idriss Deby who ascended to power following his father’s death last […]
Edward Mensah in South Africa Africa can expect many challenges in 2022 and 2023 elections, with rising tensions that threaten the rich continent and its developmental appearance. Successive COVID-19 waves across different regions of the world, including Africa, will exact a detrimental economic impact. This will hinder job prospects for millions of people on the […]
Bulawayo, Jul 11 2022 (IPS) – Nature has diverse values for different people, but it is poorly evaluated, and this is driving the global biodiversity crisis, top scientists say in a new report. The Assessment Report on the Diverse Values and Valuation of Nature found that the way nature is valued in political and economic […]
Watch the video With nearly 600,000 refugees and 400,000 internally displaced people, Chad remains a major host country despite facing its own socio-economic, political and security challenges. Chad requires greater humanitarian and development support as it continues to host hundreds of thousands of refugees fleeing violence on its eastern, western and southern borders as well […]