Burundian refugee signs up as a nurse at Uganda hospital
A young man who escaped the conflict in his home country of Burundi has decided to become a nurse at
Rwanda’s national airline begins direct flights to Europe
Rwanda’s national carrier, RwandAir, will take off today at midday for London’s second busiest airport, Gatwick International Airport, in its
Celebrating Africa Day
Thursday marked Africa Day. It was first declared in 1963, to commemorate the establishment of the Organisation of African Unity
Ethiopian Airlines debuts first non-stop flight to Chengdu
Ethiopian Airlines has become the first African carrier to fly non-stop from Addis Ababa to Chengdu in China. It is
Djibouti set to become Africa’s Dubai with new port
Djibouti, Horn of Africa region’s smallest nation, has inaugurated its largest port in efforts to become the African “Dubai”. On
South Sudanese artists call on leaders to end the violence
Young artists using their talents to urge leaders to stop the violence in South Sudan. The group has launched a
Zambia planning to relocate capital city from Lusaka to Ngabwe
The Zambia government is planning to relocate its capital city from Lusaka in the Sourthern regions of the country to
Vocational center in Somalia equipping youths with income generating skills
Mumino Mohamed is one of the best students at the vocational center in Baidoa. She has mastered the art of
Egypt blocks 21 websites, including Al Jazeera: state news agency
Egypt has banned 21 websites, including the main website of Qatar-based al Jazeera television, for “supporting terrorism”, state news agency
Nigerian online tutoring app wins the Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation
A 27-year old Nigerian systems engineer, Godwin Benson has won the Royal Academy of Engineering Africa Prize, given by UK’s