Uganda Steps Up Use of Clean Technology to Mitigate Climate Change
When it comes to climate change, Uganda has been doing one thing right, and that is maintaining a small carbon footprint. According to the information from Our World in Data,…
Sierra Leone’s Parliament Votes to Abolish the Death Penalty
Sierra Leone has become the latest country to outlaw the death penalty, after its Parliament approved a Bill replacing relevant sections of the penal code. Until now the death penalty…
Rwanda Records Steep Drop in Malaria Cases
A combination of more use of mosquito treated nets and indoor residual spraying preventive interventions has seen Rwanda slash malaria cases by 71 per cent between 2016 and 2021. Indoor…
South Africa: Scientists Develop New Method of Diagnosing TB From Skin
A team of scientists, including those from the University of Cape Town (UCT), have developed a new diagnostic methodology enabling a non-invasive, fast and highly accurate way of detecting tuberculosis…
Rwanda: How rural youth project is reducing charcoal usage
Youth who have teamed up to form “Gicumbi New Vision Cooperative” in Gicumbi District are making a fortune from manufacturing modern cook stoves with a vision to set up a…
Rwanda to introduce Covid self-tests
Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC) plans to introduce Covid-19 self-testing kits to facilitate people to carry out tests – urgently needed in the battle to curb the virus spread. Dr. Sabin…
South Africa: Big Step Towards Vaccine Security for South Africa
South Africa will remain on Level 4 lockdown, but restaurants and gyms will be able to open, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Sunday, adding that the country had taken a…
Chez Lando’s Kantengwa scoops global economic prize
The General Manager of the Remera-based Chez Lando Hotel, Anne-Marie Kantengwa, has scooped the 2021 prize for women economic empowerment thanks to her significant contribution as the head of the…
Tanzania to manufacture Covid-19 vaccine
Tanzania is pondering local manufacturing of Covid-19 vaccines in an attempt to reduce importation costs. Health Permanent Secretary Prof Abel Makubi said in Dodoma on Sunday that the factory would…
Limpopo’s Dr Ngwako Sebopetsa crowned best principal in the world
A principal from a primary school in Limpopo has been recognised as the best in the world at what he does. Dr Ngwako Stephen Sebopetsa, the principal of Rathaga Primary…
Western Sahara: City of Seville Names a Square After Aminatou Haidar
Seville (Spain) — The City Council of the San Pablo-Santa Justa district in Seville, Spain, has approved a motion to name a square in the historic city after Sahrawi activist…
First Tanzanian woman to summit Mt Everest invited to Parliament
Dar es Salaam. The first Tanzanian woman to reach the summit of the world’s highest mountain – Everest, Rawan Dakik was invited to parliament as lawmakers continue with their 60th…
Nigeria: Unilag Test-Runs Zero Emission Vehicle
The vehicle was designed to eliminate carbon emissions associated with internal combustion engines, as well as minimise acoustic noise when in operation. The University of Lagos is test-running its Zero…
Rwandan in Diaspora to set up $3.5m hygiene products factory in Muhanga
Irene Basil, a Rwandan living in the USA has launched a project to build a $3.5 million factory to produce hygiene products in Muhanga District of Southern Province where he…
Africa Could Start Producing COVID-19 Vaccines In 9 Months
While Western countries are speeding ahead with their vaccination programmes, Africa and the rest of the global South are still lagging far behind. Not for too long if all goes…
Malawi Launches Campaign to Eradicate Malaria By 2030
Malawi’s government Tuesday announced a goal to eliminate malaria, a leading cause of death in the country, by 2030. The mosquito-spread parasitic disease accounts for about 15% of Malawi’s hospital…
Uganda Covid-19 vaccine at animal testing stage
Kampala In light of the President revised directives locking down Ugandans at home for another 42-days, our reporter, Nobert Atukunda, sits down with Dr Monica Musenero, the senior presidential advisor on…
African Leaders Mourn Zambia’s Liberation Giant Kenneth Kaunda
African leaders from around the continent have paid tribute to Kenneth Kaunda, the former Zambian president, who died on June 17, 2021 at the age of 97. A statement from…
Zimbabwean innovator develops unique drone
Zimbabwe’s innovator and inventor Maxwell Sangulani Chikumbutso has scored another first for the country by developing an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), commonly known as a drone, which could be used…
Tanzania targets becoming the regional fertilizer hub
Dar es Salaam. The government has outlined strategies to turn Tanzania into a fertilizer hub including increasing importation and re-exportation to the East African Community (EAC) and Southern African Development…