Irony of Seychelles’ 60 per cent vaccinated and sharp rise in Covid infections
While other nations struggle to secure enough vaccines, the Seychelles is in the enviable position of having already fully immunised more than 61.4 per cent of the population. But that hasn’t been enough to stop the spread of Covid. Over the past month, case numbers have been rising in the...
South Sudan’s refugees fear army brutality as UN forces pull out of protection camps
When she was just nine, Sara Nyatapa fled to a UN camp as South Sudanese government soldiers launched attacks against members of her community during the heat of the civil war. Seven years later, the 16-year-old fears the past may repeat itself after peacekeepers transferred responsibility for protecting her camp...
Hamburg German-African energy forum to power Africa’s economic growth
The African energy sector is in the process of solidifying its partnership with German investors and technology to provide a bridge between businesses in Europe and Africa. From upstream to downstream, Africa’s energy sector is speeding up transition to net-zero and continues to adopt new technologies to realise the goal....
Rugby Africa launches award to celebrate sports journalism, photography
Rugby Africa has announced launch of an award for sports journalists as a way of appreciating the role they play in promoting the sport in Africa. Dubbed Media and Photography Award, its inauguration is set for later this year. According to Rugby Africa General Manager Coralie van Den Berg, category...
Cybersecurity: Importance of security culture in Zero Trust defence models
During a preview of this year’s Republic of South Africa conference, a team from Orange Cyberdefense demonstrated a range of pretty scary scenarios of what can happen when malicious actors take control of a user’s home router. These range from duping users into downloading payloads dressed up as fake VPN...
Mauritanian Bank launches Masrvi – digital bank powered by TagPay
The Mauritanian Bank for International Trade (BMCI) has partnered with TagPay to roll out its digital bank Masrvi to provide digital, value-added financial services to its customers. Powered by TagPay, Masrvi was launched at the end of April and responds to Mauritanians’ banking needs by providing secure and accessible banking...
Basketball Africa League and Flutterwave strike a multiyear partnership
The Basketball Africa League (BAL) announced on Sunday a multiyear partnership with Flutterwave that makes the payments technology company an associate partner of the BAL. The inaugural BAL season kicked off on Sunday at the Kigali Arena in Kigali, Rwanda, with 12 teams from across Africa competing in the new...
Covid: Overstretched Kenya scrambles for oxygen as incidents of India-like cases rise
At the peak of Kenya’s third wave of Covid-19 in March, hospitals – buckling under the strain of the virus – saw their oxygen reserves fizzle out. Since then, they have been scrambling to increase capacity of the lifesaving element, fearing the nightmare scenario currently unfolding in India due to...
Lawyer to Kenya president: Your government is a polished idea to steal, enjoy
I am a Kenyan citizen and resident taxpayer who, alongside forty-eight million of my fellow citizens, has watched with utter dismay and increasing frustration as your government has run the affairs of our land with criminal negligence thereby placing in great jeopardy not just our present fortunes but our children’s...
Why has Kenya president obscured details of $3.8 billion railway contract with China?
As you are aware, in May 2014, the government of Kenya signed a $3.8 billion contract with China Roads and Bridges Corporation (CRBC) for the construction of the standard gauge railway from Mombasa to Nairobi and on to Naivasha. According to news reports, 85 per cent of the construction cost...
