Opposition groups in DR Congo want Kinshasa to cut ties with Rwanda for ‘supporting’ M23 rebels
Opposition groups in the DR Congo are calling for the government to cut diplomatic ties with Rwanda. Leader of the Engagement for Citizenship and Development party in DRC Martin Madidi Fayulu, says root causes and funders of rebel groups must be addressed adequately. To address the long-standing tensions between neighbours...
Parcelling TV content: Like any business plan, ‘sachetisation’ doesn’t guarantee success, survival or growth
What do we learn from football viewing centres? It is a perfect example of sachetisation, a business concept that has taken Africa by storm and making access to information easier and cheaper. For a Nigerian football fan to diligently watch their team play every week, they need to be able...
South Africa president told to take leave absence pending criminal investigation into theft of $4 million at his farm
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is facing a criminal investigation after a revelation that he failed to report the theft of about $4 million in cash from his farm in northern Limpopo province. An account of the theft is contained in an affidavit by the country’s former head of intelligence...
How African media giants are adopting ‘sachetisation’ to survive in brutally competitive market
How do you price media products in a market where food is the biggest competitor for every dollar? In Nigeria, for instance, food expenditure accounts for nearly 60 cents out of every dollar spent. In Kenya, it’s a little over 52 cents. In Cameroon, it’s almost 46 cents. These three...
DRC crisis: UN envoy terms recent spate of killings in Congo ‘a repeat of a brutal history of violence’
The recent spate of violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is, according to a senior United Nations (UN) official entrusted with African affairs, “a repeat of a brutal history of violence” in the central African country. Ama Akyaa Pobee, Assistant Secretary-General for Africa in the departments of Political...
Morocco welcomes back millions of citizens trapped abroad in ‘biggest cross-continental migrations’
Morocco began welcoming back an influx of its citizens living in Europe after the pandemic led to a halt in what has been called one of the world’s biggest cross-continental migrations. The last such effort in the summer of 2019 saw 3.3 million people and more than three quarters of...
Rwanda terms fighting in DR Congo ‘internal matter’ as Kinshasa says ‘there’s no doubt’ Kigali backs M23 rebels
Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi has said “there’s no doubt” that Rwanda supported M23 rebels in clashes in the east of his country that have displaced tens of thousands. Rwanda has consistently denied accusations of backing the rebels. On Monday, there was renewed fighting between the Congolese army...
Chelsea in pole position to sign Barcelona winger Ousmane Dembele as PSG, other suitors cool interest in the France international
Paris Saint-Germain have pulled out of the race for Ousmane Dembele, leaving Chelsea as the only club who could take him away from Barcelona, TalkSport reports. The online publication says Dembele is due to become a free agent at the end of the month unless Barcelona can renew his contract....
Big interview: Ukraine President Zelensky says sanctions against Russia will be effective if applied uniformly
In this wide-ranging interview, which has been condensed and lightly edited for clarity, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky called on Big Tech to do more to pull out of Russia, praised Elon Musk’s Starlink and explained why modern leaders have to appeal to the distracted social media generation. “We just live...
Embattled President Zelensky of Ukraine devolves into war chaos and creation of ‘IT Army’ to repulse Russia
Ever since Russian forces started their all-out invasion in February, Ukraine has been hailed as an exemplar of how to defend against violent tyranny on the 21st-century battlefield. The country spun up an “IT Army” of volunteer hackers to take down Russian websites, used the Starlink satellite internet system to...
