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South Sudan bandits allegedly crossed into Ethiopia’s Gambella region and killed 28 people before fleeing with 43 children

South Sudan bandits allegedly crossed into Ethiopia’s Gambella region and killed 28 people before fleeing with 43 children

More than 1,000 gunmen from South Sudan have killed 28 people and kidnapped 43 children in neighbouring Ethiopia, according to a government official. Chol Chany, a regional government spokesman, said on Wednesday the raids occurred on Sunday and Monday in Gambella region’s Gog and Jor areas, which border South Sudan’s Boma region. “Murle bandits carried […]

Police Spokesperson Felix Kaweesi Killed 100m Away From Home

Police Spokesperson Felix Kaweesi Killed 100m Away From Home

Police spokesman Andrew Felix Kaweesi, his driver Godfrey Mambewa and the bodyguard Corporal Kenneth Erau have been shot dead in a Friday morning shooting near his home in Kulambiro in Kisaasi, a Kampala suburb. The trio was shot dead by unknown assailants just about 100 metres away from Kaweesi’s home. According to several witness accounts, […]

New National Railways of Zimbabwe Wagons Pay dividends

New National Railways of Zimbabwe Wagons Pay dividends

As reported by Railways AfricaTM in October 2016, the National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) has acquired 31 new high-sided wagons from China, with the view to boosting the rail operator’s freight capacity. As a result, the NRZ has recently announced that the new rolling stock has led to significant gains in freight volumes carried by the […]

National Railways of Zimbabwe plans to lay off 2 000 workers to maintain a manageable workforce

National Railways of Zimbabwe plans to lay off 2 000 workers to maintain a manageable workforce

National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) is set to retrench nearly 50% of its workforce in a move board chairman Larry Mavhima said was aimed at stopping the bleeding at the parastatal. Mavhima said the job cuts would allow the stricken parastatal to maintain a manageable workforce for operational efficiencies. “We are looking at our current […]

$65 Million Grant to Africa Parks Boosts Wildlife Conservation in Malawi

$65 Million Grant to Africa Parks Boosts Wildlife Conservation in Malawi

Elephants’ translocation is part of African Parks conservation initiatives. The ambition of South African based conservation organisation African Parks to upgrade Malawi’s national parks has received a huge boost from Wyss Foundation. The foundation has committed $65 million to African Parks to secure protected areas in Africa and Malawi is one of the beneficiaries. A […]

Akon Funds 5 Million Dalasi Lighting Project in Gambia

Akon Funds 5 Million Dalasi Lighting Project in Gambia

Papa Yusupha Njie the CEO of Unique Solution, said Akon, the Senegalese American singer gave five million Dalasi to a project called Akon Light Project at Sarreh Pateh to light up the village. This was revealed at a press conference held at Coco Ocean on 5th March, 2017 organised by ‘Give 1 Project Gambia’ in […]

Confusion Deepens In Liberia’s Ruling Party

Confusion Deepens In Liberia’s Ruling Party

The row within the ruling Unity Party appears far from over amid reports that the Chairman of the party, Wilmot Paye, has been accused of corruption by a faction supposedly opposed to its standard bearer, ambassador Joseph N. Boakai. According to reports, the confusion in the party has taken a different trend with certain officials […]

How Cloud Software can help Kenya’s Accounting Practices: There is a growing market for accounting practices in Kenya

How Cloud Software can help Kenya’s Accounting Practices: There is a growing market for accounting practices in Kenya

There is a growing market for accounting practices in Kenya. Economic growth has improved significantly in the past decade, internet adoption is increasing (39%) and the country scored highly in innovation and financial services in the World Economic Forum’s 2015 Global Competitiveness Report. Because more businesses are starting up, there is an increased demand for […]

Should African Leaders Reconsider Drone Strikes?

Should African Leaders Reconsider Drone Strikes?

Drone strikes (or unmanned aerial vehicle strikes) have attracted significant media attention for their roles in the American-led invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as in Pakistan. What has received less attention is the increasing frequency with which drone strikes have been carried out in Africa. Africa has seemingly always endured a higher burden […]

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