The East African

EA races to form pension schemes for informal sector

Without progressive reform to the pensions and savings environment, governments across Africa are likely to face mounting pressure to provide appropriate social welfare.

Pension.

American election observer found dead in Ethiopia

Ethiopia election

John Marsh was a member of the Carter Center team of observers.

Refugees influx chokes East and Horn of Africa

Refugees in Uganda.

The East Africa, the Horn of Africa and Great Lakes region had 4.5 million refugees by the end of 2020.

Rwanda cancels weddings as Covid cases surge

Rwanda wedding

Cases in Rwanda have shot up with authorities counting 662 cases and seven deaths on Monday.

EU to lift sanctions against Burundi

Burundian President Evariste Ndayishimiye

The move follows positive progress initiated by President Evariste Ndayishimiye.

News

Women migrants turned to sex slaves in Libya

Aisha

Official centres under Libyan government control are also riddled with corruption and violence.

Ethiopia election

American election observer found dead in Ethiopia

John Marsh was a member of the Carter Center team of observers....

Dar port authorities ban storage of imported explosives in harbour area

Amisom troops exit Marianguwaay base in Lower Shabelle

Kenya, Somalia frosty relations thaw as envoys report to stations

Former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo files for divorce

Zambia's Kenneth Kaunda to be buried on July 7

Separatists kill civil servant kidnapped in Cameroon

Business

Tanzanian MPs approve national budget estimates

Job Ndugai.

All members present voted to approve the document.

Tanzania.

Proposed law will tighten probe on top state firms in Tanzania

Three firms are expected to deposit all their revenues in a government-operated central bank......

Israeli investor's oil permits in DRC no longer valid: state

How the region scored in Common Market Protocols

World Bank approves $292m funding for Zanzibar projects

Total awards $1.9b oil project deal to British, Chinese firms

Dar stays the course on rail, power; terms debt ‘sustainable’

Uganda focuses spending on defence, energy and transport sectors

Opinion

OBBO: Museveni keeps Uganda guessing on his preferred ‘strong’ successor

Yoweri Museveni.

There have been no transitions in power through an election since Uganda’s independence.

Toon 1906

BUWEMBO: EA’s appetite for debt is high, can citizens stop the borrowing spree?

When the Covid-19 pandemic happened, a frenzied quest for loans was triggered without......

EDITORIAL: Lockdowns are crucial but offer limited benefits

ULIMWENGU: Fare thee well Mdaala KK, you stood tall and did Africa proud

NGUGI: ‘Hon’ is just a title, what matters is the work one has done

BUWEMBO: Boda boda, a necessary evil that is allowed to be indispensable

ULIMWENGU: AU has become an ineffective talking shop on silencing guns

OBBO: Covid toll on Africa has been more than lives; we have lost great talent

Magazine

Finally, second trip to Udzungwa National Park... 20 years later

Sanje Waterfalls.

I took a two-day tour of the park to see its beauty, especially rare monkey species, birds, thick green forests, wild flowers.

Rawan Dakik on her way up Mt Everest from the Base Camp in May 2021.

Youngest African conquers Mt Everest

Tanzania welcomed its heroine on June 11 to much pomp and celebration....

SHORT STORY: When it’s crazy as it sounds

Love and fight for nature takes on an artistic form

Mastering the art of mixing smoky, sweet, spicy cocktails

The fight for a stool: Bunyoro wants its seat of power back

A son’s touching tribute to ageing and dying parents

Ethiopia’s sour colonial past in 'The Shadow King'

Science & Health

US to donate 500m Pfizer doses to poor nations ‘no strings attached’

Covid-19 vaccine.

The US President said donation would “supercharge the battle against the virus”.

Covid-19 testing.

Health crisis as East Africa gasps for oxygen

Health authorities have identified at least five strains of the coronavirus in the region....

Why Africa could face vaccine-resistant Covid

Food Fellowship commits to fairer, healthier systems

Africa's Covid-19 cases near 4.87 million

AU pushes for Covid vaccines made in Africa

Covid: Doctors cry out for oxygen as EU votes on vaccines patent waiver

Health experts in Kenya probing new coronavirus strain

Sports

FIFA Arab Cup: South Sudan out over Covid cases

Football.

Eight players tested positive at the weekend while seven others tested positive on Monday.

Uganda's Olympic team quarantined in Japan

The athletes were allowed to travel from the airport to their training base in the Osaka region....

Gambian national football team snubs president over bonuses

S. Sudan footballers test positive for Covid ahead of Arab Cup

BAL unveils giant baobab-inspired trophy

Rwandan captain Mugabe fires Patriots to BAL Semis

Zamalek and Petro de Luanda to lock horns in BAL Semis

Zamalek edge off Algeria to make it to BAL playoffs

KUSI IDEAS

WASUNNA: Strong leadership fought Covid: next step is research

Health workers.

Most of the research taking place for Covid-19 is happening in North America and Europe, yet Africa has a different genetic profile.

Face masks.

NDUNG'U: Africa can turn the negative impacts of illness into a chance to build itself

The pandemic has had a devastating effect on African economies. In order to move forward, we......

FOKUO: We’ve unique opportunity to bridge digital divide and change our lives

KYOBUTUNGI: Low infection and death rates perplex scientists

MWENCHA: Technology shatters restrictive colonial boundaries

NDLOVU-GATSHENI: Political leaders’ role in a caring post-Covid economy

OGOLLA: Creativity, innovation, and resilience; that is the answer of African youth to Covid-19

LAKHANI: Transforming strategies to facilitate a post-Covid-19 era that’s full of hope