The East African

Covid-19: Tanzania warns against third wave

The country has not announced the number of coronavirus cases since April 2020.

Covid-19: Uganda goes into total lockdown

Uganda on Friday reported 42 deaths and 1,000 new coronavirus infections.

Leaders mourn Kaunda as ‘Africa’s statesman’

He styled himself as a soft-spoken, deep-thinking charismatic politician.

State seeks life sentence against Hotel Rwanda 'hero'

The prosecution said lenience should not be applied as he did not plead guilty.

Kenya's financial services firms prime target for fraudsters

Identity theft has become dominant in the financial and telecommunication sectors.

News

Zambia’s former president Kenneth Kaunda dies aged 97

Flags will fly at half-mast in all public buildings and missions abroad.

Methodist Church plans projects to mitigate impact of Covid

They announced that the church was developing a joint action plan for Covid-19 recovery. ...

Gunmen abduct 6 top civil servants in Cameroon

Covid-19: Zambia closes schools, restricts social functions

Facebook beefs up tools for keeping group chats civil

Karim Khan takes on daunting job at ICC

Namibia suspends in-person learning to curb spread of Covid

Tighter anti-Covid measures as DRC fights third wave

Business

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

The companies above have also made significant commitments to promoting national content.

World Bank approves $292m funding for Zanzibar projects

During Magufuli's reign, donors withheld funding for Tanzania over allegations of human rights......

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

Uganda focuses spending on defence, energy and transport sectors

Covid-19: RwandAir suspends flights to Uganda

Uhuru urges Addis to open up market for M-Pesa

Airline sector in Africa soaks up $10b loss

Tug over CET: Manufacturers want 35pc, govt 30pc

Opinion

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

His legacy is of someone who played a leading role in the struggle against colonialism and apartheid in Southern Africa.

EDITORIAL: Lockdowns are crucial but offer limited benefits

The economic penalty from the last lockdown is still imposing a heavy drag on growth amid heavy......

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

EDITORIAL: East Africa should stop going deeper into the debt hole

NGUGI: AU and UN, can’t you see Africa’s looming meltdown?

Magazine

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

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

Why Africa could face vaccine-resistant Covid

Africa CDC boss says the continent is slipping into the third wave, with deadlier variants emerging.

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

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

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

WHO: Vaccines work against Covid variants

Sports

Rwandan captain Mugabe fires Patriots to BAL Semis

The quarterfinal encounter kept thousands of fans on their feet.

BAL unveils giant baobab-inspired trophy

The gold-coated trophy's design was inspired by the baobab tree....

Zamalek and Petro de Luanda to lock horns in BAL Semis

Zamalek edge off Algeria to make it to BAL playoffs

Simba FC face Kaizer Chiefs in a decisive match

BAL: Rwanda’s Patriots through to quarterfinals

Maputo edge Senegal’s AS Douanes in a historic victory

Rwanda’s Patriots register first BAL victory over Nigeria’s Hoopers

KUSI IDEAS

WASUNNA: Strong leadership fought Covid: next step is research

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

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......