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Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan has called for more security cooperation and trade with South Africa. Hassan, Tanzania’s first female leader, met South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in the capital Pretoria on Thursday where her delegation of Cabinet ministers discussed trade opportunities and possible agreements with their South African counterparts. This is Hassan’s first official visit to South Africa since she became president of Tanzania following the death of her predecessor John Magufuli in 2021. “We have agreed to enhance our cooperation in the areas of trade and investment considering that South Africa is among the main sources of direct…

How to strengthen intra-African trade, which only accounts for 17% of trade on the continent? The AU advocates a pan-Africanization of the economic system. The 5th UN Conference on Least Developed Countries in Doha, Qatar, emphasized the key role of financing for SMEs. In sub-Saharan Africa, women produce up to 70% of food for consumption and sale. However, agriculture remains a low value-added activity. Strengthening trade within Africa Economists are unanimous: Africa’s success on world markets depends on intensified regional integration. However, a disturbing observation is that intra-African trade only represents 17% of exchanges against 73% with European countries and 52%…

Ugandan leader Yoweri Museveni’s son, Muhoozi Kainerugaba, announced his candidacy for the 2026 presidential election, saying it was “time for our generation to shine,” before retracting his tweet Thursday. Observers have long considered Muhoozi Kainerugaba, 48, who recently became embroiled in a diplomatic row with Kenya, to be tipped to take over, even though Kainerugaba said in 2013 that “Uganda is not a monarchy.” “In the name of Jesus Christ my God, in the name of all the youth of Uganda and the world and in the name of our great revolution, I will run for president in 2026,” Muhoozi…

Ousmane Sonko, a Senegalese politician who came third in the country’s last presidential election, has made his way to court where he faces a defamation trial. His convoy was flocked by crowds of supporters Thursday morning and police officers formed barricades to keep the crowds back. Sonko is being sued by Tourism Minister Mame Mbaye Niang for “defamation, insult and forgery”. He also faces separate charges of rape and making death threats. Sonko has denied the charges and accused authorities of trying to silence him and his party with arbitrary On Wednesday police fired tear gas at legislators seeking to…

On Twitter, the Ugandan president’s son has mused about invading neighboring Kenya, praised Russian President Vladimir Putin, and offered cattle for the Italian prime minister’s hand in marriage. While many of his tweets are dismissed as laughable, the ones about succeeding his father in this East African nation are a source of concern for some. Many Ugandans want decisive political change after nearly four decades of the same government, but the son of President Yoweri Museveni is already claiming victory. “I will be President of Uganda after my father,” Muhoozi Kainerugaba tweeted earlier this month. “Those fighting the truth will…

These ambulances in these images are carrying the remains of passengers from the ferry that sank off Libreville on March 9. “15 bodies were pulled out of the water, they were in the boat and thanks to the intervention of the divers they were pulled out and all of them were wearing life jackets but they were trapped in the boat” As of March 14, the official report is 124 people rescued, 21 lifeless bodies recovered and 16 people still being sought. The hope for all the parents today is at least to find the bodies of their loved ones…

An exhibition showcasing the work of several African-American artists opens this week in London’s Royal Academy of Arts. “Soul Grown Deep like the Rivers” brings together 64 works by 34 artists, who explore the difficult history of being Black in the American South. “These artists were largely born during the first half of the 20th century, active during the mostly second half of the century in the American South. Black artists, most of them descendants of enslaved forebears who had suffered through, of course, also the segregation that dominated the South after the Civil War, the legacy of enslavement, the sort of harrowing violence and abuse that they experienced,…

By multiplying the heavy infrastructure projects in Africa, China, and Russia aim to establish their influence in the countries of the continent, which risk their part to find themselves “trapped”, warn experts. Railway lines, and civil infrastructure: China is multiplying gigantic projects in cooperation with African states, of which it is becoming one of the main donors. “One in three major infrastructure projects in Africa is built by Chinese state-owned companies, one in five is financed by a Chinese institutional bank,” says Paul Nantulya, of the Africa Center for Strategic Studies, who report of the US Department of Defense. Beijing…

Powerful cyclone has wreaked havoc across several countries in Africa, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake. The cyclone, feddy caused widespread damage to infrastructure, displacement of communities, and loss of life. Impact on Communities: From coastal areas to inland regions, the cyclone’s fury has spared no corner. Villages and towns have been inundated with floodwaters, causing massive destruction to homes, roads, and agricultural lands. Reports indicate that thousands of families have been displaced, forced to seek refuge in temporary shelters. Loss of Life and Injuries: Tragically, over 200 lives were lost, injured many and  thousands displaced between Malawi…

These traditions are not religious principles but a cultural identity that is passed on through stories, myths and tales, from one generation to the next. The community and ones family but also the environment, plays an important role in one’s personal life. Followers believe in the guidance of their ancestors spirits. Among many traditional African religions, there are spiritual leaders and priests these persons are essential in the spiritual and religious survival of these communities. There are mystics that are responsible for healing and ‘divining’ – a kind of fortune telling and counseling, similar to shamans. These traditional healers have…