Author: Amnewsworld

For some residents of Cameroon’s economic capital it is a routine to get up early and queue outside a brewery to fill their bottles with water. The public water utility Camwater is not reliable which makes the business of drilling for water a lucrative one. It is good deal for private contractors and the only option for many residents. “Drinking water sources are extremely rare, it is so rare and not very visible and few neighborhoods have them,” Cédric a computer scientist deplores. “So, when there is a point like this, everyone rushes. You could already see how difficult it is…

The toll of attacks on villages by militiamen on Saturday in Ituri, in the north-east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), rose from 15 to more than 30 dead, including many women and children, we learned Monday from local sources. The CODECO ( Cooperative for the Development of Congo ) community militia, which claims to protect the Lendu tribe against the Hema tribe, is accused of carrying out the attacks early Saturday morning against five villages in the territory of Mahagi, killing inhabitants, stealing cattle, looting and burning houses. Arnold Lokwa, head of the “chiefdom” of Panduru, in which…

The European Union is concerned about the deterioration of the political and economic situation in Tunisia and fears a collapse of the country, declared Monday the head of European diplomacy Josep Borrell. “The situation in Tunisia is very dangerous,” he warned after a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels. “If Tunisia collapses, this risks causing migratory flows towards the EU and causing instability in the MENA region. We want to avoid this situation,” he said. The ministers asked Belgium and Portugal to send representatives on a mission to Tunisia in order to carry out “an assessment of the situation…

A group of 43 Facebook moderators fired in January have announced they are filing a lawsuit in Kenya against the social network’s parent company Meta for, among other things, “unlawful dismissal,” according to a statement released Monday. Meta, which also encompasses Instagram and WhatsApp, has undertaken to reduce its workforce by nearly 25% in less than six months, a symbol of the difficulties faced by the tech sector. “In January, 260 content moderators working at Facebook’s moderation center in Nairobi, Kenya, were informed that they would be let go by Sama, the outsourcing company that has run the office since…

South African authorities have requested Twitter to take down a video that reportedly incites violence against those who will not participate in protest marches planned for 20 March. The opposition party Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) is organizing nationwide marches to protest the country’s power crisis and has called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to resign. In a statement, the Film and Publication Board (FPB) said the video warns that any pupil wearing school uniform during the protests will be beaten up, as well as teachers and police officers. The video was posted by a person claiming to be a member of…

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…