DEFENCEWEB The Eastern Africa Standby Force (EASF) is one step closer to becoming a reality. Ten nations have pledged to…
Year: 2015
AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE African countries are clamping down on ivory smuggling, with large seizures for the first time exceeding those made…
VOICE OF AMERICA An oral vaccine for cholera has proved to be highly effective and could change the way future…
THE EASTAFRICAN Rwanda’s Ministry of Natural Resources has unveiled a new monitoring system to cut greenhouse gas emissions caused by…
UNITED NATIONS NEWS CENTRE The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization has warned that despite notable recent economic progress, Africa…
AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE A surge in disposable income and the growth in Africa’s middle class has led to an upswing in…
ADF STAFF One of Africa’s most acclaimed entrepreneurs, the founder of a shoe brand now selling in more than 55…
(Ludwick Marishane) VOICE OF AMERICA Unemployment remains stubbornly high in South Africa and is one of the greatest socio-economic problems…
AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE African governments and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have agreed on the urgent need to harness the continent’s…
CLUES Rome conquered this ancient Punic trading post and converted it into a base for the conquest of the kingdoms…