Ride-hailing car drivers in Kenya have signed a deal with their service providers and the government in the latest tussle over poor pay and growing local competition.
Somalia’s terrorist group Al-Shabaab may have no qualms bombing people while they lie on the beach, work in government offices, or shop in busy markets. But the group is trying to brand itself as an eco-friendly outfit with its recent decision to ban single-use plastic bags and cutting down trees.
Google is in talks with telecom operators in Kenya to bring balloon-powered internet to people in rural and remote areas.
Cameroon’s president Paul Biya has confirmed that the country will hold its presidential election on Oct. 7, removing all doubts over whether the violence-gripped, oil-rich nation would make it to the polls.
Correction: An earlier version of this story incorrectly referred to the 70% debt load owed by Kenya to China as external debt. It is bilateral debt. This story was also updated to clarify the difference between bilateral debt and external debt.
China has helped launch the first phase of Africa’s biggest free trade zone as what’s part of another major step to secure its position as a global trade leader.
Intimate hugs, smiles, laughter, and firm handshakes marked the first meeting in almost two decades between the leaders of longtime adversaries Eritrea and Ethiopia.
The US is promising to investigate and prosecute South Sudanese officials involved in money laundering and plundering national assets.
Sophisticated malware, software security breaches, mobile scams—the list of cybercrime threats is growing. Yet African nations continue to fall short of protecting themselves and must constantly grapple with the impact.
One of Tanzania’s top homegrown online platforms has temporarily shut down days before the implementation of sweeping regulations that would give officials unfettered powers to police the web.
Ethiopia’s prime minister has sworn not to “harm” Egypt’s share of the Nile, breaking the deadlock in talks over control of Africa’s longest river.
Environmental activists in Kenya are determined to show that coal has no place in the country’s energy future.
The first-ever TEDx event in a refugee camp will take place in a small town in northwest Kenya.
Ethiopia’s premier just made the surprise announcement that it’s going to make peace with its enemy Eritrea.
China has announced it will host the inaugural China-Africa defense and security forum later this month, signaling its deepening engagement in Africa. Military officials say the summit will focus on regional security issues, financing and upgrading Africa’s security capacities, and improving defense cooperation.
Ethiopia’s cabinet has approved a draft law that would lift a nationwide state of emergency two months ahead of schedule, citing improved security conditions across the country.
The hotel sector in Africa is thriving, recording a steady improvement in demand and performance, drawing financier interest, and constituting an active segment of the real-estate investment market.
At 41 years of age, Ethiopia’s prime minister Abiy Ahmed Ali is the youngest head of government in Africa. Since coming to power two months ago, Abiy has made headlines globally as a reform-minded, polyglot politician, an establishment insider with a mixed religious background who could introduce change and push the country towards a path of unity and democratization.
African central bank leaders are currently discussing whether to hold the yuan as part of their foreign reserves, highlighting the Chinese money’s rise as one of the world’s major reserve currencies.
Egypt’s top administrative court has ordered authorities to block YouTube for a month over a video that disparages the prophet Mohamed.
For Taiwan, the list of its diplomatic allies in Africa has dwindled to all but one nation.
After years of being on the decline, piracy off the coast of Somalia is making a comeback.
Kenya is toughening its stance against foreign workers, moving to tighten the issuance of work permits and digitizing the records of thousands of expatriates.
A tropical cyclone has wrecked havoc across the Horn of Africa, leaving at least 15 people dead and tens of thousands displaced.
