Authorities in Congo have discovered the bodies of 19 Ethiopian migrants who died of suffocation in the back of a Zambian registered truck used for transporting fish. About 76 Ethiopians were also found alive in the vehicle, which was stopped… Read more ›
A bus trafficking 21 Ethiopians illegally to South Africa crashed on a highway in Zimbabwe’s second largest city Bulawayo on Tuesday. Three people were killed and 19 others sustained serious injuries after the crash, which was triggered by a burst… Read more ›
Two west-African countries will represent Africa at the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup to be staged in Papua New Guinea. Ghana and Nigeria earned their place in the competition over the weekend after defeating Ethiopia and South Africa respectively.… Read more ›
In a new spate of violent xenophobic attacks to hit South Africa, six Ethiopian nationals have been killed this past week in separate incidents. On Friday, VOA reported that the killings happened in Durban, which has a history of violent… Read more ›
By Ivan Ngoboka The New Times–(Kigali)-Medical tourism has for long been a preserve of a few countries such as South Africa, India, Saudi Arabia and to some extent Kenya – those countries with a long tradition of a developed health… Read more ›
BERNAMA-NNN-PANA (Nairobi) – Today six Presidents are meeting in Kenya for the one-day African Union (AU) Peace and Security summit on terrorism. The Presidents of Chad, Niger, Nigeria, Somalia, Tanzania and Uganda, Burundi’s Vice President as well as the Prime… Read more ›
Xinhua (Addis Ababa) — On Monday Ethiopian Airlines will commence its flights to Madrid, Spain, which has become the 10th European destination of the airliner. Ethiopian flights to Madrid is operated through Rome and has brought the number of the airline’s international… Read more ›
By Emmanuel Iruobe VENTURES AFRICA –(Kampala)- As Africa continues to attract solutions to its infrastructure challenges, the Barclays group has indicated its readiness to fund some of the huge infrastructural projects in Uganda. This was disclosed at a meeting between… Read more ›
The leaders of Rwanda and South Africa have expressed commitment to initiate dialogue to settle the diplomatic dispute between their nations, which has led to the expulsion of some diplomats from both countries. According to a statement from the office… Read more ›
Isaiah Kiplagat, the president of Athletics Kenya (AK), has revealed that the country will bid to host the 2017 IAAF World Youth Championships in Nairobi. He further indicated that Kenya has the resources and capacity to bid and successfully host… Read more ›
The diplomatic rift between the governments of Rwanda and South Sudan has taken a new dimension after both nations withdrew their high commissioners from one another. The dispute, which was originally triggered by an assassination attempt against an ex-Rwandan General… Read more ›
Investment and bilateral business between South Africa and Tanzania is expected to increase significantly following an agreement between the two countries, reports indicate. The two African countries have reportedly agreed to initiate working groups to reinforce their respective Export Processing… Read more ›
Exiled opponents of President Paul Kagame of Rwanda have accused the leader of involvement in the assassination of an ex-spy chief, who is also reported to have been a close ally to the President at one time. Patrick Karegeya, an… Read more ›
Internet scammers are using the name of the late Nelson Mandela’s grandson Ndaba, to demand money from the public, according to reports. Scammers are reported to have illegally used the name of Ndaba to demand money for membership fees to… Read more ›