Mozambique is battling a cholera outbreak that has infected 1,222 people and killed two, the country’s health ministry said Tuesday, warning that it has been unable to slow its spread. Four of Mozambique’s 13 provinces have been affected since the infection spread from the capital Maputo on January 5, deputy director of public health Benigna … Read more
Quantum Power, the pan-African energy infrastructure investment platform, has cut sod for the construction of the Tema LNG Terminal, consisting of facilities for the import, storage and regasification of liquefied natural gas. The Tema LNG Terminal has been designed to help alleviate Ghana’s significant energy shortfall and support the Government’s efforts to put an end … Read more
Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM. N), the world’s biggest publicly traded oil producer, has agreed to pay Italy’s Eni (ENI.MI) $2.8 billion for a 25 percent stake in a giant Mozambique gas field to strengthen its position supplying rich Asian markets. Eni is currently the operator of Mozambique’s Area 4 license which, with 85 trillion cubic … Read more
I want to celebrate the New faces of telecommunications’ players in Ghana – they are SMART, they are EXPERIENCED, and they are FIERCE. Above all THEY ARE WOMEN making waves in this traditionally male dominated sector. A couple weeks ago, I had the honor of attending a historic event organized by the Ghana Chamber of … Read more
This International Women’s Day I want to celebrate the New faces of telecommunications’ players in Ghana – they are SMART, they are experiencing, and they are fierce. Above all, they are women making waves in this traditionally male-dominated sector. A couple weeks ago, I had the honor of attending a historic event organised by the … Read more
The Germans were latecomers to the scramble for Africa. Even if there may have been individual Germans scouring the coasts of Africa (as slave traders?), it was only after the Berlin Conference of 1844-85 that Germany became an established colonial power in Africa. The conference (also known in German as Kongokonferenz or Westafrika-Konferenz) is said … Read more
Tanzania’s most notorious elephant poacher, nicknamed “The Devil”, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison. Boniface Matthew Maliango was responsible for killing thousands of elephants, a conservation organisation said. He was arrested in Dar es Salaam in September 2015 after a year-long manhunt. His crimes were the focus of a Netflix documentary film, The … Read more
The Ivory Coast FA has approached Morocco boss Hervé Renard who has also been targeted by Ghana and South Africa to takeover the coaching role of their national teams. This comes just one day after Ghana FA revealed that they will also headhunt in their quest to find the replacement for Avram Grant. This means … Read more
Frenchman Herve Renard is believed to be in pole position to land the South African job after being named in a two-man shortlist for the top position amid reports a new man will be announced latest Friday. Times Media Digital are reporting the accomplished Moroccan coach must fend off stiff competition from Carlos Queiroz to … Read more
NO former African leader has claimed the $5m (£4m) Mo Ibrahim prize this year – the sixth time in 10 years that it has not been awarded. The prize is supposed to be awarded each year to an elected leader who governed well, raised living standards and then left office. It was launched by Sudan-born telecoms entrepreneur, … Read more
The Mo Ibrahim Foundation says it has found no winner, again, for its prestigious Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership. The selection Committee chaired by Tanzanian diplomat and former OAU Secretary General Salim Ahmed Salim on Tuesday said none of the recently retired heads of state on the continent had merited the prize. “As … Read more
The Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership — the world’s biggest individual prize — drew a blank once again in finding a suitable laureate, it was announced Tuesday. The prize only goes to a democratically-elected African leader who demonstrated exceptional leadership, served their mandated term and left office within the last three years. The … Read more
The Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership — the world’s biggest individual prize — drew a blank once again in finding a suitable laureate, it was announced Tuesday. The prize only goes to a democratically-elected African leader who demonstrated exceptional leadership, served their mandated term and left office within the last three years. The … Read more
No former African leader has claimed the $5m (£4m) Mo Ibrahim prize this year – the sixth time in 10 years that it has not been awarded. The prize is supposed to be awarded each year to an elected leader who governed well, raised living standards and then left office. It was launched by Sudan-born … Read more
The South African petrochemical giant Sasol has announced the discovery of oil off the coast of southern Mozambique. The wells will be the first in Mozambique to produce oil in two or three years’ time, Stephen Cornell, one’s of Sasol’s joint chief executives, said. Mr Cornell his company has drilled four of 12 planned wells, … Read more
A South African private equity firm has acquired the Kenyan unit of global insurance broker Aon for an undisclosed amount. Johannesburg-based Capital works have bought out Aon interests in Aon Kenya, a firm which offers insurance brokerage services as well as human resource consulting. The buyout was part of an acquisition spanning 10 Aon units … Read more
Despite constitutional injunctions that allow freedom of movement, persons with albinism are still prevented from entering or living in some communities in Ghana. Article 17(2) of the 1992 Constitution states that “a person shall not be discriminated against on grounds of gender, race, colour, ethnic origin, religion, creed or economic status”. However, there are so … Read more
Cyclone Dineo killed seven people, injured 55 and affected hundreds of thousands across southern Mozambique, the country’s natural disasters agency said Friday. More than 20,000 homes were destroyed by “winds and very strong rain”, the National Institute of Disaster Management said, adding that the search for survivors is ongoing. The storm has affected more than … Read more
An outbreak of armyworm caterpillars present in several southern African countries threatens to strip the entire region of key food supplies, warned the UN food agency Thursday. “It is probably only a matter of time before most of the region will be affected,” said David Phiri, sub-regional coordinator for Southern Africa of the UN’s Food … Read more
Mozambique was battered by high winds, flooding and sea surges when cyclone Dineo made landfall late Wednesday but the storm has begun to die down, according to meteorologists Thursday. Dineo reached Inhambane, southern Mozambique, between 8:00 pm and midnight on Wednesday, buffeting the town with winds in excess of 100 kmh (62 mph), torrential rain … Read more