Africa news

Ethiopian Airlines Plane Crashes Near Addis Ababa Killing All on Board

An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max-8 has crashed shortly after take-off from Addis Ababa, killing all on board. According to…

6 years ago

DR Congo Elections: Defeated Candidate Martin Fayulu to Challenge Result in Court

Martin Fayulu, the defeated opposition candidate in DR Congo's presidential election, has vowed to challenge the result in court. Felix…

6 years ago

TechCrunch Will Host Startup Competition In Nigeria This December

This December 2018, TechCrunch will host TechCrunch Startup Battlefield Africa 2018. TechCrunch, like many other publishers and businesses, is starting…

6 years ago

Zimbabwe Elections 2018: Emmerson Mnangagwa Wins Presidency with 50.8% of Votes

Zimbabwe’s incumbent President Emmerson Mnangagwa has won the country's presidential election, according to the electoral commission. With all 10 provinces…

6 years ago

Zimbabwe: Former PM and Opposition Leader Morgan Tsvangirai Dies Aged 65

Zimbabwe's opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has died in South Africa, his MDC (Movement for Democratic Change) party has announced. Morgan…

7 years ago

Kenya: Raila Odinga Sworn-in as People’s President

Kenyan TV stations have been shut down by authorities to prevent live coverage of a swearing-in event by opposition leader…

7 years ago

Africa Rising: 4 Reasons Why the Future of IT in Africa is Shining Brighter than Ever

About 500 years ago, Africa was booming. Indeed, as reported by the U.K.’s Guardian newspaper, the first European explorers to…

7 years ago

Liberia Elections 2017: Soccer Legend George Weah Wins Presidency

Former African soccer star George Weah has been elected as Liberia's president. With nearly all ballots from December 26 run-off…

7 years ago

Tunisia: Emirates Airline Banned form Landing in Tunis

The UAE Emirates airline has been banned from landing in Tunisia’s capital, Tunis, after a number of Tunisian women were…

7 years ago

The Future Of African Growth Is In Progress

Image source The topic of Africa’s economics has long plagued commentators. The continent is just so fractured, so politically unstable,…

7 years ago