African leaders will gather again in Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital, for the 2025 African Union (AU) Summit on 17-18 February. This time it’s different, though. The meeting is taking place amid a different geopolitical context, and challenging socio-economic and security conditions on the continent. Africa remains the poorest continent globally, with extreme poverty rates… Continue reading The 2025 AU Summit Should Place Poverty Alleviation, Infrastructure, and Economic Development at the Top of its Agenda
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Sunken Stories of the Not-So-Dark Continent: Unearthing South Africa’s Hidden Histories
The rugged coastlines of KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape conceal secrets beneath the waves secrets that challenge longstanding narratives about South Africa’s past. Among these are persistent myths: that white settlement began in 1652, that Africans had little engagement with the outside world before colonial conquest and that the Atlantic slave trade was the most… Continue reading Sunken Stories of the Not-So-Dark Continent: Unearthing South Africa’s Hidden Histories
Ethiopia Develops Strategy To Become Medical Tourism Hub
During the three-day Ethio Health Exhibition Ministry of Health Senior Advisor Esayas Mesele said that the government is focusing on making Ethiopia a centre for medical tourism. He emphasised that this policy and strategy is important to stimulate the sector as a whole and also in attraction of investors. This is reported by ENA. According… Continue reading Ethiopia Develops Strategy To Become Medical Tourism Hub
China Is Facilitating The Development of African Railways Through Educational Programmes
As the train engine roars, doors of the wagons gently open at 07:30 a.m., with crew members waiting for the passengers to board before starting the journey for their next destination. An hour before the departure, Marriam Gadesa heads to the locomotive cabin and quickly tests the locomotive’s power supply, and then starts the engine. … Continue reading China Is Facilitating The Development of African Railways Through Educational Programmes
Feature: Kenya’s Railway Evolution Over A Century
“It is not uncommon for a country to create a railway, but it is uncommon for a railway to create a country,” Sir Charles Eliot, then commissioner of British East Africa, made the bold statement in 1903. Eliot, “who initiated the policy of white supremacy in the British East Africa Protectorate (now Kenya),” according to… Continue reading Feature: Kenya’s Railway Evolution Over A Century
East African Bloc Boosts Kenya’s Disease Surveillance At Border Points
NAIROBI, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) — The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), an East African bloc, provided Kenya with 8.95 million U.S. dollars worth of equipment to help strengthen disease surveillance at border points on Monday. Fatuma Adan, IGAD head of mission to Kenya, said the equipment, including seven laptops and 37 desktop computers, will significantly… Continue reading East African Bloc Boosts Kenya’s Disease Surveillance At Border Points