Africa
- World
VPN usage up by 60,000% in Senegal after social media blockade: Report
On June 2, when the Senegal government blocked access to social media sites and messaging platforms, demand for Virtual Private Networks (VPN) rose by over 60,000 percent, compared to the daily average…
- India
IndiGo to start flights to six destinations in Africa, Central Asia
New Delhi: The country’s largest airline IndiGo will start direct flights to six new destinations in Africa and Central Asia, including to Nairobi, Tbilisi and Tashkent, this year. Embarking on “massive” international…
- World
China’s loans to Africa worries World Bank President
London: World Bank President David Malpass has said he is concerned about some of the loans China has been making to developing economies in Africa, according to a media report. David Malpass…
- Technology
After India, Google acts upon illegal loan apps in Africa
San Francisco: Google has ordered loan apps in Kenya to present proof of their licenses to operate in the country, or they risk being removed from the Google Play store. According to…
- Health
Over one million deaths in Africa linked to air pollution exposure: Report
Boston: According to a new report published by the US-based research organization Health Effects Institute, nearly the entire African continent faces some of the most severe health impacts in the world due…
- World
Probe ordered after WHO links children’s deaths in Gambia to made-in-India cough syrup
New Delhi: A probe has been initiated by India’s drug regulator after the WHO issued an alert saying cough syrups manufactured by an Indian firm could potentially be linked to the death…
- World
Putin slams West and US for ‘double standards’; cites plundering of India & Africa
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin has reminded the world of the West’s colonial policy, plundering of India and Africa, slave trade, and the use of nuclear and chemical weapons by the US, as…
- World
China’s arms sales fuelling conflict in Africa; millions internally displaced
Beijing : China’s arms sales to African countries are fuelling conflict in the continent which has also been the foremost factor in forcing people out of their homes leading to mass internal…
- World
Ukrainian grain going to Europe instead of Africa
Moscow: At least 38 percent of the grain exported from Ukraine under the UN-brokered deal is shipped to the EU instead of the developing countries in Africa for which it was intended,…
- Health
The Marburg virus: urgent need to contain this close cousin of Ebola
Lagos: In July 2022 Ghana confirmed its first two cases of the deadly Marburg virus, a highly infectious disease in the same family as the virus that causes Ebola. The Conversation Africa’s…
- World
Global charity provides $28.5 mn to 19 countries hit by drought
Nairobi: A global charity has announced $28.5 million to help families in 19 countries, mostly in Africa, facing the worst global hunger crisis in decades. “The combined impact of conflicts, climate change,…
- World
300 Boko Haram terrorists killed in Lake Chad region
Lagos: At least 300 militants of the Boko Haram terror group were killed by troops of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) on the fringes of Africa’s Lake Chad region, a spokesperson said.…
- World
Kenya imposes night curfew in northern region amid insecurity
Nairobi: The Kenyan government has declared a month-long night curfew and security operations in Marsabit County in northern part of the country to enhance security disarmament exercise over rising insecurity. Interior Cabinet…
- World
African scientists say green future at stake amid deforestation
Nairobi: The loss of forest cover in Africa, escalated by climatic shocks, poor land-use practices and urbanisation could slow down the continent’s transition to a green and resilient future, scientists have said.…
- World
South Africa’s flood death toll continues to rise
Johannesburg: A total of 443 people died as a result of rains in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal Province last week while 63 persons were missing, a local official said. “The past days have…
