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Deadly Floods Displaces 40,000 In South Africa’s Coastal City
One week after heavy torrential rains hit South Africa, rescue operators have recorded a death toll of at least 443 people, with at least 63 others still missing. Heavy flood engulfed the KwaZulu-Natal province in the port city of Durban last week, pulling buildings and people along with it. Official data from government agencies shared that…
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Here Is Why Economists Believe Raising US Inflation Targets Would Benefit Crypto Prices
A month after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, fuel prices in America soared, causing the highest rise in inflation rates since 1981. With the US energy prices at about 32% and consumer prices surging to 8.5%, economic growth became highly uncertain. In a bid to salvage the economic situation and reduce inflation rates, the federal reserve…
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Inside Industry Leader’s Strategy To Revive Tourism In Africa
Considered one of the fastest-growing industries in the pre-pandemic era, the tourism industry contributed US$9.2 trillion or 10.4%, to global GDP. Fast forward to 2022, and the industry is still struggling to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic. The African Union estimated that Africa lost nearly 55 billion US dollars in tourism revenues, with a global loss estimated…
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What Is Driving The Worsening Food Crisis In South Sudan
A new report by the United Nations revealed that up to 7.7 million people in South Sudan – some 63 percent of the population – are currently facing a food crisis. Since its independence in 2011, the oil-rich state has suffered instability, driven by extreme weather conditions, and internal armed conflict. Now the UN’s reports share…
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What Is Happening With Chad’s Reconciliation Dialogue With Rebels?
Chad is one of the countries in Africa that has struggled with political fragmentation since its independence in 1960. This set the stage for years of rebel-led incursions and military coups in the country. Out of six heads of state, only three survived being killed or displaced by military coups in the north-central country. Chad’s…
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Kenya Unveils Budget For The 2022/23 Fiscal Year
Kenya has unveiled a $28 billion (3.3 trillion shillings) budget for the 2022/23 fiscal year aimed at reviving the country’s economy. Treasury Secretary, Ukur Yatani, said the budget would focus on building infrastructures that would reduce the rates of unemployment and grow the economy by 6% by the end of the year. If the parliament…
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Fact Check: Is Togo Waging A War Against Its Teachers?
The Togolese government has dismissed nine teachers within a week of firing 137 others, following a strike action by the Togo Teachers’ Union from April 4 to 7, 2022. A total of 146 teachers have been barred from teaching and would be redeployed by the ministry of civil service and labour, on accusations of acting…
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Plateau State: Inside Recent Farmer-Herder Conflicts In Bassa LGA
Since 1999, Plateau State, home to about 40 ethnic groups, has endured horrific conflict centred on land disputes between farmers and nomadic herders, leading to the documented death of over 100,000 people and the displacement of at least 300,000 people. The clashes, majorly between Muslim Fulani herders and Christian farmers from the Berom and Irigwe…
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What Is To Blame For Soaring Inflation Rates In DRC?
Despite an exceptionally high deposit of natural resources, immense biodiversity and hydropower potential, the Democratic Republic of Congo(DRC) have the third-largest population living below poverty lines. Internal conflict, economic downtimes and the global hike in fuel prices have sparked the worst inflation rates in DRC since the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, with…
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How A Solar Company Plans To Rid Nigeria Of Diesel Generators
An Indian owned start-up, Husk Power Systems, is raising about $100 million in funding to scale up its Nigerian operations. As a part of its commitment to the UN energy compact, Husk would invest a majority of the funds into increasing its number of mini solar grids in Nigeria from 6 to 500 over the…