54° Across Africa

Education in Africa has consistently been a secondary discussion. As long as it's not politics and the economy, it is viewed as a discussion for 'another day'. It used to be that because we had external 'forces' halting far...

At 14, Joel Mwale suffered dysentery (infection of the intestines) from drinking dirty water in his village outside the western Kenyan town of Kitale. So, he capitalised on rainwater and started his first company, SkyDrop Enterprises, producing and bottling...

Uganda has secured a $15 million (Shs 55.8 billion) grant to facilitate the COVID-19 emergency education response project by the Ministry of Education and Sports. The funding is part of the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) programme channelled through the World Bank.   Go deeper: The...

Proscovia Alengot Oromait is a Ugandan politician who served as a member of parliament (MP) for Usuk County, Katakwi District from 2011 to 2016. At age 19, she was the youngest member of parliament in Uganda; and in Africa....

The job of the Police is to detect and prevent crime, uphold and implement the law, maintain law and order, ultimately protect and respect fundamental human rights.

The top five news updates across Africa

'Africa's Unity' has probably being the most debated topic on the continent and abroad; based on the ideas that only Africa can help Africa's development. And removing tariffs from all intercontinental trade in the region is an exceptional place...

Sarkodie is a Ghanaian rapper and entrepreneur also known as Obidi Pon Bidi - well, he has too many names that have become household names. You cannot deny that Sarkodie has been instrumental in raising the bars for the...

The World Bank Wednesday, classified Mauritius as a High-Income country while Tanzania and Benin are now considered Lower-Middle income countries.   Go deeper: According to the World Bank data, Tanzania’s Gross National Income (GNI) per capita as of July 1, 2020,...

Lorna Rutto is an entrepreneur who founded Ecopost in 2010 - a Nairobi-based company that recycles plastic waste. Lorna was troubled by this plastic litter ever since she was a schoolgirl. At the time she used to collect bits left...