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Africa, or do we just say the world, has definitely not had a rosy 2020. COVID-19 came and upturned normal processes, forcing everyone to change work and lifestyles, increasing poverty rates and, unfortunately, increasing the gap between governments and...

These are the major updates you should know from East Africa. Kenya It's President Uhuru Kenyatta Birthday. Tanzania #Tanzania is just days away from their general elections. https://twitter.com/Follow_SALC/status/1320644551233671168?s=20 Ethiopia On Ethiopia's GERD. https://twitter.com/EthiopiaOnline/status/1320629656878379008?s=20 Uganda Bobi Wine's new election poster. https://twitter.com/HEBobiwine/status/1320646288367562753?s=20 Rwanda Store and cook your food with appliances made in Rwanda https://twitter.com/ali_naka/status/1319961498773573632?s=20 https://twitter.com/NewTimesRwanda/status/1319988449517162497?s=20 Here are...

Who would have thought that her first attempt at pageantry will be one of the defining moments of her life? Shudufhadzo Musida has been crowned #MissSouthAfrica2020. The 24 year old was crowned after emerging the best among 15 other contestants...

Not again! They kissed their parents and siblings goodbye as they set out for school. Excited about the things they would learn. On their way to school, their imagination was filled the time they would get back home to see...

Imagine a boy who has just been given birth to, finding himself 2-5 years later on a field mining rocks that would be sold out and eventually be used to make the mobile phones and computers you are using...

These are the major stories around the top cities in Southern Africa today. SOUTH AFRICA: (800,000 jobs, #PSLAwards20 President Cyril Ramaphosa says 800,000 employment opportunities will be created in coming months. https://twitter.com/News24/status/1316723207748104192?s=20 The football community in SA have something to keep them glued: https://twitter.com/OfficialPSL/status/1316740646254804996?s=20 https://twitter.com/OfficialPSL/status/1316743347957043200?s=20 It...

On October 14, Bobi Wine tweeted about his party head office being raided by the military and police. https://twitter.com/HEBobiwine/status/1316325765563154432?s=20 Let's start with Bobi Wine is Bobi Wine is the presidential candidate who is an opposition to the incumbent President Yoweri...

The campaign against police brutality and irresponsible governance in Nigeria has been stealing all the headlines in the past few days. Series of protests have happened, celebrities have been amplifying the message with their influence, parents have started supporting...

Congo is currently going through a silent holocaust. Millions of people are being killed so that the western world can benefit from its natural resources. Congo has the largest reserve of coltan. Coltan is a critical mineral needed for electronic...

These are the major stories around the top cities in East Africa today. Kenya (#SchoolsReopening) Schools reopened in Kenya today https://twitter.com/mozdic65/status/1315588550012932096?s=20 Some teachers were reminiscing old days. https://twitter.com/BambaTVKenya/status/1313182721179627521?s=20 Tanzania (Mount Kilimanjaro) Communities in Tanzania living near Mount Kilimanjaro have been battling a wildfire on the mountain...