The Bank of Tanzania (BoT) will this month start to roll out the first phase of its new payment system -Tanzania Instant Payments System (TIPS), which has been developed to facilitate real-time payments across all
Ethiopia – Tigray Conflict and Dam Dispute Dent Abiy’s Image
With Ethiopia at the center of two conflicts, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has seen his international reputation tarnished. It was an unusually strongly worded press release from the US State Department informing the public about
Nigeria: How Insecurity, Poor Facilities Are Forcing Children Out of School
Across the country, the number of out-of-school children is increasing, majorly due to insecurity, poor facilities, poverty and other factors. Daily Trust visited schools in some states and now reports. Apart from challenges in public
South Sudan: Engage the Youth in Building Our New Nation
South Sudan, the world’s youngest nation and an ethnically-diverse country with a population of more than 11 million, celebrated its 10th anniversary on Friday. The country gained her independence from Sudan on July 9, 2011,
Mali: Les humeurs de Facoh : Le ras-le-bol des coups d’Etat
Le Mali prend de plus en plus goût à se faire gouverner par un régime de transition qui lui fait plus de mal qu’un gouvernement régulièrement constitué même pourri par la corruption. Les dysfonctionnements du
Mali: Meurtre, séquestration, détention d’arme à feu… Deux éléments du CMFPR 2 condamnés par la Cour d’assises de Mopti
Accusés de meurtre, séquestration, trouble grave à l’ordre public et détention d’arme à feu, Radéni Ousmane Maïga (né vers 1994 à Bourem) et Sékou Bouri Yattara (cordonnier, né vers 1992 à Diré), tous deux combattants
Mali: 245 terroristes tués et 196 interpellés ces six derniers mois (armée)
Les différentes opérations menées au centre et dans le nord du Mali par l’armée et ses partenaires du 24 décembre 2020 au 30 juin dernier ont permis de tuer 245 terroristes et d’en interpeller 196,
Hunger: Biting cost of insecurity in North-east Nigeria
Amina Adamo, 25, is only too familiar with hunger; she has lived without food for days and with only very small rations for months at a time. Inside her makeshift shelter at the Elmiskin internally
18 Nigerian villagers killed by suspected Islamist militants -officials
Suspected Islamist militants killed 18 people when they attacked a village in northeast Nigeria on Wednesday, two local officials said. Attacks by Islamist militants have been intensifying in northeast Nigeria in recent months, with dozens
DR Congo sees fresh government impetus to fight unrelenting violence in the east
A new government action plan in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has the potential to reverse the urgent and tragic deterioration in the east of the country, where thousands of human rights abuses