In our series of letters from African journalists, media and communications trainer Joseph Warungu writes about what he will be looking out for in 2019. After consistently losing out in football bets last year, I have little confidence in predicting anything for 2019 beyond the fact that the sun will rise and set in Africa. […]

Calls for Joseph Kabila to resign were met with deadly violence, as many fear DRC president plans to extend his mandate. Civil society groups and human rights activists in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are calling for sustained pressure on the country’s president, after protests demanding Joseph Kabila step down turned deadly this week. At least seven […]

HARARE (BLOOMBERG) – Shops remained shut and public transport at a standstill in the Zimbabwean capital on the third day of a nationwide strike, as Human Rights Watch (HRW) appealed to the authorities to restrain security forces who’ve killed at least five people. Thousands of Zimbabweans have taken to the streets this week, barricading roads […]

Zimbabwe police fired tear gas to disperse protesters in the second city of Bulawayo yesterday, a day after violent demonstrations against a sharp hike in fuel prices rocked the country. Police moved in after protesters chanted for the removal of President Emmerson Mnangagwa and as looting broke out in Bulawayo, a stronghold of opposition to […]

NAIROBI, Kenya — An upscale complex in Kenya’s capital came under attack on Tuesday, with a blast and heavy gunfire that led some witnesses and police officers at the scene to describe the assault as a terrorist act. The complex in Nairobi includes a large hotel known as DusitD2, banks and offices. Several vehicles were […]

Amena Trade and Investment, a global business consultancy firm that specializes in consulting government agencies and private companies in foreign direct investment and trade has announced entry into Rwanda which registered 173 investment projects worth over $2 billion in 2018. Managing Partner Holger Vogt, joins CNBC Africa for more. Source: Read Full Article

NAIROBI (REUTERS) – A fire and sustained gunfire sent workers fleeing for their lives at an upscale hotel and office complex in the Kenyan capital on Tuesday (Jan 15) afternoon, Reuters witnesses said. One man came out covered in blood as students were evacuated from a nearby university building. Four ambulances and a fire truck […]

An upscale complex in Kenya’s capital is under attack, with an explosion and heavy gunfire. Witnesses and police at the scene are calling it a terror attack. Somalia-based extremist group al-Shabab claimed responsibility for the attack on less than an hour after the incident, and says that fighters are still inside. The complex in Nairobi […]

Gbenga Oduntan, University of Kent Millionaire rapper Shawn Carter, aka Jay-Z, has proved yet again why he is larger than life. He is embroiled in a contractual dispute over the US$204m (£159m) sale of his clothing brand to Iconix Brand Group a decade ago. In a twist that has now thrown the world of arbitration […]

The world’s oldest desert is to be blessed with one of the most listened-to songs – Africa by Toto. Namibian artist Max Siedentopf has set up a sound installation in the coastal Namib Desert to play on loop, in tribute to the soft rock classic. The 1982 track is quadruple platinum, and was the most […]