Blue Amber Zanzibar and Sauti za Busara sign sponsorship deal

The sponsorship which is set to take care of the festival’s operational cost is worth some $120,000 annually and will be issued on a quarterly basis. Pennyroyal Limited the developers of Blue Amber Zanzibar and Busara Promotions on Tuesday, March 29 signed a three-year sponsorship deal that will see the festival’s continuity and sustainability.The sponsorship which is set to…

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Blue Amber Zanzibar and Sauti za Busara sign sponsorship deal

The sponsorship which is set to take care of the festival’s operational cost is worth some $120,000 annually and will be issued on a quarterly basis. Pennyroyal Limited the developers of Blue Amber Zanzibar and Busara Promotions on Tuesday, March 29 signed a three-year sponsorship deal that will see the festival’s continuity and sustainability.The sponsorship which is set to…

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Tanzania ranked second in anti-corruption fight in East Africa

According to Transparency International’s report of January 2022, in 2021 Tanzania scored 39 out of 100 and was as a result ranked 87 out of 180 countries that were investigated. Tanzania has performed well in the fight against corruption according to a new report that ranked the country second after Rwanda in the region. According to Transparency International’s report…

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There’s business case for eliminating systemic bias for gender parity

The paramountcy of overcoming systemic prejudices against women in politics, the workplace, business, and the community cannot be overstated, as it may determine whether sub-Saharan African countries succeed or fail. Post the International Women’s Day and the clarion call to break the bias, there is a mountain of data to support this viewpoint, where women pushing the envelope are stymied by…

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Africa’s Five Teams Going To The Qatar World Cup Confirmed

The five African nations heading to Qatar for the 2022 FIFA World Cup were confirmed on Tuesday night. Cameroon, Morocco, Tunisia, Ghana and Senegal will represent CAF in the first ever November/December World Cup. All five qualifiers booked their places at Qatar 2022 by winning two-legged playoffs. Those playoffs turned out to be largely close affairs as the away…

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Africa’s Five Teams Going To The Qatar World Cup Confirmed

The five African nations heading to Qatar for the 2022 FIFA World Cup were confirmed on Tuesday night. Cameroon, Morocco, Tunisia, Ghana and Senegal will represent CAF in the first ever November/December World Cup. All five qualifiers booked their places at Qatar 2022 by winning two-legged playoffs. Those playoffs turned out to be largely close affairs as the away…

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‘Africa must be self-sufficient’: John Nkengasong on learning the deadly lessons of pandemics

The outgoing director of Africa Centres for Disease Control has seen Ebola, Aids and now Covid – and warns complacency is dangerous The past five years have been “like going from one fire to the next, with barely any time to catch your breath”, says John Nkengasong, the outgoing head of the body charged with responding to health emergencies…

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‘Africa must be self-sufficient’: John Nkengasong on learning the deadly lessons of pandemics

The outgoing director of Africa Centres for Disease Control has seen Ebola, Aids and now Covid – and warns complacency is dangerous The past five years have been “like going from one fire to the next, with barely any time to catch your breath”, says John Nkengasong, the outgoing head of the body charged with responding to health emergencies…

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African civil society organizations highlight key agrifood systems issues in the region

African civil society organizations meet and adopt a joint declaration ahead of FAO Regional Conference for Africa (ARC32) The COVID-19 pandemic, climate change and other shocks hit the food security status and livelihoods of the most vulnerable populations the hardest – that was the central theme in a declaration at the end of a two-day regional consultation by civil…

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Dire impact from floods in South Sudan as new wet season looms

33 out of 79 counties have been badly affected by the flood waters, which have not significantly subsided since the last wet season  Flooding and displacement in South Sudan are expected to worsen when the wet season begins in around a month, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, warned on Tuesday. “Urgent action is needed to protect already vulnerable populations…

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