AFRICA NEWS

China-Africa trade has been growing robustly since the launch of 10 major cooperation plans three years ago.

Talks on enhancing the fight against terrorism in Kenya and the region will largely feature during British Prime Minister Theresa May’s visit in the country this week.

Taiwan’s businesses in Africa, already squeezed diplomatically and facing tough competition from their mainland counterparts, can expect to come under even more pressure as Beijing extends its reach across the continent, a Taiwanese business leader warned on Friday.

The migration crisis across the African continent can be addressed by governments doing more to create an enabling environment that provide opportunities for citizens to eliminate the the need to relocate elsewhere for survival.

Teargas and live bullets have rocked Kampala streets this Monday afternoon. Police and the army have fired teargas and bullets to contain rioters who have lit fire in the middle of roads in Kisekka Market, Namirembe Road and Kikuubo Market Lane.

Legislators from across the African continent have been urged to take a lead in ensuring that there is security in their respective regions.

A 37-year-old former staff of Addosser Micro-Finance Bank ltd, Aliu Mustapha, on Thursday appeared before an Igbosere Magistrates’ Court in Lagos over alleged N1 million theft.

At least 22 children drowned on their way to school when their boat capsized in swollen waters of the Nile river north of the Sudanese capital yesterday.

Libya’s parliament suspended on Tuesday discussions on the constitutional referendum draft-law until after next week’s Eid al-Adha holiday.

A disgruntled politician who suffered a defeat in Uganda's parliamentary elections has reacted by removing boreholes he commissioned while in office.

Jack Ma, the founder of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group, launched the Netpreneur Prize foundation on Wednesday in South Africa, which has been designed to support and fund African entrepreneurs.

 South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has promoted his wife to major general, bolstering speculation that the wife’s rise in the army could eventually lead to a political career