By Dominic Wabwireh with other agencies Djibouti’s President Ismail Omar Guelleh, who has ruled the strategically located Horn of Africa nation for nearly three decades, will face just one little-known challenger in next month’s presidential election, according to an official decree published Wednesday. The 78-year-old leader will seek a sixth term on April 10 after lawmakers unanimously amended the constitution in November to remove the 75-year age limit. His only rival is Mohamed Farah Samatar, a former ruling party member whose Unified Democratic Center party holds no parliamentary seats. “There is little doubt about the outcome,” a Djiboutian analyst told…
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Africa’s hospitality sector continues to expand, with the continent’s hotel development pipeline reaching 577 hotels and more than 104,000 rooms, growing 13.3% year-on-year. South Africa’s hospitality market is also showing steady growth, with the sector valued at USD 11.49 billion in 2025 and projected to reach USD 12.19 billion in 2026, growing at a 6.05% CAGR through 2031. This growth reflects continued investment in hotels, restaurants, bars and wider hospitality venues, including development projects, refurbishments and operational upgrades across the country. Several factors are supporting this momentum, including rising international tourism, post-pandemic recovery in global travel, government incentives such as…
The government has agreed a deal with Nigeria to make it easier to remove people with no right to be in the UK. For the first time, the Nigerian government will recognise UK letters – an identification document issued to individuals without a valid passport – so people will no longer have to wait for emergency travel documents to be issued before they can be returned. The agreement was struck during President Bola Ahmed Tinubu state visit to the UK. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer hailed the president’s visit – the first by a leader of a west African nation…
Cellulant, Africa’s leading payments technology company, has appointed Darren Makarem as Chief Financial Officer, strengthening its executive team as it accelerates its expansion as the preferred payments partner for global and regional enterprises. The appointment comes as Cellulant builds on strong operational momentum, scaling its platform with greater financial discipline while delivering differentiated, product-led value to customers. A seasoned finance and operations leader with over 20 years of experience in the digital and fintech sectors, Darren will help strengthen the company’s financial strategy and operational foundations. Having achieved profitability in 2024, Cellulant is leveraging its infrastructure, which processes over 4.5…
Lotkoy Ebey has just five scrawny goats to her name where she once had 50. She has watched the rest of her animals die as the pasture has dried up due to a prolonged drought in her part of north-western Kenya. In her culture in Turkana, where livestock are not merely a source of money but are central to life itself, the depletion of the herd is a disaster that will be hard to recover from. Although rains have recently started falling in several parts of the country and even caused flash floods in some areas, officials caution that relief will…
By Rédaction Africanews with AFP At least 18 African migrants who were trying to reach the French Indian Ocean island of Mayotte have drowned off the Comoros, officials and rescuers said Thursday. They were part of a group of about 50 people dropped off by smugglers in the sea some distance from shore as they tried to reach the neighbouring island. While some 30 survived, many of them could not swim. “Last night, we found eight dead. The bodies were recovered by the residents of Mitsamiouli, fishermen and authorities,” interior minister Mohamed Ahamada Assoumani said. More bodies have since been…
By Rédaction Africanews with AFP Despite enduring beatings and intimidation, a coalition of opposition groups in Zimbabwe continues to fight against a proposed constitutional amendment that will see President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s term extended. Law professor, Lovemore Madhuku, was assaulted in early March in an attack he blames on police-backed security agents who he says stormed a meeting of his opposition party. It is one of many incidents reported by groups mobilising against the proposed constitutional amendment passed by cabinet last month. But Madhuku, who is leader of the National Constitutional Assembly, said it has not weakened his resolve to fight…
By Rédaction Africanews with AP The Senegalese Football Federation (FSF) said Thursday that the Africa Cup title cannot be taken away from Senegal, following a decision by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to strip the country of its title earlier this week. CAF defended its decision Wednesday, which hinged on a moment during the chaotic Africa Cup of Nations final when Senegalese players walked off the field. Though the players returned, CAF ruled this week that they had violated the rules of the tournament and thus forfeited the game. The title was given to Morocco instead, and the decision…
By Rédaction Africanews with AP The Senegalese Football Federation (FSF) has criticized the “unfair, unprecedented, and unacceptable decision” to strip its team of the Africa Cup of Nations title and award it to host nation Morocco two months after they contested the final. The Confederation of African Football’s appeals board on Tuesday ruled Senegal “forfeited the final” by walking off the field and turned its 1-0 win in extra time into a 3-0 default win for Morocco. The FSF said the decision “discredits African football,” and that it will appeal “as soon as possible” to the Court of Arbitration for…
The President of the Republic of Liberia, His Excellency Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., has sent a message of congratulations to the Government and People of the Republic of Ireland on the occasion commemorating Saint Patrick’s Day and the National Day. Saint Patrick’s Day, or the Feast of Saint Patrick “the Day of the Festival of Patrick”, is a cultural and religious celebration held on 17 March, the traditional death date of Saint Patrick (c. AD 385–461), the foremost patron saint of Ireland. According to a Foreign affairs release, in his message to H.E. Mr. Michael D. Higgins, President of the…