Mediheal Hospital defends kidney transplant procedures amid organs trafficking probe

Mediheal Group of Hospitals has come out strongly to defend its operations in the wake of growing scrutiny over its kidney transplant procedures. In a detailed statement signed by Deputy Operations Manager Dancel Njoroge N’gang’a, the hospital...

CRDB Bank Embarks On Digital Transformation With BPC Next-Generation Smartvista Platform

CRDB Bank, the largest private universal bank in Tanzania, has partnered with BPC, a global leader in payment solutions, to migrate its acquiring and issuing systems to a BPC’s next-generation SmartVista platform. The strategic move enabledCRDB...

Overcoming blue economy challenges: Paving the way for Africa’s renaissance, By Uche Igwe

Africa’s blue economy can constitute a significant source of wealth that can catapult the continent’s fortunes. It is estimated that by 2030, Africa’s blue economy will grow to $405 billion, including $100 billion generated by coastal tourism,...

Starlink rolls out its high-speed internet service in Lesotho, now in 24 African countries

Starlink, the satellite internet service operated by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, has officially launched in Lesotho. The rollout follows the granting of a 10-year operating licence on April 14, 2025, by Lesotho’s communications regulator, enabling...

‘National Carrier, If Established, ‘ll Buoy Devt of Tourism in Nigeria’

Chinedu Eze Travel and aviation experts have declared that for Nigeria to realise its full potential in tourism, it must establish a national carrier to buoy the sector. The experts spoke at the just concluded Aviation Summit 2025 conference...

World Refugee Day: Great Lakes Refugees Left Behind in Global Solidarity Efforts

Paris, 20 June 2025 — As the world marks World Refugee Day under the theme of “solidarity with refugees,” the Observatoire des droits de l’homme au Rwanda (ODHR) is calling for urgent attention to the plight of refugees in Africa’s Great Lakes...

Tanzania Honours Adesina For Transforming National Economy

News Investigators/ The Government of the United Republic of Tanzania has honoured the President, Africa Development Bank (AfDB) Group, Akinwumi Adesina, for his immense contributions to the country’s economic transformation. The AfDB in a...

Burundian socialite Dabijou accuses Jamal Rohosafi of lying to parents he'll...

Jamal Rohosafi sparked relationship rumours with Burundian socialite Dabijou after cosy videos of them emerged online However, she is now accusing the businessman of making fake promises after she travelled to Kenya to see him Jamal was recently...

OISS warns international students about stricter visa rules, social media checks for prospective visa applicants

Northwestern’s Office of International Student and Scholar Services alerted students Monday to new U.S. State Department screening guidelines for prospective nonimmigrant visa applicants — including those on F, M and J visas — in an email obtained...

Kenya banks on Panda bond to fund SGR to Malaba

Kenya has kicked off the process of issuing its first Panda bond as it seeks to plug financing gaps ahead of extending its standard gauge railway (SGR) from Naivasha to Malaba at the border with Uganda – a project heavily reliant on Chinese...

CRDB Bank Migrates Acquiring and Issuing Systems to BPC SmartVisa Platform

Payment solution provider BPC has joined forces with CRDB Bank, the largest private universal bank in Tanzania, to help the bank migrate its acquiring and issuing systems to BPC’s SmartVista platform. Migrating to SmartVista platform has enabled...

Burundi : “The legislative elections of shame,” according to Aimé Magera, opposition leader in exile

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, June 12, 2025 – Burundian opposition leader in exile and international representative of the CNL party, Aimé Magera, gave an exclusive response to SOS Médias Burundi following the announcement of the results of the...

CRDB Bank partners with BPC to upgrade card and payment systems

By Puja Sharma CRDB Bank, a private universal bank in Tanzania, has partnered with BPC, a global payment solutions platform, to migrate its acquiring and issuing systems to a BPC’s next-generation SmartVista platform. The strategic move enabled...

‎CSOs Unite in Lagos to Tackle Malnutrition Crisis

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎…Call for Increased Government, Donor Support Amidst Mounting Crises ‎ ‎ ‎Civil society organizations from 22 countries across West and Central Africa, as well as the island nations of Comoros and Madagascar, have reaffirmed their...

Kudos, Iwacu for deep analysis of Burundi’s bizarre election

Thick clouds of happy unease are ominously hanging over Burundi in the wake of the announcement of the results of the country’s parliamentary election. On June 11, 2025, the head of the Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI), Prosper...

Burundi's ruling party wins election as opponents denounce vote rigging

Burundi's ruling party – which has been in power since 2005 – won all the seats in the 5 June legislative elections the country's electoral commission announced, as government opponents decried what they say was a rigged ballot. "Nationally, the...

Cibitoke: two bodies found on the banks of the Rusizi River – mystery and concern on the Burundi-DRC border

Burundi elections marked by intimidation and absence of opposition: rights group

Legislative and local elections held in Burundi on June 5 unfolded in an environment of restricted civic freedoms and a dismantled political opposition, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Thursday. The Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI)...

Burundi officials 'threatened' voters to secure election: HRW

NAIROBI - Burundian officials and youth groups "intimidated, harassed and threatened" voters to win every seat in parliamentary elections, Human Rights Watch said on Thursday. The desperately poor Great Lakes nation held elections on June 5 in...

Burundi’s ruling party wins all parliamentary seats amid fraud claims

Burundi’s ruling party, the CNDD-FDD, has won all 100 seats contested in the country’s legislative elections, according to results released by the national electoral commission on Wednesday. The sweeping victory has sparked outrage from opposition...