The investigation into Isabel dos Santos, the oil-rich daughter of former Angolan president José Eduardo dos Santos, advanced on Monday with the revealed identity of a whistleblower responsible for leaked documents her accusers say implicate her in long-suspected illegal financial dealings. “The source of the “Luanda Leaks” is the whistleblower…
As the African continent speeds up its response to the coronavirus spreading from China, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced Sunday a $10 million commitment in emergency funds and additional tech support to help responders in China and Africa contain the spread of 2019-nCoV. Half is going to China,…
President Uhuru Kenyatta rang the bell to begin trading at the London Stock Exchange (LSE) on Monday, as part of the launch of Kenya’s first green bond in conjunction with his visit to the UK-Africa Investment Summit 2020. The US$40 million bond by Acorn Holdings, a property development firm based…
There were 121 crew members kidnapped on ships attacked in the Gulf of Guinea in 2019, representing a more than 50 percent increase despite global trends that saw a decline in overall piracy incidents. “This equates to over 90 percent of global kidnappings reported at sea with 64 crew members…
In Zambia, the Higher Education Authority (HEA) announced Tuesday that three universities have been deregistered and are prevented from any further operations. They include Citizen University, Pamodzi University, and University of East and Southern Africa, according to an HEA statement. The decisions followed compliance audits at the institutions. In the…
Websites across some 30 countries remain locked down for Travelex customers as the foreign exchange firm deals with a ransomware attack that’s crippled its operations since New Year’s Eve. Company officials say they took their websites offline in Europe, Southeast Asia and North America as a precaution to contain the…
There’s excitement in the air in Saudi Arabia, where the press conference kicking off the Dakar Rally was held Friday. “You will already find sand, dunes, and all the ingredients of the Dakar, so get ready,” said race director David Castera. There are plenty of comparisons to the African continent,…
Human rights organizations in France say two Ugandans are now in danger after they testified against oil major Total last month for alleged human rights and environmental violations linked to its Tilenga project. Fred Mwesigwa, a farmer who says he has faced numerous threats since May 2017 because of pressure…
Officials in Nigeria say they were able to stop an intruder who was trying to get into the wheel well of an aircraft operated by regional carrier Air Peace and about to take off from Murtala Muhammed Airport Lagos, one of the country’s busiest international airports. The man was first…
Boeing says former CEO Dennis A. Muilenburg has resigned in the wake of the company’s 737MAX aircraft crisis, with current board chairman David L. Calhoun tapped to step into the role after a short interim. Boeing CFO Greg Smith will serve as CEO and company president until Calhoun takes over….
Some of the world’s leading tech companies have been named in a lawsuit filed on behalf of children or their survivors who were killed or injured working in cobalt mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The suit was filed in a United States federal court by International Rights Advocates,…
The Boeing Company announced Monday that it is suspending production of its 737MAX aircraft, which have been grounded globally for months in the wake of March’s Ethiopia Airlines Flight ET302 disaster. Boeing issued a statement saying the temporary suspension of 737MAX production will begin in January so that the company,…
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed of Ethiopia accepted his Nobel Prize for Peace on Tuesday, delivering a speech that was emotive in terms of the cost of war – and his own experience with it – as well as inspirational, despite criticisms Abiy has faced over whether the prize was deserved….
Laureen is the editor of Africa Times
The Chinese government took a forceful position against the United States on Tuesday, denying the claims of U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his warnings against trusting Beijing or the Huawei firm in Europe or in Africa. “The company, based in Shenzhen, maintains links to the Chinese People’s Liberation…
Laureen is the editor of Africa Times
South Africans were among the global citizens complaining Thursday that their access to Instagram was down, as a service outage for Facebook and the Facebook-owned platform popped up in dozens of countries. The Messenger service also appeared to be affected. “We’re aware that some people are currently having trouble accessing…