July 22: Somali leaders agree to hold timely polls Somalia’s federal government and leaders across the federal member states, FMS, on Wednesday agreed to hold timely national elections as the tenure of the incumbent president and parliaments run out later this year. A technical committee will be nominated to iron out details for the nature of…
The African Development Bank board has approved a R5 billion loan to the government of South Africa, as the country battles one of the largest Covid-19 caseloads in the world. South Africa is the most affected in Africa, and among the top five in the world in terms of confirmed cases (381 798 as at…
Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok on Wednesday announced the replacement of the military governors of its states by civilians. Addressing a news conference in the capital Khartoum, Hamdok said that Abdul Fattah Alburhan, the head of the Sovereign Council, has approved the appointment of the 18 civilian rulers of the states in the country, including…
Tanzania should allow peaceful gatherings to take place ahead of elections in October and step back from “draconian” laws, UN-appointed independent rights experts said on Wednesday. In their written appeal, the three Special Rapporteurs also maintained that the Government was not meeting its commitments on information sharing and transparency, after it stopped releasing statistics on COVID-19 cases at the…
Kenya Power is the most crucial fighter against energy poverty in the country NAIROBI, Kenya, July 22, 2020/APO Group/ — Eng. Elizabeth Rogo, Founder & CEO of TSAVO Oilfield Services and President for East Africa at the African Energy Chamber (https://EnergyChamber.org/) has been appointed Non-Executive Director on the Board of Kenya Power and Lighting Plc,…
Two military personnel were killed and four others wounded in Tuesday’s operations in Bir al-Abd. Egypt‘s military said it killed 18 suspected Islamist militants in aerial and ground operations in the restive North Sinai region on Tuesday, as part of its battle to quell a long-running insurgency. The army said in a statement that its…
Apple has announced a target of becoming carbon neutral across its entire business and manufacturing supply chain by 2030. The company says the commitment means its devices will have had “zero climate impact” at point of sale. It told BBC News any company hoping to become a supplier would have to commit to “be 100%…
Ivory Coast’s ruling party, RHDP, wants outgoing President Alassane Ouattara to contest as its candidate for October presidential polls. The decision comes on the back of the death of Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly, who was the party’s flagbearer for the polls. Coulibaly died a week after returning from France where he received medical attention. In…
The summit continued for several days longer than planned due to strong differences over a COVID-19 recovery fund and a long-term budget. EU leaders have coordinated an economic recovery fund and a long-term financial plan at a summit in Brussels, EU Council President Charles Michel announced. “We have an agreement, a good agreement! With a budget…
Media Monitoring Defense and security from July 13th to 20th 2020-CC