On October 19, 2011, on the occasion of his first 120 days in office, Kenyan Chief Justice Dr. Willy Mutunga will host a briefing for international journalists to outline the progress made in implementing the reforms enshrined in Kenya’s new Constitution. In his first ever briefing, Dr. Mutunga will highlight the judiciary reforms which have [...]

Kenyan Olympic Marathon champion Samuel Wanjiru, 24, committed suicide on Sunday evening by jumping off the balcony of his home. Wanjiru, who specialized in long distance running, broke the world record in the half marathon in 2006 when he was only 18 years old. He was the first Kenyan national in history to win a [...]

Delegates from 21 African countries will meet in Dar es Salaam this week, during a three day forum starting on Wednesday, to discuss various strategies and reforms that will allow the restructuring of the African Free Trade Zones. The main theme of this convention is “The Role of Free Zones in Achieving Millennium Development Goals [...]

Gutsy move by Gambian authorities today. A local judge ruled that the Gambian government can take control of Libyan assets in the country until a United Nations backed political force will emerge from the current crisis. This follows the decision by the Gambian government to recognize the rebel Transitional National Council from Libya as the [...]

A 37 year old man from Tanzania died on Monday after taking part in a drinking contest. The winning price was 10,000 shillings or 6.6 US dollars. The man passed away after consuming 1.5 liters  (or 50 oz.) of liquor (45 percent alcohol concentration). The incident occurred in the southeastern part if Tanzania. For more details, go here.

A group of American businessmen, investors and diplomats will tour Tanzania this summer where they will be joined by Tanzanian ambassador to the US, Mwanaidi Maajar, who will serve as their guide for the duration of their stay. The American businessmen are expected to explore investment opportunities in mining, power and tourism sectors. Last week, [...]

A military mutiny erupted in the West African country of Burkina Faso last week over unpaid allowances (the classic source of discontent among military personnel). Tens of thousands of people were protesting against the rising food prices at the time. The police forces are reported to having joined the protesters and the rebels are now [...]

Reuters ran a short news article on Friday citing Burundian officials who claimed that the number of mobile users in the country is now close to 1.7 millions. This is a huge improvement from 2008 when there were only 480,000 phone users in the country. U-com, owned by an Egyptian multinational company is the largest [...]

The 9th Africa Business Investment Forum is scheduled to begin its opening sessions on Monday morning in Dar es Salaam. The presidents of Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda and Burundi are expected to attend.  The sponsors of the event are Vodacom Tanzania, IPP Media, BOA Bank, Twiga Cement and Tanzania Breweries Limited. It appears that every [...]

The International Rescue Committee has issued a report claiming that “alarming numbers of Ivorian women and girls have been raped, sexually assaulted, beaten and harassed by armed men at home or as they were fleeing violence”. It appears that many of the women who fled Ivory Coast in the last four month decided to leave [...]