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02/11/2022

More than seventeen hundred entrepreneurs from across the continent applied to this year's Africa digital innovation competition. The competition featured va...

13/10/2022

Ordinary South Africans are feeling the brunt of excessive power outages. Critics say that the state-owned power utility company Eskom, which produces about 95% of the country's electricity, is failing to deliver on its mandate. It's implementing scheduled blackouts to save electricity as it struggles to keep its aging and poorly maintained power stations operational.
VOA's Paul Ndiho spoke to Xolisa Vuza, a Fintech entrepreneur based in Johannesburg, South Africa, about why Africa's most developed economy is dealing with unprecedented nationwide blackouts.

15/07/2022

Rwanda and Congo have agreed to dial back tensions after discussions between their presidents in Angola. Paul Ndiho has the details.

06/07/2022

Sudanese military leader General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan says the army is stepping back from political talks, paving the way for political and revolutionary groups to form a transitional government. Paul Ndiho has more.

06/07/2022

West African leaders have lifted economic sanctions on Mali. The move on Sunday by the leaders of the Economic Community of West African States came after Mali’s military leaders submitted a proposal for a transition to democracy within 24 months and published a new electoral law. VOA’s Paul Ndiho has more.

01/07/2022

30/06/2022

A United Nations envoy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is warning that the M23 rebel group activities in Eastern DRC is threatening to reverse hard-won progress in security and stability in the region. VOA's Paul Ndiho reports.

29/06/2022

Moroccan authorities have decided to prosecute 65 migrants who joined Friday's mass attempt to cross into a Spanish enclave by storming a border post. Paul Ndiho has more.

29/06/2022

Patrice Lumumba's Remains Returned to DRC

The coffin carrying the remains of slain Congolese independence hero Patrice Lumumba has returned to his home for an emotionally charged tour and burial more than six decades after his assassination. Paul Ndiho has more.

25/06/2022

A Glencore subsidiary has pleaded guilty to multiple counts of bribery after admitting to giving inducements to African officials. The mining conglomerate anticipates paying over one-billion dollars to settle corruption and market manipulation violations. VOA’s Paul Ndiho has more.

11/06/2022

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08/06/2022

Dozens of people are dead in Nigeria and many others injured after shooters attacked St. Francis Catholic Church in the southwestern town Owo in Ondo state during Mass on Sunday. The government has declared 7-days national mourning for the victims, with all flags flying at half-mast in the state. VOA's Paul Ndiho has more.

02/06/2022

African Union Chairperson Senegal’s President Macky Sall is due to meet with his Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday for talks to free up stocks of cereals and fertilizers currently blocked in Ukrainian ports. VOA’s Paul Ndiho has more

31/05/2022

According to the United Nations, more than 72,000 people have been displaced in one week due to fighting between the army and the M23 rebel group. Some 7,000 of them have taken refuge across the border in neighboring Uganda. VOA's Paul Ndiho has more

27/05/2022

Senegal’s President Macky Sall says eleven newborn babies are dead following a hospital fire. VOA's Paul Ndiho has the details.

27/05/2022

More than one hundred people are breathing a sigh of relief after being rescued off the Northwest coast of Libya as they attempted to make their way across the Mediterranean Sea to Europe. Africa 54's Paul Ndiho has more

19/05/2022

Mass displacement due to drought and conflict is resulting in devastating food insecurity in Ethiopia’s Afar region. The drought is pushing families to the brink of starvation. VOA's Paul Ndiho has more.

18/05/2022

Somalia lawmakers have elected Hassan Sheikh Mohamud as president for a second time following Sunday's vote by parliamentarians. Africa 54's Paul Ndiho has more.

12/05/2022

Air transport across Africa is critical in facilitating business, international trade, and tourism. In 2022, most regional airlines were expecting their revenue to increase, but those hopes appear to be shrinking as airlines are halting international and domestic flights due to the high cost of fuel. Paul Ndiho has more.

26/04/2022

Burned bodies littered the ground after an explosion at an illegal Nigerian oil refinery between the southern oil states of Rivers and Imo, 30 kilometers away from the Imo state capital Owerri. Paul Ndiho has more.

22/04/2022

Former Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki has died. President Uhuru Kenyatta announced on Friday. Kibaki, who served as Kenya's third president from 2003 to 2013, has died aged 90.

13/04/2022

According to local officials, prolonged rains and flooding in the Durban area of South Africa have claimed the lives of over 250 people, damaging the port, major highways, and surrounding areas in KwaZulu-Natal province.

For the latest update, VOA Correspondent Paul Ndiho spoke to Asmaa Botmi- Clarke, a Freelance Journalist based in Durban, South Africa.

26/05/2021

Briter Bridges, a London-based data-driven research firm focusing on Africa, reveals that the African EduTech ecosystem is robust, and Nigeria takes the lead.

In Lagos, 9 -I-JAKIDS, an EduTech company founded by three sisters, has developed an online and mobile platform that helps children ages 3-13 years understand and retain knowledge using interactive fun games. For more, Africa 54's Paul Ndiho, via Skype, spoke to T**i Adewusi, Co-Founder, 9IJAKIDS, in Lagos.