Africa

The President of the United States of America, Donald Trump has reportedly launched a scathing attack on African countries, Haiti and El Salvador calling them “shithole countries”.

MTN and Ericsson have announced the first 5G technology and applications trial in Africa, which is part of a 5G demonstration starting in the first quarter of 2018.

It is the hope of every patient who goes in for surgery to come out alive and healthier, but that hope is slimmer for African patients, according to a new research.

Corruption is a wicked problem that permeates every fabric of Ghanaian society, especially the public sector. Over the years, Ghana has fared dismally in its fight against corruption. In fact, the country has dropped consistently in recent years in rankings by anti-corruption and transparency bodies, including Transparency International and the Ibrahim Index of African Governance.

2017 has been a remarkable year with interesting happenings taking place in Africa. From politics, entertainment to sports across the continent, the Africa Feeds News team brings you highlights of some of the interesting news items published.

Chatham House has said that there is a high level of medical detention taking place in parts of the world particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Barclays Africa is to tap into the expertise of China Development Bank to fund development projects in Africa. The two banks have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to that effect. This will enable Barclays receive support from CDB to provide capital to SME’s and low income communities. The two Banks will also explore reciprocal training and development opportunities for their respective investment teams. In this regard, Barclays Africa has already hosted more than 30 employees from the the China Development Bank. In 2016, China-Africa trade flow reached US$150-billion, making China, Africa’s largest trade partner for seven consecutive years.

The President of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, has launched the Presidential Youth Advisory Group (PYAG) to provide insights and innovative solutions for job creation for Africa’s youth, as outlined in the Bank’s Job's for Youth in Africa Strategy. The Jobs for Youth in Africa initiative aims at creating 25 million jobs and impacting 50 million youth over the next ten years by equipping them with the right skills to get decent and meaningful jobs. It is currently the largest effort going on for youth employment in Africa today

African countries have since 2006 paid in excess of $ 2 billion on premiums on Eurobonds they have issued.

The man called “The Crocodile” in Zimbabwean politics, Emmerson Mnangagwa is to be sworn in as President of Zimbabwe after the country’s long serving leader, Robert Mugabe resigned from the position on Tuesday.