August 19, 2021 by Val Bowden Can you travel to Uganda right now–even during COVID-19? That’s such a great question. And to find out, I spoke to my Gerald at Adventure Afrika to get a local’s inside perspective. Unfortunately, it’s rainy season in Ethiopia, and every time it rains, my internet cuts out. So half of our conversation didn’t record right! However, we got all the main points covered. Watch the video and keep reading for everything you need to know to travel in Uganda now. Watch this quick 5-minute video! Entry Requirements for Uganda Even though I’m American, I usually…
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But even in those early, optimistic days of Abiy’s premiership, as he kickstarted a flurry of ambitious reforms — freeing thousands of political prisoners, lifting restrictions on the press, welcoming back exiles and banned opposition parties, appointing women to positions in his cabinet, opening up the country’s tightly-controlled economy to new investment and negotiating peace with neighboring Eritrea — Berhane Kidanemariam had his doubts. The Ethiopian diplomat has known the prime minister for almost 20 years, forging a friendship when he worked for the governing coalition’s communications team and, later, as CEO of two state-run news organizations, while Abiy was…
Xabiso Music love: Freak – Kiss Favourite place in Cape Town: Grand West Bow tie: Vintage Jacket: 80’s vintage Shirt: Zara Pants: Mr Price Shoes: Vans Walking stick: African Image Ozayr Abrahams Music love: Sunday Morning – Maroon 5 Favourite place in Cape Town: Long Street Cap: Diamond Shirt: Levi Tee: Edgars Shoes: Converse Zarreen Music love: Turn on the lights – Future Favourite place in Cape Town: The beach Coat: Ackermans Dress and legging: Brunei somewhere Shoes: Shoerama Lesiba Mabitsela Music love: C’est, si bon – Eartha KittFavourite place in Cape Town: Woodstock lower main roadScarf: Indian Trade ShowTee:…
President Hakainde Hichilema has wasted no time in asserting his authority. The cabinet appointments announced by Zambia’s new president took second place to his bold move to ‘retire’ security chiefs across all sectors, from the army through to correctional services. His swift move is a positive indication that the new era in Zambia puts respect for the Constitution and rule of law above loyalty to the ruling party and president. This is a marked departure from the impunity that securocrats in Southern Africa and indeed the continent have become accustomed to. Security sector reform has remained elusive for most countries…
An outbreak of bacterial meningitis has claimed at least 129 lives in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with health officials warning that so far, roughly half of the people who became ill have died. Congolese officials, alongside the World Health Organization, said they confirmed the spread of Neisseria meningitidis, one of the most common types of bacterial meningitis. There have been 261 suspected cases in the Tshopo province, located in the interior northeast of the DR Congo. The area falls into what’s known as Africa’s meningitis belt, which runs from Senegal on the western African coast across to Ethiopia,…
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a US$137mn loan to support Botswana’s economic recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic Botswana is at very low risk of debt distress and has a positive medium-term growth outlook. (Image source: Adobe Stock) The funds, extended under the Bank Group’s Botswana Economic Recovery Support Program, will be used to enact multi-sector reforms that will increase spending efficiency, create jobs and drive inclusive growth. The project has three components: enhancing domestic resource mobilisation and mitigating fiscal risks to enhance macroeconomic performance and create fiscal space for spending on social safety nets; supporting private sector-led agriculture…
There are few words that can truly describe the forbidding, untouched splendor of the desert in North Western Kenya. A land which looks so unyielding and barren today, yet millions of years ago was the birthplace of mankind. In 1984 a team of archaeologists unearthed the most complete fossilized Homo Erectus skeleton ever found. This was dated to about 1.5 million years ago and gives Turkana its nickname, “The Cradle of Mankind”. The skeleton was dubbed “Turkana Boy” and the original can be found at The National Museum of Kenya in Nairobi. The area is…
The development will support the country’s plans to capitalise on regional demand for refined products Angolan NOC Sonangol has contracted Brazil’s Odebrecht Engineering and Construction (OEC) to build a new oil and gas port. The $499mn Barra do Dande Ocean terminal will comprise import and export infrastructure and storage facilities. Sonangol has commissioned OEC to build capacity to store 580,000m³ of gasoline and diesel as well as 102,000m³ of LPG. As a result, Barra do Dande will be Angola’s largest storage facility, “making possible an increase in the trade balance”, says OEC. Angola is seeking to end its dependence…
Overland indicates a particular journey made by a particular vehicle. It has become the protagonist of a series of documentaries about traveling around the world by truck and/or bus, sometimes it is referred to as a jeep car. Anyway it is a special means planned to run through difficult landscapes and soils. Recently, overland safari has become the favourite African experience of many tourists. And it definitely is one of the best, safest and most comfortable ways of exploring this incredible continent. Kenya, Tanzania and Rwanda are the nations that mainly offer overland trips, but Botswana has also joined the…
Issued on: 10/09/2021 – 09:42 Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, known as Farmaajo, negated another decision made by Prime Minister Hussein Roble as tensions rise over cabinet members. Farmaajo overturned Roble’s decision on Wednesday to fill the vacant internal security minister position with Abdullahi Mohamed Nur, after Hassan Hundubey stepped down.“Based on Article 90, point (e) of the Provisional Constitution, the powers of the president include ‘the firing of the ministers, state ministers and the deputy ministers upon proposal from the prime minister,’” according to Farmaajo’s statement.Farmaajo said the president’s position is to deal with the upcoming delayed elections and…