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Kenya slum gets ATM-style water dispenser.
Residents of the Mathare slum area in Nairobi Kenya, can now have access to cleaner and cheaper water through an ATM-style dispenser. The slum dwellers who relied solely on vendors that sell expensive and polluted water can now use a smart card to have access to water.
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Ethiopia ruling party wins all seats in parliament.
Ethiopia’s ruling party, the Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) have won all parliamentary seats in the elections held in May including the one seat held by an opposition party. This was made known by the Election Commission Chairman, Merga Bekana who said the elections were free and fair.
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Ivory Coast Cocoa region hit by heavy rains.
Severe flooding has damaged crops and plantations in the main cocoa growing regions in Ivory Coast. These regions include southern region of Aboisso, western region of Soubre and coastal region of San Pedro.
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Germany releases Al Jazeera journalist.
German authorities have released an Al Jazeera journalist, Ahmed Mansour, who had been detained at Berlin airport at the request of the Egyptian government.
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South African bullion producers start wage talks.
South African bullion producers and unions have started wage talks in order to end the lingering issue in the ailing industry. This comes at a time when the sector is dealing with depressed prices, falling production and rising costs.
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Apple Music changes policy after Taylor Swift stand.
Apple Music has changed its payment policy after the singer, Taylor Swift said she was refusing to allow the company to stream her album 1989.
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Ecobank stops expansion in Africa.
Ecobank Group announced that it has stopped further expansion to concentrate on the 36 countries where it is operating in Africa. This is to enable the company focus on the competition in Africa’s Banking sector.
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Ghanaian president distributes 10,000 pairs of sandals to School.
Ghanaian President, John Mahama has launched a free school scandals programme with the presentation of 10,000 pairs of made in Ghana sandals to the Ghana Education Service (GES) for distribution to schools in deprived communities.
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Tullow to pay Sh24bn in tax dues.
Tullow Oil said that it has reached a Sh 24.5 billion agreement with Uganda government to settle a tax dispute in 2012 which was threatening to derail oil production talks.
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Human rights group accuses World Bank of doing little to protect citizens.
A leading human rights group, has accused the World Bank of doing too little to protect local opponents of its projects, from political and physical retribution by government and companies that they collaborate with.
