Ministers commit to fast-tracking common HE area by 2030

EAST AFRICA Ministers responsible for Higher Education from the eight East African Community partner states have reaffirmed their commitment to fully operationalising the East African Community Common Higher Education Area (EACHEA) by 2030, writes...

Soil erosion is tearing DRC cities apart: what’s causing urban gullies, and how to prevent them

In fast-growing cities like some in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), heavy rains are carving huge scars into the land. Known as urban gullies, these deep erosion channels can swallow homes, destroy roads and displace entire communities....

Kabudi to grace Mkwawa Rally of Tanzania in Morogoro

Dar es Salaam. The Minister for Information, Culture, Arts and Sports, Prof. Palamagamba Kabudi, will be the guest of honour at the Mkwawa Rally of Tanzania, a major leg of the African Rally Championship (ARC), which revs off tomorrow in Morogoro....

Uvira : a high-level government delegation faces a bloody protest against General Gasita

SOS Médias Burundi Bukavu, September 12, 2025 — A large delegation from the Congolese government, led by the Deputy Prime Minister for Security, Territorial Administration, and Customary Affairs, Jacquemain Shabani Lukoo, arrived in Uvira on...

Théotime Massot's 20,000 km cycling adventure from Paris to Cape Town raises funds for cystic fibrosis

24-year-old French cyclist Théotime Massot has pedalled over 20,000 kilometres across Africa, cycling from Paris to the Cape of Good Hope in just under a year...335 days to be exact, arriving in his Faf de Klerk underpants. He started by cycling...

Nigeria pledges support for 15m widows as Africa adopts inclusion framework

Nigeria has pledged to support more than 15 million widows through its Renewed Hope Social Impact Programmes, unveiled at the African Widows Summit (TAWS) 2025 in Windhoek, Namibia. Toun Sonaiya, representative of Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, the...

Planning a Trip to Europe in Late 2025? Here’s Where Your Schengen Visa Is Most Likely to Be Approved

If you’re planning a trip to Europe, you might be looking ahead to early 2026, or perhaps trying to fit something in before the end of 2025. Either way, if you need a Schengen visa, knowing where you’re most likely to get approved can save you...

French teenager Rakotomanga finds her feat in Brazil to shoot up tennis rankings

Three days after brandishing her first title on the main WTA tour in Brazil, French teenager Sarah Rakotomanga came back down to earth on Wednesday in Portugal with a straight sets defeat in the second round at the Caldas da Rainha Open. On...

Tembo Warriors off to false start in CECAAF opener

BURUNDI: TANZANIA’S national amputee football team, Tembo Warriors, began their East and Central Africa Regional Championship (CECAAF) campaign with a 2-0 defeat to Kenya at the Buyenzi Technical Centre in Bujumbura, Burundi. The two early goals...

Mpanda : a husband seriously injures his wife, the court calls for action

SOS Médias Burundi Mpanda, September 12, 2025 — A violent domestic dispute turned tragic on Tuesday, September 9, in Rugunga village, Mudubugu Zone, in Mpanda district, Bujumbura province, western Burundi. A woman was seriously injured in the face...

Acquitted prisoners still incarcerated in Mpimba : Ntabariza sounds the alarm

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, September 4, 2025 – More than a hundred people, despite having been acquitted by the Burundian courts, remain unjustly detained in Bujumbura’s central prison, known as Mpimba. This was vigorously denounced by the...

Aquatics Kenya to pick World Championships team during Africa Zone 3 contest

Neo Olengo in action in a past swimming championship at Kasarani/HANDOUT The 10th edition of the Africa Aquatics Zone 3 Junior, Senior, and Masters Championships, scheduled for October 16–19 at the Kasarani Aquatic Complex, will serve as a crucial...

SAKAJA exposes cross-border cartels trafficking children to work as street vendors in Nairobi CBD

Wednesday, September 17, 2025 - Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has sounded the alarm over organized cartels allegedly trafficking children into forced street vending within the city’s Central Business District (CBD). Speaking during a radio...

CCM pledges rail-led growth

KIGOMA: TANZANIANS have been urged to seize economic opportunities arising from major development projects, including the ongoing construction of the electric Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) from Dar es Salaam to Mwanza and Kigoma, with a branch...

Bien, Nyashinski nominated for 2025 AFRIMA Awards

Kenyan artists Bien and Nyashinski/HANDOUT Kenyan stars have been spotlighted as musical powerhouses, landing them several nominations in the 2025 All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA). With Kenya's growing influence in genres such as rap, reggae, and...

James Hope University unveils Austin Nosike as new VC

James Hope University, Lagos has formally unveiled Prof. Austin Nosike, a seasoned economist and management scholar, as its new Vice Chancellor. The ceremony to unveil the new vice chancellor took place at the institution’s campus in the Lekki...

Why reserve seats for women in parliament?

Nigeria’s democracy is seen as a beacon in the West African sub-region. At least, elections are held every four years. However, it is faced with the challenge of equitable gender representation in its governance institutions. For emphasis, the...

New Kentuckian hiring event supports refugees and immigrants

A new initiative led by Greater Louisville Incorporated and the Kentucky Chamber Foundation is helping to build Kentucky's workforce while supporting its growing immigrant population. The collaborative effort was highlighted at a hiring event in...

Rumonge : an angry crowd besieges the prosecutor’s office to demand the release of its village chief

SOS Médias Burundi Rumonge, September 12, 2025 — Tensions erupted on Thursday in the town center of Rumonge district. Dozens of residents of Mwange village, in Burunga Province, southern Burundi, besieged the prosecutor’s office to demand the...

Uvira : General Daniel Mwaku dies following a sudden illness

SOS Médias Burundi Uvira, September 12, 2025 — Brigadier General Daniel Mwaku, commander of the 33rd Military Region in the Democratic Republic of Congo, died on Friday in Uvira, following an illness he had been suffering from for some time, the...