African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement Comes into Effect January 1, 2021

AfricaBusinessMarketsNewsAfrican Continental Free Trade Area Agreement Comes into Effect January 1, 2021

PilotnewsJanuary 1, 2021

The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement comes into effect on January 1, 2021, but Zambia is one of the 21 countries that have not yet deposited their instruments of ratification. Zambia’s Minister of Commerce, Trade and Industry, Christopher Yaluma, disclosed at a media briefing in Lusaka on Thursday that the official launch of the AfCFTA will take place at a virtue event which will be graced by the African Union (AU) Chairperson, South...

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AU Awards 3 Outstanding Education Innovations

AfricaEducationHealthNewsAU Awards 3 Outstanding Education Innovations

PilotnewsDecember 31, 2020

The AU has awarded three outstanding education innovations including a project used during the COVID-19, the 55-member pan-African bloc in a statement said on Wednesday. During the Innovating Education in Africa Pitch Event 2020, the innovations were awarded grants of 60,000, 40,000, and 20,000 dollars according to their ranks, the statement said. The grants would be used to undertake pilot projects in collaboration with AU member states, it said, indicating that one of the innovations...

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Resurgence of COVID-19 in Africa

AfricaColumnsCoronavirusOpinionResurgence of COVID-19 in Africa

PilotnewsDecember 30, 2020

By John Campbell It was long expected that Africa, with its weak public health infrastructure and the impoverishment of its population, would face particular disaster with the outbreak of COVID-19. It arrived later than in other parts of the world, apparently mostly from Europe. The disease’s earliest, high-profile victims were among those able to travel abroad, and South Africa—the country with probably the most extensive links to the rest of the world—early became the epicenter of the...

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Gambia Calls on Sahel Leaders to Address Causes of Migration

AfricaLifestyleMigrationNewsGambia Calls on Sahel Leaders to Address Causes of Migration

PilotnewsDecember 28, 2020

Gambian Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad, Dr. Mamadou Tangara, has called on leaders of Mali, Senegal and Mauritania to concertedly find ways to address root causes of migration. He made the statement during a virtual meeting of leaders of The Gambia, Mali, Mauritania and Senegal on Sunday. According to the statement, the meeting was held to map out ways of tackling migration within the four neighbouring countries. Tangara pointed out that...

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AfricaNewsPoliticsUganda Electoral Body Suspends Campaigns in COVID-19 Hotspot Districts

PilotnewsDecember 27, 2020

The Uganda Electoral Commission, on Saturday, said it suspended political campaigns in 11 districts that the Ministry of Health considers COVID-19 hotspots. Paul Bukenya, the Electoral Commission’s spokesperson, said in a tweet that the suspension takes immediate effect in the districts of Mbarara, Luwero, Kasese, Masaka, Wakiso, Kabarole, Jinja, Kalungu, Kazo, Kampala and Tororo. The suspension comes just three weeks before the Jan. 14 presidential and parliamentary elections. The commission has previously urged politicians not...

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Central African Republic Votes Under Threat of Violence

AfricaNewsPoliticsCentral African Republic Votes Under Threat of Violence

PilotnewsDecember 27, 2020

Voters in the Central African Republic go to the polls on Sunday for presidential and legislative elections being held under violence. This is as the government tries to hold off a rebel advance. Militias hostile to President Faustin-Archange Touadera, who is seeking a second term, have stepped up attacks since the constitutional court rejected several candidacies, including that of former President Francois Bozize, earlier this month. The crisis has left many in the diamond and...

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CAF Confederation Cup: Rivers United Pip Hosts Bloemfontein Celtic 2-0 in South Africa

AfricaEntertainmentSportsCAF Confederation Cup: Rivers United Pip Hosts Bloemfontein Celtic 2-0 in South Africa

PilotnewsDecember 24, 2020

Rivers United FC on Wednesday recorded an impressive 2-0 away win against Bloemfontein Celtic of South Africa, in a first-round, first leg match of the 2021/2021 CAF Confederation Cup. The match played at the Dr. Petrus Molemela Stadium saw the visitors start the game on a bright note with former Heartland striker Fortune Omoniwari firing a shot on target in the opening minute. Enterprising midfielder Godwin Aguda also shot wide from close range three minutes...

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UN rights Office Warns of ‘Escalating Violence’ in CAR Ahead of Sunday’s Poll

AfricaPoliticsUN rights Office Warns of ‘Escalating Violence’ in CAR Ahead of Sunday’s Poll

PilotnewsDecember 24, 2020

A few days before elections in the Central African Republic (CAR), an uptick in armed violence is threatening the safety of civilians and their rights to vote, according to the UN human rights office. “We are deeply alarmed by reports of escalating violence stoked by political grievances and hate speech, resulting in the forced displacement of civilians, including to neighbouring countries,” Liz Throssell, a Geneva-based spokesperson for the Office of the UN High Commissioner for...

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Coronavirus: Africa’s Efforts to Obtain Vaccine Funding Promising – Africa CDC

AfricaCoronavirusNewsCoronavirus: Africa’s Efforts to Obtain Vaccine Funding Promising – Africa CDC

PilotnewsDecember 12, 2020

The African Union’s Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said the prospects for receiving funding for the purchase of the coronavirus vaccines is promising after the World Bank pledged US$12 billion to the joint venture. Africa CDC Director, John Nkengasong, said on Thursday the negotiations with several major financiers has been continuing and had become most urgent because of the fears of a second wave infections spree. The African Import and Export Bank...

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DRC Ratifies Protocol Establishing African Union Rights Court

AfricaLaw & JusticeNewsDRC Ratifies Protocol Establishing African Union Rights Court

PilotnewsDecember 12, 2020

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has deposited its instrument of ratification of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Establishment of an African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights, the Court announced on Friday at the African Union Headquarters. The instrument was deposited in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on 8 December 2020, the Court said in a statement. DRC’s ratification of the protocol, meaning its passing of laws recognising...

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