The fifth Investing in Africa Forum opened Tuesday in Brazzaville with five African presidents in attendance, under the theme “Leveraging Partnerships for Economic diversification and Jobs Creation in African Economies.”
The Muslim community in Senegal celebrate Ashura, also known locally as “Tamxarit” a feast which gradually loses its splendor due mostly to the pressure of Muslim clerics who constantly denounce its pagan side.
A funeral service for late former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe will be held at Harare’s National Sports Stadium on Saturday before his burial the following day, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Sunday.
An estimated 60-70% of urban households in Africa live in slums and close to 90 percent of the population in the continent live in informal housing, said Oliver Chinganya, Director of the Africa Centre for Statistics of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
