Author: AfricaOTR Editorial Team

The opposition leaders in Somalia have arrived at a peaceable decision of halting their protests. This is after last week`s clashes that resulted in the death of innocent civilians. The clashes involving the military troops and the supporters of the opposition emanated from gunfire. An event that resulted in three casualties from the clashes. The official commencement of the launch of the protests was on Friday. However, plans will have to change following the preceding clashes. The government did not oppose the move for the protests provided; it would not disturb Somalia’s peace. Events of last week clashes The political…

Reasons for South Africa’s economic struggles South Africa is the second largest economy in Africa. Though South Africa represents a good infrastructure, great scientific innovation capacity and sound financial system, its economy is currently in a poor state. This article highlights the reasons for South Africa’s economic struggles. Reasons for the struggling South Africa’s economy High crime rates Severity of financial crimes and other forms of crimes is a reality that South Africa faces every day. Almost all forms of crimes exist within all the regions of South African society. According to 2018 statistics, 57 people get murdered in a…

The horticulture industry is one of the fastest-growing agricultural sub-sector in Kenya. It is also one of the top foreign Exchange earners in the country. Horticulture contributes up to about 2% of the annual GDP. About 80% of farmers used in the sub-sector are small-scale farmers. This is mainly to help reduce poverty. We are therefore presenting to you, how horticulture farming could reduce poverty in Kenya. The main horticultural crops grown in Kenya are flowers, fruits, and vegetables. Farmers who largely contribute to horticulture farming in Kenya are mostly women. Although horticulture is a major contributor to the economy,…

Colonial Pipeline has announced that it paid a ransom of $4.4 million (£3.1 million) to the cyber-criminal crew that took down the US fuel pipeline. Because of the confusion about how long the shutdown will last, the company’s CEO approved the payment on May 7th, according to the Wall Street Journal. In his first interview after the hack, Joseph Blount said, “I understand that’s a highly controversial decision.” The pipeline, which stretches for 5,500 miles (8,900 kilometers), transports 2.5 million barrels a day. According to the company, it transports 45 percent of all diesel, gasoline, and jet fuel on the…

Crowds in Mali’s capital Bamako are still celebrating the arrest of the country’s President and prime minister. Mutinying soldiers escorted President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and Prime minister Cisse from the presidential palace. Mali Anti-government protesters targeted government buildings, setting the minister of justice’s private law office on fire. The apparent coup follows weeks of demonstrations in the nation. Residents were calling for the President’s resignation over economic mismanagement and the failure to tackle jihadi insurgencies. “He is never going to stay in power even if men accept it. We women are never going to accept it. He has been cursed…

Sales of the latest video games have spiked since most people have shifted their interest to video gaming during the self-isolation period. Governments are locking down cities and borders and urging residents to keep off social gatherings to help control the novel virus. Nintendo, a Japanese video game company is recording high profits owing to its latest release of the Animal Crossing franchise titled New Horizon. The latter was launched on March 20th. According to Famitsu, a video game company, they sold over 1.8 million copies of New Horizon within the first three days in Japan. Similarly, the games industry.…

Tim, Africa’s largest elephant, dies at 50 years old. The big tusker passed on at the Mada area of the Amboseli National Park. Tim is believed to have succumbed to natural causes according to KWS officials. Its death is a big hit to the park because this tusker portrayed a great sense of awe and splendor. Tim moved peacefully at the foot of the snow-capped Mt Kilimanjaro. As a result, everybody who got to meet him loved his personality. Born in December 1969, Tim died at exactly 50 years of age. He was born by his mother by the name…

Are you in job-hunting process, went for various interviews, and never get callbacks? There must be something wrong, either with your resume or how you present yourself during the interviews. I know how this can frustrate time-consuming and not to mention tiring walking office to office with no leads. Take a moment and think about it, what is it you are not doing the right way. What qualities and skills do you lack that makes your applications ever get blacklisted?  Because I have been in your shoes not once and not twice. I will share with you the top eight…

With a lot of nations practicing their democratic right towards electing their leader during this period of the pandemic, Seychelles adds itself to the list. Killing two birds with one stone, Seychelles decided to make its presidential elections alongside the parliamentary ones. They are expecting to finish the exercise within a three-day period. The elections took place on the country’s three major islands that are, Mahe, Praslin, and La Digue. These three were target points due to the greater percentage of voters residing in these three regions. The voting commenced on Thursday and is expected to be completed by Saturday.…

The report on the number of deaths in the African continent due to Covid-19 hits the 100,000 mark. An alarming number for the African continent. The second wave of the coronavirus bearing the new variant proves to be quite infectious and disturbing for Africa. Even the hospitals are complaining of their inability to be able to curb the new rising infections. Comparing the first wave to the second, Africa`s death toll has had a significant rise in numbers during the second wave. Hence the continent’s efforts to purchase the coronavirus vaccine through the African Union and other aid agencies. Africa…