EAST AFRICA
Rwandan passport gets you to 61 destinations visa free in 2023
There are at least 27 countries Rwandan passport holders can travel to visa-free while 34 others only require visa on arrival.
US diplomats end Africa trip with accent on peace, rights, trade with Russia
The diplomats tackled a wide range of issues from security, cooperation with regard recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic, climate crisis, and the push to have African countries halt oil purchases from Russia even as they emphasize governments are free to decide who to trade, partner with and their...
APAC: African leaders moot multi-billion dollar conservation trust fund
Conservation experts attending first ever continental gathering on conservation dubbed the Africa Protected Areas Congress (APAC) in Kigali, which opened on July 18, are of the view that, in particular, African countries need to urgently devise ways to raise the much-needed funding for nature conservation...
$6.7 billion urgently needed to preserve Africa’s wildlife asset
Based on average of management costs per square kilometre, and considering there are over 6 million square kilometres of protected and conserved areas across Africa, the annual costs of managing the entire conservation estate range from $2.6 billion to $6.7 billion annually.
CHOGM road closures map: What you need to know
With road closures being enforced to ease movement in and around locations that will host delegates and events of the summit, Rwanda National Police (RNP) announced its traffic department will be issuing daily traffic advisories to the public with details of affected roads, and alternative routes for...
CHOGM: Kigali motorists, businesses brace for traffic disruptions
Dozens of global heads of State are expected to attend the summit which had been postponed twice before due to the coronavirus pandemic. It will also attract thousands of delegates including VIPs and ordinary participants.
Travelling to Angola? Here's 60 more visa-free destinations
Countries that feature on the visa-free list include Indonesia, Qatar, Philippines, Singapore, Ecuador, Haiti in addition to tens others on the African continent, among others.
WhatsApp unveils new 'Communities' feature, makes changes
"Communities” feature enables administrators to bring together separate discussion groups in one space and thus address a big number of people.
