The World Health Organisation pledged emergency assistance to Guinea on Sunday after the country’s health agency said it was seeing a new Ebola “epidemic”, including the first deaths from the disease since 2016. The Democratic Republic of Congo also confirmed a fourth Ebola case in North Kivu province. The head... Read more
. Growing Regional Trade Investment and Technology Transfer As Focus . Initiative showcased key investment, trade and insurance pillars designed to improve trade between Arab and African countries, targeted at key sectors including agro-food, health, and pharmaceuticals amongst others JEDDAH, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, February 4, 2021/ — Under... Read more
. As AMCOW Launches Its Knowledge Management Hub Of Hubs By: Nkem Ekeopara Nigeria’s former Minister in-charge of water resources and sanitation, and the first president of African Ministers’ Council on Water (AMCOW) Barrister Mukhtari Shehu Shagari, CFR, has called on the United Nations (UN) to include... Read more
. The AgriPitch competition offered young entrepreneurs in Africa’s agricultural sector the opportunity to pitch their agribusiness proposals to a panel of experts and investors ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, November 19, 2020/ — The founder of a cassava processing business in Kenya, a co-founder of a novel food processing technology... Read more
Washington, DC – The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today condemned the recent attack on a mosque in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. “Last week’s attack on a mosque in Burkina Faso is absolutely reprehensible,” said USCIRF Chair Gayle Manchin. “An attack on any house of worship is an attack on religious freedom writ... Read more
Ghana’s former President Jerry John Rawlings has died at the age of 73. He led two coups, first in 1979, before twice being elected president in multiparty polls. A charismatic figure, he first seized power railing against corruption and was responsible for executing several former heads of state for... Read more
A total of 21 people have been killed in unrest in Guinea following a disputed presidential election last week, state television reported on Monday, as international envoys attempted to soothe tensions in the West African nation. The RTG state news channel said that 21 people had been killed since... Read more
Felicien Kabuga, suspected of financing the 1994 Rwandan genocide, has been transferred from France to The Hague to stand trial on charges of genocide, a UN tribunal said Monday. “His initial appearance will be held in due course before a judge of the trial chamber assigned to his case,”... Read more
The two leading opposition candidates in Ivory Coast’s October 31 presidential vote on Thursday asked their supporters to actively boycott the electoral process as the West African nation officially began its 2020 presidential campaign. “The electoral process under way does not concern us… we ask our supporters for an... Read more
A UN peacekeeper was killed in northern Mali and another seriously wounded after their vehicle hit a roadside bomb on Thursday, the UN mission said. The attack came as civil servants in the capital, Bamako, protested against the “selective release” of foreign hostages in hostage swap deals by the... Read more
