Africa calls for action as COP25 kicks off in Madrid
The 25th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has kicked off this week […]
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UN mission in DR Congo appeals for calm as violent protests continue
The head of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has met with national authorities in the wake of an […]
Support ‘winds of change’ in DR Congo to consolidate positive developments, urges UN mission chief
Winds of change are blowing on DR Congo, said Leila Zerrougui, head of the UN Stabilization Mission in the DRC (MONUSCO), listing some of these […]
Guterres: Security Council’s African alliances ‘needed and appreciated more than ever’
The Security Council’s strong engagement with its Member States, partner organizations and institutions in conflict prevention efforts on the African continent is needed “more than […]
Zimbabwe must act quicker on democratic reform, urges UN-appointed independent expert
Zimbabwe should do more to embrace and safeguard democracy, the UN-appointed independent expert on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and association said on […]
UNIDO and Japan to power African innovation |
On the sidelines of the seventh Tokyo International Conference on Africa Development (TICAD7) held in Yokohama Aug.28-30, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and […]
For Africa, ‘winds of hope are blowing ever stronger,’ Guterres says
The UN Secretary-General António Guterres who attended the opening of the 7th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD VII) in Yokohama, Japan, on Wednesday […]
TICAD VII: Egypt strikes deal with Japan’s leading bank to boost mutual investments
Egypt’s General Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI) has penned a Memorandum of Understanding with Japan’s top banking group in a move that will […]
School closures triple in Central & Western Africa as education comes under fire
The UNICEF has warned in a new report that a generation of children in Central and Western Africa risks being denied the right to learn […]
S&P upgrades Rwanda’s rating to B+ on strong economic prospects
Standard and Poor’s (S&P) Global Ratings has raised its long-term sovereign credit rating on Rwanda to ‘B+’ from ‘B’. The outlook is stable. At the […]