Kagame takes over AU Chairmanship, vows institutional reforms
Rwandan President Paul Kagame has officially taken over the chairmanship of the African Union with the tough task of steering the continental body away from […]
Articles by Geraldine Boechat
Landmine explosion kills 26 civilians in central Mali
A landmine explosion in a civilian passenger vehicle has killed 26 people in Central Mali on Thursday, state TV reported. According to Malian army spokesman […]
Cameroonian government sued over internet shutdown
Two net freedom groups, Access Now and Internet Sans Frontières (ISF), on January 19, sued the government of Cameroon before the country’s top court over […]
African heads of State, CEOs seek partnerships at WEF
African CEOs, policymakers and heads of state have joined the global business leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, as the continent seeks […]
Central Africa’s first one-stop border post inaugurated
Cameroon and Congo have inaugurated the first one Stop Border Post (OSBP) of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS). According to the ECCAS […]
Africa: Oxfam calls for improvement of women’s access to land
African women have little or no access to land and the means of production, a report released by Oxfam on inequality said on Monday. A […]
Zimbabwean opposition leader dies in helicopter crash in USA
Exiled Zimbabwean opposition leader Roy Bennett and four other people were killed in a helicopter crash, it was officially announced on Thursday. Police confirmed Bennett’s […]
UN is preserving terrorism in DRC – Museveni to investigators
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Wednesday accused the United Nations of preserving terrorism in neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo. Museveni made the comments in a […]
Ethiopian Airlines to revamp Zambia’s carrier
Ethiopian Airlines on Tuesday said it had signed an agreement with the Zambian government to revamp the country’s ailing national carrier. According to the Addis […]
CAR: French prosecutor drops sex abuse cases against French troops
French investigating magistrates on Monday, closed a probe into allegations that French peacekeepers of Operation Sangaris, raped children in the Central African Republic (CAR), while […]