Youth Connekt Africa Summit Opens in Kigali
The inaugural Youth Connekt Africa summit opened in the Rwandan capital Kigali Thursday with the participation of over 2500 delegates from all over the continent. […]
Articles by Pawla Nibramich
Nigeria: ailing Buhari’s audio Hausa speech sparks controversy
Nigeria’s ailing President Muhammadu Buhari has addressed Nigerians for the first time since he left for Britain on medical leave on May 7. In an […]
Tanzania to get $4 million from Holland to boost potato production
The Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs will inject about $4 million in Tanzania to finance the construction of a center for the development of the […]
An African at the helm of WHO, a Première
After a tough election campaign and three rounds of voting, the General Assembly of the World Health Organization (WHO) elected Tuesday Ethiopian Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus […]
Libya: UNHCR expresses dismay over refugees’ detention conditions
UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, has stated that he was “shocked at the harsh conditions in which refugees and migrants are held, generally […]
Botswana: World Bank backs $ 145.5 mln water projects
The World Bank has approved $145.5 million loan to Botswana for water projects in the southern African nation, Kenneth Matambo, Minister of Finance, said. According […]
Côte d’Ivoire’s Cocoa Arrivals at Port Increase by 8%
Ivorian cocoa exporters estimated cocoa arrivals at ports of the West African nation at around 783,000 tons by Dec. 25 since the start of the […]
DRC: About 22 Civilians Slaughtered in North Kivu Province
About twenty-two civilians were slaughtered during the Christmas weekend in the North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo. According to the administrator of […]
Moroccan Textile SEFITA Company to Supply Uniforms to Ivorian army & police
Morocco’s textile company SEFITA has won a $1 million contract to manufacture uniforms for Ivorian police and military. SEFITA will execute the contract via SEIFA; […]
Nigeria: Exxon Mobil Closes Doors in Lagos over Workers’ Protest
U.S. oil giant Exxon Mobil’s headquarters in Lagos has been shut down, after protesters besieged the company’s offices, protesting the sacking of 150 Nigerian workers. […]