Tanzania: US grants $526mln to fight AIDS
The United States has approved $526 million aid to Tanzania over the coming year to fight AIDS and help people infected with the virus in […]
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Kenya seeks additional $3.5 billion loan from Eximbank
The Kenyan government is seeking additional $3.5 billion loan from China Eximbank for the construction of the Nairobi-Mombasa railway line, local media reported. This additional […]
European Union bans AirZim from its skies
Air Zimbabwe, a state-run airline regularly used by President Mugabe on his overseas trips, has been blacklisted by the European Union (EU) from operating in […]
Angola: opposition pushes for clarity on president’s health
The opposition in Angola on Wednesday called for an official communication on the health status of President Jose Eduardo dos Santos’s to quash death rumors […]
Nigeria may have a 30-year old president soon – Parliament
Nigerian lawmakers are in the process to pass a new law that will reduce age limits for elective offices in the African most populous nation. […]
Zambia: Hundreds pray for jailed opposition leader
Members of the Zambian United Party for National Development (UPND) have been gathering across the Southern-African nation to pray for opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema, who […]
CAR: UN human rights chief sounds alarm about spreading violence
The United Nations human rights chief Tuesday expressed grave alarm over the spread of violence by armed groups against the civilian population in several parts […]
Zimbabewan Masimba Tafirenyika Appointed Director of UN Information Centre in Pretoria
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Masimba Tafirenyika of Zimbabwe as Director of the UN Information Centre in Pretoria, an office that provides service […]
CAR: Militia attacks UN mission overnight, score killed
Christian minority militia fighters in Central African Republic have attacked a U.N. base twice last week, a U.N. official said on Sunday. The attack killed […]
Cameroon: doctors down tools over low salaries, working conditions
Cameroon’s public hospitals are almost at a standstill as thousands of doctors nationwide downed their tools on Monday, demanding a pay rise and better medical […]