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 […]
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South Sudan: President Kiir announces unilateral ceasefire
South Soudan’s President Salva Kiir on Monday declared a unilateral ceasefire and promised to release political prisoners in the famine and war-ravaged worlds’ youngest nation. […]
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 […]
AU Commission backs African candidate for WHO top position
The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki Mahamat, and the continent’s richest man, Aliko Dangote on Monday took to Twitter to endorse […]
Wealth of 5 Nigerians can end poverty in Nigeria – Oxfam
The combined wealth of five richest Nigerians, put at $29.9 billion, is enough to end poverty in the West African nation, according to Inequality report […]
Chinese firm to build 120-MW wind farm in Ethiopia
China’s Dongfang Electric Corporation will build a 120-megawatt (MW) wind farm in Ethiopia’s Somali regional state, Chinese state-run news agency reported on Thursday. According to […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]