UN Deploys Human Rights Monitors in Chaotic Burundi
The United Nations in Burundi has completed the deployment of a team of human rights monitors to investigate allegations of human rights abuses in the […]
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Africa Power Vision to Electrify Continent by 2063
A joint venture called Africa Power Vision (APV) is planning to electrify the African continent with reliable and affordable energy sources by 2063. The development […]
Burundi: Gunmen kill at Least Five in Market Attack
Officials in Burundi on Tuesday said unidentified gunmen killed five people and left seven injured in an attack on a market in the eastern part […]
Tanzania: President ‘to Slash’ Civil Servants’ Wages
Tanzanian President John Magufuli on Wednesday announced a plan to reduce the salaries of senior civil servants in the country saying that was a shame […]
Tanzania: UAE’ Dodsal Group Makes New Onshore Gas Discovery
Tanzania has made a new discovery of natural gas reserves totaling 2.17 trillion cubic feet (tcf) along Ruvu Basin in Coast Region, CEO of Dodsal […]
Kigali Accused of Destabilizing Burundi
US Under-Secretary of State for Africa Linda Thomas-Greenfield Wednesday claimed that Rwanda is seeking to destabilize its political tormented neighbor Burundi by enrolling Burundian refugees […]
Tanzania: President sacks anti-corruption chief
Tanzanian President John Magufuli on Wednesday sacked the Prevention and Combating of Corruption Bureau (PCCB) Director General, Dr Edward Hosea for failing to tackle high-level […]
UNICEF: AIDS related adolescent deaths triple, sub-Saharan Africa tops
Since 2000, despite significant advances in the diagnosis and treatment of those infected with HIV, the number of adolescent deaths from AIDS has tripled, a […]
Tanzania: 40% drop in cashew harvest due to poor rains
Cashew nut output in Tanzania, Africa’s fourth-largest producer, could decline by 40 percent this year as poor rains in major growing areas hurt harvests in […]
Burundi-Violence: Obama worried, UN could send peacekeepers
U.S. President Barack Obama, in a phone call with South Africa’s President on Wednesday, expressed “deep concern” about the situation in Burundi and urged regional […]