Category: Africa

Experts dismiss as “absurd” WHO’s excusal of staff sex misconduct in Congo

February 28, 2023

The restricted approach by the World Health Organization (WHO) in dealing with the misconduct of its staffers during an Ebola outbreak in Congo has been ... Read More

Equality drive: African female entrepreneurs want equal opportunities within AfCFTA

February 28, 2023

While Africa claims top three spots in Mastercard Index for highest concentration of women business owners in the world, a great majority of females on ... Read More

Africa must combat illicit trade in natural resources — reports

February 28, 2023

To protect its abundant natural resources, African countries need to make concerted efforts to combat illicit resource trade, according to reports from the African Development ... Read More

Jill Biden visits Kenya, calls for more aid to deal with record drought in Horn of Africa

February 27, 2023

US First Lady Jill Biden, who was on a two-day visit in Kenya over the weekend, called on wealthy nations to give more to countries ... Read More

Nigeria election: first results trickling in, Obi wins key Lagos state

February 27, 2023

Nigeria's Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has started announcing state-by-state results from Saturday's presidential election but the slow process of uploading the results to INEC’s ... Read More

Gabon takes leadership of ECCAS

February 27, 2023

Gabon’s President Ali Bongo Ondimba took on Saturday the leadership of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), a regional organization promoting regional economic ... Read More

African Union joins voices condemning Tunisian president’s shocking statement on migrants

February 25, 2023

The African Union (AU) has joined the voices that have condemned remarks by Tunisia's authoritarian president targeting Sub-Saharan migrants in his country and have warned ... Read More

Burkina Faso held reburial ceremony of former revolutionary leader Thomas Sankara

February 24, 2023

The body of Burkina Faso's revolutionary leader Thomas Sankara was buried Thursday alongside 12 of his comrades at the spot where they were assassinated 36 ... Read More

African Union reaffirms neutrality on Sahara issue despite Algerian gas money

February 24, 2023

The standing decision-making organ of the African Union, the Peace and Security Council, issued its annual report without mentioning the Algeria-fueled conflict over southern Morocco, ... Read More

African Union pushes for acceleration of electrification in the continent

February 24, 2023

Africa needs to accelerate the financing for energy access in the continent with clear targets and steps for ensuring the achievement of universal energy access ... Read More