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