U.S. vows to continue supporting Africa tackle mpox spread
BY YANET FANTAYE WOGAYEHU – Ambassador John N. Nkengasong, the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator and Senior Bureau Official…
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African Development Bank outlines 2023 Dakar 2 Summit
Since the Dakar 2 Summit, six African countries have set up Presidential-level Councils to drive implementation of the…
Africa Global Logistics officiates AGL Lobito Terminal operation
Africa Global Logistics (AGL), one of the logistics and port operators in Africa, officially launched the activities of…
Huawei named top employer in Africa
Top Employers Institute has recently unveiled the list of certified Top Employer companies. For the fourth consecutive year,…
Orange offers free music to its Middle East, Africa customers
A new partnership between the telecom giant Orange Middle East and Africa and Spotify is set to bring…
DRC better place to manufacture mobile phones – UN report
As the major inputs used to manufacture mobile phone are abundantly found in many African countries, mainly the…
IFAD to help DRC feed cities, develop rural area
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), and the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC),…
Ethiopia caught Chinese involved in gold smuggling
The Ministry of Mines of Ethiopia said foreign nationals mainly Chinese were found involved in smuggling of gold…
Congo declares end of 14th Ebola outbreak
The Democratic Republic of the Congo today declared the end of the Ebola outbreak that erupted less than…
Africa advised to stamp out witchcraft accusations against children
Witchcraft accusations and ritual attacks against African children are hidden and ignored, yet are one of the most…
WHO releases Multi-country monkeypox outbreak update
Since 13 May 2022, monkeypox has been reported to WHO from 23 Member States that are not endemic…
Senegal takes over African Union leadership for 2022
The President of the Republic of Senegal, Macky Sall, today takes over African Union (AU) leadership during the…
Leaders gather for climate adaptation at COP26
African and other global leaders came together at COP26 in Glasgow yesterday for the Africa Adaptation Acceleration Summit,…
Eastern Africa experts discuss COVID-19 economic impacts in Kigali
Experts assembled in Kigali, Rwanda to reflect on COVID-19 economic impacts and resilience experiences at the sub-continental 25th…
Democratic Republic of Congo detects Ebola virus disease
The Ministry of Health of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) announced that a new laboratory confirmed…
Congo declares end of Ebola in northwestern province
Today, the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) declared an end to the epidemic of Ebola…
AU takes over Ethiopia’s Nile dam dispute from UNSC
The African Union (AU) has taken Ethiopia’s Nile dam dispute with Sudan and Egypt from the United nations…
Were Egyptians hungry during frequent droughts in Ethiopia?
By Andualem Sisay Gessesse – In the past few years the tension between Ethiopia and Egypt has been…
Sudan calls for joint investment on the Nile
Without joint planning and investment, Nile Basin countries miss-out on opportunities of development that benefits the Nile people,…
Ethiopia targets full water, sanitation access
The Government of Ethiopia has set an ambitious target to provide full water, sanitation and electricity access to…
Cholera victims’ number in Ethiopia surpasses 600
The total number of cholera outbreak victims in Ethiopia including the capital city, Addis Ababa, has reached 614,…
Nile Basin Initiative marks 20th anniversary in Kigali
The Nile Basin Initiative (NBI) is set to mark its 20th anniversary tomorrow in Kigali, Rwanda. NBI has…
Over half a million babies die in conflict zones, report says
At least 550,000 babies are thought to have died as a result of armed conflict between 2013 and…
Half of worlds poor live in 5 countries including Ethiopia
A new World Bank report reveals that out of the world’s 736 million extreme poor in 2015, 368…
Human rights concerns persist in Congo
Election campaigning will take place in a hostile political environment that leaves little room for people to freely…
Africa urged to coordinate fund-sourcing for industrialization
From Chad to the Democratic Republic of Congo, the economies of Central Africa must fully industrialize to survive.…
Mauritius joins Africa50
The Republic of Mauritius became the 30th shareholder of Africa50, the pan-African investment platform.