African countries dominate world’s top 10 growing economies
African countries are predicted to dominate the world’s top 10 highest growing economies in 2024, according to a…
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Armed groups advance in Congo threatens humanitarian support
Immediate action to address the escalating humanitarian crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) must be taken…
UN agencies express concern over humanitarian crisis in DRC
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and UNICEF, the UN Children’s Fund, are greatly alarmed by the escalating crisis…
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…
New terrestrial fibre route set to link Luanda, Johannesburg
Liquid Dataport, a pan-African technology group, and Angola Telecom, the leading fixed network operator in Angola, announces a…
Zambia, DRC prepare for battery electric vehicle value chain
BY YANET FANTAYE WOGAYEHU – Zambia and Democratic Congo (DRC), among the top African countries with huge mineral…
Universal Energy Facility offers grants to Congo’s mini-grids
A new initiative launched by Universal Energy Facility in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is set…
PowerChina engages in sustainable development in Africa
Power Construction Corporation of China (PowerChina) is actively participating in the “Belt and Road” initiative in Africa, responding…
Ethiopia, Uganda call for Nile deal expedite ratification
The Nile Basin countries’ one-day ministerial meeting concluded in Dar eSalam, Tanzania with a call from Ethiopia and…
Global alliance launched to end AIDS in children
Globally, only half (52%) of children living with HIV are on life-saving treatment, far behind adults where three…
Congo new government to reverse tragedy in eastern part
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) says a new government action plan in the Democratic Republic of the…
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…
WHO to investigate sexual exploitation in DRC
The World Health Organization (WHO) to investigate allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse in Ebola response in the…
Armed conflicts fuels human rights violations
Protesters across sub-Saharan Africa have braved bullets and beatings to defend their rights in the face of continuing…
Ethiopia takes tight measures to prevent Ebola virus
Ethiopia, whose national airlines has daily flight to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) where Ebola outbreak 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…
USAID helps Democratic Republic of Congo’s fight against Ebola
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has contributed $8 million dollars to support the joint Government of…
Korea helps to improve rural people lives in Cote D’Ivoire
By Andualem Sisay Gessesse – Yamoussoukro, Cote D’Ivoire – Multiple projects financed by the Korean government and implemented…
United States gives $67 million to Democratic Republic of the Congo
The United Sates government announced nearly $67 million in additional humanitarian assistance for the people of the Democratic…