Africa
WATCH | What Africa can learn from China’s CPC
African political leaders and scholars have lauded the Communist Party of China's (CPC) governance experience, particularly its commitment to Party building, combating…
WATCH | Sudan’s displaced elderly struggle to access basic needs
Elderly Sudanese displaced by the ongoing conflict are struggling to access food, medication and healthcare, with many separated from family members who once cared for them.
UN, AU officials urge science-led innovation to boost Africa’s farming
United Nations (UN) and African Union (AU) officials have called for wider adoption of science and agricultural innovations to boost agricultural productivity and food...
Congo’s Ebola cases surpass 10 000 as fears grow of wider...
The number of confirmed Ebola cases in Democratic Republic of Congo has risen above 10,000, government data showed on Tuesday, a milestone that coincides with growing fears the
Nurse killed as mob attacks health workers responding to Ebola in...
Angry youths armed with machetes attacked two community health workers raising awareness about the Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo, killing one and wounding the other
Ebola vaccine trial begins in DR Congo as outbreak continues
A major clinical trial to evaluate vaccines against the Bundibugyo Ebola virus began Friday in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), with the first participants…
WHO urges coordinated action as Ebola poses regional threat in Africa
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday warned that the ongoing Ebola outbreak has become a regional public health concern, calling for urgent collective action as…
Masked men try to storm Libya’s financial oversight body
Masked men in military uniform tried to storm the headquarters of Libya's financial oversight agency on Wednesday, in what the country's UN mission called an "unacceptable"…
UN, African officials call for investment in ‘reliable, forward-looking’ data systems
United Nations (UN) and African officials on Wednesday called for robust investment in data and statistical systems in Africa to help governments on the...
Namibia, Angola pledge deeper bilateral cooperation
Namibia and Angola have signed eight agreements to strengthen cooperation in energy, water, transport, trade and other sectors.
