President of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Mr. Marcel de Souza, on Tuesday urged member states to sensitize their communities to reduce the number of children they have in order to enhance economic development and reduce migration. … Read More
The African Union Commission (AUC) on Monday warned Africans against travelling to the United States of America (USA) due to security concerns after the number of unarmed black civilians murdered has dramatically increased. According to the caution notice, made available … Read More
China and the African Union (AU) have agreed to begin the implementation of a five-year plan, aiming to connect all economic and political capital cities in Africa with high-speed railway, industrial parks and regional aviation networks, the AU said on … Read More
An emotional Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu on Friday marked his 85th birthday by delivering a sermon at St George’s Cathedral in Cape Town, South Africa. Africa’s most famous cleric fought back tears as he noted “I have reached the stage … Read More
The UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Executive Secretary Carlos Lopes has stepped down after serving four years at the helm of the organization tasked with championing economic development in Africa, his office said last week. Lopes is leaving the … Read More
Ethiopia is about to complete one of the largest and most successful seed distribution campaigns in the country’s history, aimed at helping farmers to stay on their feet in the face of a blistering drought caused by El Nino, the … Read More
What Africa needs is not development assistance from developed countries but a fair chance to trade with the rest of the world, Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama told the UN General Assembly in New York on Wednesday. “Africa does not … Read More
Kenya has ratified an international trade agreement with the European Union (EU) despite the opposition to the deal by some East African states, paving the way for continued trade with Brussels, the country’s foreign minister said Wednesday. “Kenya’s Mission to … Read More
A replica of Nelson Mandela’s infamous Robben Island cell will travel to schools around South Africa to enable youths to see and experience the harrowing conditions the world statesman endured in jail. Mandela who was South Africa’s first democratically-elected President, … Read More
Freedom of expression violations have declined by 41 percent in the first half of 2016 across West Africa, according to a new report released Tuesday by Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA). The report revealed that ten out of the … Read More
The spokesman of the League of Arab States, Mahmoud Afifi, can hardly believe that the pan-Arab Organization is not invited to the meeting convened by the French Government on the Libyan crisis, and scheduled on Monday in Paris. Resolving the … Read More
Human rights group Amnesty International says the authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) have overseen a systematic crackdown on opponents of President Joseph Kabila’s attempt to stay in power beyond the constitutionally mandated second term. In a … Read More
The African Union (AU), the UN, the European Union (EU) and the International Organization of Francophonie (IOF) have expressed grave concern over the recent violent events in Kinshasa and other areas in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where … Read More
Peace and security are vital conditions for security and development, leaders from Africa’s Sahel region told the UN General Assembly on Saturday, laying out their plans to end conflict, counter terrorism and striving to achieve the 2030 Agenda Sustainable … Read More
The Foreign Minister of the Republic of Congo, Jean-Claude Gakosso, on Saturday in New York lauded the new constitution adopted by Congolese people in October last year, saying the document will improve and enhance political, economic and social governance … Read More
Sudan says it will appeal a ruling by a US court of appeals that ordered payment of hundreds of millions of dollars to victims of an American warship, USS Cole, attacked by Al Qaeda in 2000. A Foreign Ministry statement … Read More
Mauritian Prime Minister Anerood Jugnauth will present the Chagos Archipelago issue at the UN General Assembly Summit on Refugees and Migrants, to be held in New York on September 19. Speaking in Port-Louis, the Mauritian capital, Jugnauth expressed his determination … Read More
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday launched ‘Change Begins with Me’ national re-orientation campaign aimed at sanitizing the Nigerian society through citizens’ attitudinal change. Urging Nigerians to shun corruption as a way to achieve a better nation, President Buhari challenged … Read More
Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu is back in the hospital, just days after being discharged following three weeks of treatment for a recurring infection. Tutu, who has been a moral beacon for the entire continent for many years, is 84 and … Read More
The US has lifted economic sanctions imposed on Cote d’Ivoire in 2006 during political unrest and civil war in the West African country, the US Department of State has announced. “Today President (Barrack) Obama terminated the national emergency declared with … Read More
