Faces of Africa – Ellen Johnson SirLeaf: Mother of Liberia
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116 illegal migrants rescued off Libyan coast
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Sunday said that 116 illegal migrants, including women and children, have been rescued and returned...
Kenya’s COVID-19 infections reach 252,672 as deaths hit 5,257
The number of COVID-19 infections in Kenya reached 252,672 on Sunday even as the country ramps up vaccinations across the country.
According to the latest...
Nigeria: AfDB, MTN sign $500,000 grant agreement to help women’s access to financial services
The African Development Bank (AfDB.org) has signed a grant agreement for $500,000 with Y’ello Digital Financial Services (YDFS), a fintech subsidiary of MTN Nigeria,...
Opinion
To improve health in Africa, focus on spending better
In the past year-and-a-half conversations on the urgent need to address chronic underinvestment in Africa’s health sector have abounded, as pundits and policymakers have...
Africa’s road to a carbon-neutral future
On August 9, the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) issued its most damning assessment yet of the world’s progress towards avoiding the...
CPC Centenary and the Impact on African Political Parties
By Matthias Muindi,CGTN Senior editor
The Communist Party of China on 1 July celebrated its centenary. Even to its critics, this is a milestone achievement,...