Tags GENERAL Zambia gains recognition for efforts in curbing Gender Based Violence Establishment of Fast track courts to deal with Gender Based Violence-GBV- related cases has made Zambia to receive continental recognition
Tags GENERAL U.N. calls on social media giants to control platforms used to lure African migrants The U.N. migration agency called on social media giants on Friday to make it harder for people smugglers to use
Tags GENERAL DR Congo displacement crisis worsens The conflict has forced 1.7 million people to flee their homes in the Democratic Republic of Congo this year, causing
Tags GENERAL Zimbabwe’s spending plan inspires confidence for pro-business policies Zimbabwe’s Finance Minister Patrick Chinamasa has won plaudits for his pro-business budget. Many believe that the spending plan will “woo”
Tags GENERAL Zimbabwe govt freezes bank accounts of two Mugabe allies Zimbabwe’s central bank has ordered the closure of bank accounts belonging to two top allies of ousted President Robert Mugabe,
Tags GENERAL 14 UN peacekeepers, five soldiers killed in DR Congo attack At least 14 United Nations peacekeepers and five Congolese soldiers (FARDC) have been killed by suspected militiamen in an attack
Tags GENERAL Two Tanzanian ostrich eggs smugglers convicted of “economic sabotage” Two Tanzanian men caught with 16 ostrich eggs were sentenced to 25 years in jail on Friday after being convicted
Tags GENERAL 1.25 million South Sudanese are one step from famine: UN The UN humanitarian chief says 1.25 million people in war-torn South Sudan are one step away from famine — twice
Tags GENERAL Tanzania’s president to launch nationalism campaign President John Magufuli is set to launch a nationalism campaign aimed at promoting patriotism among Tanzanians. The ministry of Information,
Tags GENERAL China’s Belt and Road initiative to spur green, resilient growth in Africa: expert African countries could reap huge economic, social and ecological benefits from enhanced cooperation with China under the Belt and Road