Chinese firm to construct 26 hospitals in South Sudan
South Sudan has reached an agreement with China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) to construct at least 26 hospitals across
President Kagame calls empowerment of African women
Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame has called for the empowerment of Africa’s women in order for the continent to achieve development
Eskom price hike to cost South Africa 90,000 mining jobs says mines council
South Africa’s gold and platinum mines will shed around 90,000 jobs in the next three years as above-inflation electricity price
Vietnam seizes 9 tonnes of suspected ivory from Congo
Vietnam has seized more than nine tonnes of suspected ivory in a timber shipment from the Republic of Congo, customs
Sudanese protesters sentenced to six months in jail
A Sudanese court sentenced six protesters to six months in jail for violating a state of emergency imposed to quell
Burundi qualifies for its first AFCON finals
Burundi qualified for the African Cup of Nations finals for the first time as they kept Gabon striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Concerns over growing ebola outbreak in DRC-aid group
A global humanitarian aid group has reported 58 new cases of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo last week
Ebola outbreak cases hit 1000 in DR Congo
It has been 8 months since an Ebola outbreak was declared in the Democratic Republic of Congo and since then,
Mali leader sacks generals, disbands vigilantes after massacre
Mali’s President Ibrahim Keita sacked and replaced two generals and disbanded an anti-jihadi vigilante group on Sunday, a day after
Ethiopian Airlines commits to Boeing ties despite flight 302 crash questions
Ethiopian Airlines says it will keep close ties with U.S. planemaker Boeing despite the many questions that remain about its