CITES Johannesburg meeting to focus on Elephant and Rhino protection
The 17th meeting of the United Nations Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) will begin in South Africa
US pledges $133 million aid for South Sudan refugees
The United States has pledged nearly $133 million in additional humanitarian assistance to South Sudanese refugees and internally displaced people,
Ethiopian government rejects calls for an independent investigation into protests
The government of Ethiopia has brushed off calls from the UN for an independent investigation into recent deadly protests. Security
Ghana could become Africa’s 4th biggest oil producer by 2020
Ghana could become the fourth biggest oil producer in sub-Saharan Africa by 2020 once two new offshore fields come on
IMF says use of mobile phones in Sub-Saharan Africa could help advance financial inclusion
IMF Deputy Managing Director, Mit-suhiro Furu-sawa says technological innovation within the financial sector could be the most promising way to
Ugandan government to spend $2 billion on power connection
The Ugandan government plans to spend at least 2 billion dollars in the next five years to connect more people
China to open third Confucius Institute in Morocco
More and more people are learning Chinese in Morocco. To satisfy the growing demand, China is now set to open
Efforts to save the black rhino are paying off in South Africa
Thursday marked World Rhino Day! Three of the five rhino species are critically endangered due to poaching. The World Wildlife
Guns, explosives used as dowry for IS future wives – Documents
Documents retrieved from Sirte, the Islamic State group’s last bastion in Libya, record the variety of dowries offered by militant
Cholera outbreak leaves 6 dead in Nigeria’s Lagos
Six deaths have been recorded in an outbreak of cholera in Nigeria’s economic hub, Lagos, a senior health official said