Tags GENERAL At least 60 leaders of French-speaking countries attend the 2016 Francophone Summit This year’s Francophone Summit is underway in Madagascar. Leaders from about 60 French-speaking nations are in attendance. Delegates are expected
Tags GENERAL Students’ work exhibited to honour Nigeria art school’s legacy One of Nigeria’s top educational institutions has hosted a special exhibition showcasing its students’ works to promote interest in the
Tags GENERAL Young Sierra Leonean woman defies tradition, takes up surfing, a male-dominated sport This is the final installment of our special series on Sierra Leone, and a change of pace. CCTV’s Kathryn Omwandho
Tags GENERAL How a wealthy Cuban farmer’s son became a revolutionary Fidel Castro turned Cuba into the only communist state in the Western hemisphere. Our correspondent, Michael Voss, went to the
Tags GENERAL UN warns 75,000 children in Nigeria could die of malnutrition within months The United Nations has warned that 75,000 children in north-eastern Nigeria may die in the coming months, unless they receive
Tags GENERAL South Sudanese govt finally agrees the deployment of UN regional protection force The South Sudan government, following months of hesitation, has finally accented the deployment of a United Nations (UN)-mandated regional force
Tags GENERAL 11 killed in car bomb blast in the Somali capital Mogadishu A car bomb exploded near a police station in a busy market in the Somali capital on Saturday, killing at
Tags GENERAL New app in Uganda bridges the gap between rural and urban learning A Ugandan app developer has designed a digital platform that allows students and teachers to share academic materials. What’s unique
Tags GENERAL 30% women quota in Somalia’s Senate, parliamentary seats faces stiff resistance In Somalia, lawmakers announced that a 30 percent female quota would be applied to the Senate and parliamentary seats. But
Tags GENERAL Nigerian entrepreneur sets up a business centre, names it after Donald Trump All in the spirit of entrepreneurship and attraction of customers! A Nigerian entrepreneur has decided to set up a business