Kenya: Kenya, India Ink Emergency Flights Deal
India has approved Kenya's request for special landing rights for emergency aircraft during the Covid-19 pandemic season. The arrangement announced on Wednesday means ...
Nigeria: Nigeria Uses 60 Years of Independence to Reflect on Failures
Abuja — Nigeria is celebrating 60 years of independence but President Muhammadu Buhari told the country Thursday to use the occasion as the ...
Zimbabwe: President Wants Region to Bar Foreign Poll Observers
Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa wants southern African countries to start holding their elections without international observers. President Mnangagwa was speaking at a state ...
Nigeria: For Buhari, Suspicious Payments to APC States Before Polls Now a Habit
The payment approved for Ondo this week fits a pattern of questionable federal money to APC-led states just days before their governorship elections. ...
Central African Republic: Elections Are ‘Unique Opportunity’ for Peace – Guterres
The UN Secretary-General has called for parties in the Central African Republic (CAR) to prioritize national dialogue and consensus-building ahead of elections scheduled ...
West Africa: Inequality is a Root Cause of Sahel Crisis – Study
Dakar — The wealthiest 1% of West Africans own more than everyone else in the region combined Unequal access to wealth is one ...
Congo-Kinshasa: Violence Still Rife a Decade After UN Rights Abuses Report
The United Nations released a report in October 2010 on atrocities committed in DR Congo's conflict. A decade later, nothing much has come ...
Nigeria: Why More Girls Are Going to School – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has identified the successful implementation of the Universal Basic Education Programme, Girl Education Project and Safe School Initiatives, as factors ...
Zimbabwe: Rugby Saves Rural School Girls From Child Marriage
Hauna, Zimbabwe — Catherine Muranganwa, whose two sisters were married before they turned 18, says the sport opened her eyes to different possibilities ...
Nigeria: About Three in Four TB Sufferers Yet to Access Care – Official
The National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control Programme (NTBLCP), has said at least three out of four persons afflicted with tuberculosis are yet to ...