ADDIS ABABA, Jan. 21 (Xinhua/GNA) — The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), has announced plans to mobilize immediate support, to…
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Chad unveils new measures to curb violence against women
YAOUNDE, Jan. 23, (Xinhua/GNA) — Chadian President, Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno, signed an order on Tuesday, introducing stricter penalties for violence against women and…
Rwanda hosts conference to promote digital transformation in Africa
KIGALI, Jan. 23, (Xinhua/GNA) — Delegates at the Annual Conference of the African Engineering and Technology Network (AFRETEC), on Tuesday called for concerted efforts…
Botswana to review compensation policies for human-wildlife conflict victims
GABORONE, Jan. 23 (Xinhua/GNA) — Botswana, is set to review its compensation policies for victims of human-wildlife conflict, to better address their needs, a…
246 survivors, 78 bodies recovered from illegal mine in South Africa
JOHANNESBURG, Jan. 19, (Xinhua/GNA) – A total of 246 survivors and 78 bodies have been brought to the ground over three days of rescue…
200,000 people displaced due to recent fighting in eastern DR Congo: WFP
KINSHASA, Jan. 19, (Xinhua/GNA) – About 200,000 people have been displaced in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), due to intense fighting…
South Sudan parties set to resume peace talks in Kenya
JUBA, Jan. 19, (Xinhua/GNA) – South Sudan’s government delegation will arrive in Nairobi, Kenya’s capital, on Saturday, to resume negotiations aimed at achieving lasting…
Nigerien military arrests terrorist accomplices, seizes weapons
NIAMEY, Jan. 19, (Xinhua/GNA) — A dozen “active accomplices of terrorists” have been apprehended, and a significant quantity of weapons have been seized through…
At least 40 farmers killed in Nigerian militant attack
Lagos, Jan 15, (dpa/GNA) – At least 40 farmers were killed in an attack, by the Islamist extremist group Boko Haram in Nigeria, an…
South Africa steps up law enforcement efforts along border with Mozambique
JOHANNESBURG, Dec. 29 (Xinhua/GNA) — South Africa has stepped up law enforcement efforts along its border with Mozambique, amid post-election protests in the neighboring…
20 killed in paramilitary attacks on displacement camps in W. Sudan: local official
KHARTOUM, Dec. 29, (Xinhua/GNA) — At least 20 civilians were killed and 17 others injured in two attacks by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces…
Church stampede in Nigeria’s capital leaves at least 10 killed
ABUJA, Dec. 21 (Xinhua/GNA) — At least 10 people, including four children, were killed in a stampede during a relief item distribution at a…
Mozambique mourns victims of Cyclone Chido
MAPUTO, Dec. 21, (Xinhua/GNA) — Mozambique started Friday, a two-day national mourning in honor of the victims of Cyclone Chido, which hit the country’s…
Zimbabwe’s rural communities increasingly turn to food aid for survival as drought peaks
CHIVI, Zimbabwe, Dec. 15, (Xinhua/GNA) — Amid the sweltering heat, Angela Gotore sits under a huge tent, waiting to receive food aid mobilized by…
Death toll from cholera outbreak in South Sudan hits 60
JUBA, Dec. 14, (Xinhua/GNA) — The South Sudanese government has ramped up efforts, to prevent the spread of cholera, following the deaths of at…
WHO says 150 million people in Africa pushed into poverty due to hefty healthcare bills
NAIROBI, Dec. 14, (Xinhua/GNA) — Hefty medical expenses are pushing over 150 million people in Africa into poverty, denying them quality and productive lives,…
Ethiopia and Somalia find compromise over access to the sea
Dakar, Dec. 12, (dpa/GNA) – Ethiopia and Somalia have found a peaceful compromise in a simmering dispute over access to the Red Sea. With Turkey acting as…
WHO says many mystery disease cases in DRC linked to malaria
Geneva, Dec. 11, (dpa/GNA) – Signs point to an all-clear regarding a potential new disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), as the World Health Organization…
South Sudan to vaccinate 150,000 people in response to cholera outbreak
Juba, Dec. 10, (Xinhua/GNA) — South Sudan, in collaboration with United Nations (UN) agencies, announced plans to vaccinate 150,000 people in northern Renk County,…