AFRICA

United Nations | Xinhua | A Chinese envoy on Tuesday regretted the push by the United States for human rights-related texts in a draft Security Council resolution on the mandate renewal for the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). China had to abstain in Tuesday’s voting after the United States, the …

Arms tracking data shows why 17 African countries could have abstained in a UN vote to condemn the superpower Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | A new report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), an organisation that tracks arms trade, indicates that Russia was the largest supplier of …

Kampala, Uganda | Patricia Akankwatsa | Ugandan Embassy in Kinshasa and the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will host a joint Business Forum from March 22-24 aimed at building foundations that will lead to bolstering bilateral trade between Kampala and the DRC. The Joint Business Forum will present …

Nairobi, Kenya | XINHUA |  Raila Odinga, the 77-year-old Kenyan veteran opposition leader was on Saturday endorsed by an alliance of more than 20 political parties to contest for presidency during the country’s August polls. Among the parties that pledged support for Odinga’s quest for presidency in the East Africa’s …

Great Museum of Africa will showcase, protect and promote the rich cultural heritage of the continent Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | The Great Museum of Africa is set to preserve, promote and nurture African heritage, a senior African Union (AU) official said Friday. The remark was made by Cessouma Minata …

  Central Bank of Sudan announced unification of the exchange rate of the Sudanese pound against the dollar Khartoum, Sudan | Xinhua | The markets in the Sudanese capital are witnessing a state of confusion and paralysis due to the ongoing depreciation of the Sudanese pound against foreign currencies. A tour …

Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | Total eradication of polio in sub-Saharan Africa will be within reach if governments and multilateral lenders intensify routine immunization targeting children in the continent’s high-risk outposts, a World Health Organization (WHO) official said on Friday. Modjirom Ndoutabe, coordinator of polio eradication program at the WHO Regional …

Lusaka, Zambia | Xinhua | Zambia’s fourth President Rupiah Banda, 85, died on Friday, the government said. President Hakainde Hichilema said he learned with great sadness the death of the former president. “His life of service to our country, and to our continent, represents the highest form of patriotism,” he said …

Mobilization of forces and movement of large convoys of armed groups have increased tensions in and around Tripoli Tripoli, Libya | Xinhua | The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) on Thursday expressed concern over the mobilization of armed groups that led to rising tensions in the capital Tripoli. “UNSMIL …

Kampala, Uganda | Isaac Khisa | Uganda’s urban households have relied on charcoal as their source of energy for decades but there has been no deliberate efforts to facilitate sustainable production practices and technologies to conserve forests. The good news now is that the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United …