20 years ago, at the 2003 edition, the Alphonse Massamba-Débat stadium was chosen as the venue for the largest stage of the Pan-African Music Festival, which the Congo has not hosted since 2015 due to the economic crisis and...
The United Arab Emirates have signed a $1.9 billion deal with a state-owned mining company in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Congolese president said on Monday.
President Félix Tshisekedi announced Monday evening that a government delegation from the UAE had...
The European Union and Tunisia signed a "strategic partnership" in Tunis on Sunday, focusing on the fight against illegal immigration, but also designed to support the North African country in the face of serious economic difficulties.
The President of the...
Authorities in Kenya announced on Monday the discovery of 12 new bodies in the Shakahola forest where an evangelical sect practising extreme fasting was meeting.
The new discovery brings the death toll to 403.
Almost three months after the first victims of what has been dubbed the "Shakahola...
Eight people including seven members of one family were killed in Cairo on Monday when a residential building in Egypt's capital collapsed, the public prosecution and state media said.
A statement from the public prosecution said the building in the...
The African Development Bank organized the session jointly with the Korea Institute for International Economic Policy (KIEP) in Sejong-Si, Korea
Africa offers vast investment opportunities for Asian countries with the appropriate incentives for their private sectors, Prof. Kevin Urama, Chief...
To mark the 20th Anniversary of the Maputo Protocol and to promote the continued adoption and implementation of its progressive provisions, the Solidarity for African Women’s Rights Coalition (SOAWR) (www.SOAWR.org), Equality Now (https://apo-opa.info/46ORZo4), and Make Every Woman Count (MEWC) (www.MEWC.org)...
Rose Sakala, Zambia’s new ambassador to Ethiopia and the African Union (AU), said Wednesday that Zambia is committed to promoting the ideals of advancing Africa’s development agenda through active participation in programs and projects.
In remarks delivered when she presented...
Police and demonstrators clashed in Kenya on Wednesday as part of a banned opposition protest against the high cost of living and tax hikes.
The wave of unrest killed at least six people across the country.
"The government have got many empty promises like now the matatu...
Head of Corporate Communications at Access Bank Ghana, Oluwaseun David- Akindele has said that the bank remains committed to financing renewable energy in Africa.
He said while renewable energy in Africa held immense potential for revolutionising the continent's energy landscape,...
