AFRICA

KINSHASA, DRC | Xinhua | Felix Tshisekedi, president-elect of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), was sworn in Saturday for his second five-year term in office at a ceremony attended by regional leaders and other foreign dignitaries. The DRC Constitutional Court in early January officially confirmed the reelection of …

ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA | Xinhua | More than 3.45 million people are displaced in Ethiopia, with more than half of them displaced due to conflict, according to a new report of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), a UN agency. The IOM, through its latest Ethiopia National Displacement Report released …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Delegations of at least 80 development finance instructions (DFIs) from Africa are due in Kampala next week for a benchmarking tour on Sustainability Standards. The benchmarking visit is organized under the umbrella African Association of Development Finance Institutions (AADFI) in cooperation with the European Organisation …

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA | Xinhua | The South African Heritage Resources Agency (SAHRA) said on Friday that it will continue its fight to prevent a proposed online auction of Nelson Mandela’s personal belongings. In a statement issued on Friday, the heritage agency said that “SAHRA, together with the Department …

Continental lender recently introduced the Emergency Agricultural Production Project  in the East African nation BURUNDI | RONALD MUSOKE | For many Burundian smallholder farmers, the bumper maize harvest they are currently witnessing is all due to the intervention of a project initiated by the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) which offered …

ENTEBBE, Uganda | Xinhua | Regional leaders in East Africa have called for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in Sudan, where clashes since April of last year have left thousands of people dead. In a communique issued late Thursday at the end of the one-day Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) …

Nimule, South Sudan | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda and South Sudan are set to harmonise sampling, test methods and certification processes to enhance bi-lateral trade, especially for goods originating from within the two countries. This is part of the outcomes of a meeting between the Uganda National Bureau of Standards …

KINSHASA | Xinhua | Eighteen heads of state, mainly from Africa, have confirmed their participation in the inauguration of the president-elect of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Felix Tshisekedi, the president’s high representative Serge Tshibangu announced on Thursday. Two vice presidents, four former heads of state, and high-level …

Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The 42nd Extraordinary Assembly of the IGAD Heads of State and Governmen has resolved that Sudan’s Gen Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and RSF leader Gen Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo meet face-to-face within two weeks for dialogue. “The country ( Sudan) does not belong to either of you,” IGAD …

Cabo Verde has achieved a WHO-certified malaria-free status, showcasing the power of strategic health planning. The achievement inspires African nations as more countries pursue malaria elimination. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | Cabo Verde has achieved a significant milestone in the battle against malaria, securing malaria-free certification from the World …