AFRICA

Kigali, Rwanda | Xinhua | African leaders from the public and private sectors have pledged to support Africa’s youth innovative projects at the YouthConnekt Africa Summit which kicked off on Thursday in Rwanda’s capital Kigali. “The Africa we want is one led by healthy, ambitious, empowered, creative, innovative, educated youth; so …

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | Xinhua | Captain Ibrahim Traore, who led a coup to topple Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba on Sept. 30, has been officially appointed to lead the transitional period of Burkina Faso, according to a agreement reached by a national assembly Friday evening in Ouagadougou, the capital city. Traore …

United Nations | Xinhua | A UN spokesman said Friday that peacekeepers in South Sudan are gravely concerned about the fighting between two armed Dinka youth groups in the country’s north. Deadly clashes between the Dinka Ngok and Dinka Twic Mayardit youth in the border area between the Abyei administrative area …

Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | The African Commission on Human Rights has called upon authorities in Uganda to stop violating the rights of the indigenous Benet people of eastern Uganda. The Commission also wants the government of Uganda to investigate all the violations against the Benet people and disclose publicly …

Kigali, Rwanda | Xinhua | Young people in Africa have been challenged to take up leadership positions and actively play their role in the continent’s development agenda. The remarks were made by various speakers at the opening of the YouthConnekt Africa Summit which began Thursday in Rwanda’s capital of Kigali. The …

Mogadishu, Somalia | Xinhua | African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) said Thursday its police component has developed guidelines to assist the Somali Police Force (SPF) in implementing community policing initiatives on combating crime. ATMIS Deputy Coordinator of Police Reforms Alex Ndili, said the standard operating procedures (SOPs) for community …

Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | Kenya has moved to diversify the currency composition of its external debt to curb its faster expansion as the local currency, the shilling, fast loses ground against major international currencies, according to the National Treasury. The shilling has declined nearly 8 percent against the dollar year-to-date, …

New York, US | Rédaction Africanews & AFP  | The UN General Assembly on Wednesday condemned Russia’s “illegal annexations” of Ukrainian territory after Moscow vetoed a similar text in the Security Council in late September. Twenty-six African countries voted in favor of the resolution rejecting Moscow’s controversial referenda in four Ukrainian …

Nairobi, Kenya | GERALD ANDAE – BUSINESS DAILY | Kenya bought half of its imported sugar from Uganda in August, making Nairobi a leading destination for Kampala’s exports during the month. Data from the Sugar Directorate shows that Uganda exported 9,739 tonnes of sugar worth Sh1.3 billion, accounting for 56 percent …

Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | Eight African ministers from the Horn of African region have vowed to develop a comprehensive roadmap to help boost food security amid a looming famine in some countries, a regional bloc said Tuesday. “The failure of four consecutive rainfall seasons over the last three years has …