AFRICA

KHARTOUM, SUDAN | Xinhua | The United Nations (UN) on Wednesday called on all parties to the Sudan conflict to reach a humanitarian pause and to provide unfettered access to the country to avert a hunger catastrophe. “Parts of war-ravaged Sudan are at a high risk of slipping into catastrophic …

North Kivu, DRC | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan troops have started withdrawing from the embattled North Kivu province in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This decision was triggered by the DRC government’s refusal to extend the mandate of the East African Community Regional Force (EACRF) in the region. …

KAMPALA,UGANDA | Xinhua| Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has rallied the country’s citizens to embrace the 6th national population and housing census scheduled for May next year. Museveni launched the census in Kampala, the capital of Uganda, Tuesday when he said the exercise would help the government to plan better for …

MARRAKESH, Morocco | THE INDEPENDENT | -Herbert Mensah, the newly elected President Rugby Africa, has said the continent’s nations can continously be world beaters in the game, if the right investement is made. The President of the continental governing body made the remarks in an interview with African news channel Africa24 …

CAIRO, EGYPT | Xinhua | Egypt concluded on Tuesday the three-day voting in the presidential election as the vote-counting process started immediately, according to the National Election Authority (NEA). The timetable previously released by the NEA indicated that the vote-counting, which started after 9:00 p.m. local time (1900 GMT) on …

 A multi-billion port expansion spree is adding capacity and improving efficiency as African ports race for a bigger slice of the global maritime trade pie. Here, bird story agency lists ten of the most important African ports, in its latest bird’s TenX. SPECIAL REPORT  | BIRD AGENCY |  The opening of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Huang Xia, the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General of the United Nations for the Great Lakes Region, has announced a revitalized commitment by regional states to resolve the conflict in eastern DR Congo through the Peace, Security, and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  After years of foot-dragging between the governments of Uganda and Tanzania, the construction of the East African Crude OiL pipeline has been scheduled for early 2024. The exciting part of it is that contracts worth over sixty-five million dollars are up for grabs. The …

North Kivu, DRC | THE INDEPENDENT |  900 Burundian troops on Sunday withdrew from North Kivu, in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. This is the third contingent to exit after Kenya and South Sudan, which have already withdrawn over 250 and 300 troops respectively.   Overall Force Commander of East …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Group CEO of Airtel Africa plc, Segun Ogunsanya, has reaffirmed the importance of an enabling policy environment for sustainable development and climate action in partnership with Africa’s private sector at COP28. Ogunsanya, a member of the United Nations Global Compact’s African Business Leaders Coalition (ABLC), …