United Nations food assistance has returned to Somalia's southern port city of Kismayo more than four years after insecurity forced the UN World Food Programme to close its ... Read more »
The United States is reportedly planning to establish a military base in Niger to increase Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) surveillance of militant extremist groups operating in West ... Read more »
The latest crisis in Egypt points to the urgent need for the government to begin transforming the security sector, Human Rights Watch said in its World Report 2013 - which also ... Read more »
In his 2013 annual letter, Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, awarded the Gates Vaccine Innovation Award to Margarida Matsinhe for her work in helping ... Read more »
According to government, the addition of nine megawatts of electricity from Kabalega plant to the national grid will boost power production reducing shortage in the country. Read more »
Sources say the Malian general staff were not aware of the French plan to enter the northern town of Kidal, one of the Islamist rebels' last remaining strongholds. Read more »
Residents of Timbuktu greeted French-led troops with delight as they entered the ancient city following the retreat of Islamists who had controlled the entire north of the country. Read more »
At the end of the African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, donors pledged to commit some U.S.$455 million for an African-led military intervention and humanitarian aid. Read more »
The World Health Organisation has confirmed an increase in the number of Hepatitis E cases that has so far infected thousands and killed scores in refugee camps. Read more »
The International Monetary Fund has approved a disbursement of U.S.$18.4 million as part of a "broad-based support by Mali's development partners". Read more »
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