A Mauritian energy firm has expressed interest in investing in Rwanda's energy sector, with the construction of a plant expected to contribute at least 15 megawatts to the national ... Read more »
The UN is calling for more funding to help the nearly 130,000 people who have been displaced by fighting in northern Mali. Read more »
World leaders meeting in Rome have resolved to work together to meet immediate food security and nutritional needs of affected people. Read more »
The United Nations, in coordination with the governments of Mauritania, Burkina Faso, and Niger, has begun work to relocate thousands of refugees away from Mali's volatile border ... Read more »
In a bid to reduce food insecurity, the government is turning to new approaches to agriculture, like expanded irrigation schemes, new crops and harnessing the energy of recent ... Read more »
Fresh clashes erupted between supporters of Côte d'Ivoire's rival presidents Monday, as four African leaders launched a new bid to break the impasse. Read more »
Arab leaders have gathered in Egypt to discuss trade and development as the region feels the aftershocks of a popular uprising in Tunisia. Read more »
The trial of six anti-slavery activists, due on Wednesday, highlights loopholes in the nation's 2007 law criminalizing slavery, experts say. Read more »
The first group of refugees have returned to their home country from Senegal, as the UN refugee agency's repatriation scheme resumes following a 10-month break. Read more »
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