The UN and World Bank chiefs made a fresh push for peace and development as they arrived Wednesday in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where the latest bout of fighting has sent thousands fleeing. With major violence flaring up north of the regional hub of Goma for a third day after a six months truce, Kinshasa has accused the rebel movement, known as M23, of trying to scupper peace efforts in the restive ...

The governments of Equatorial Guinea and Liberia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding under which the former is to finance the construction of the Roberts International Airport and social housing in Morovia.A presidential mansion statement issued on Wednesdays said the MOU was signed in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, on Tuesday with President Obiang Nguema Mbasogo of Equatorial Guinea and President Ellen ...

Liberian president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Wednesday broke grounds for a $10 million Vocational Training Center in Monrovia.The center which aims to help Liberia achieve its transformation goal, is being sponsored by the Chinese government. The new vocational training center which covers an area of 6,000 square meters, will include two three-storey buildings – one for teaching and training, and the other for ...

Kenya's double world 5,000m and 10,000m champion Vivian Cheruiyot is expecting her first child and will not be defending her titles in Moscow this summer, the runner said Wednesday. "I am very happy to announce that I will take some time off from athletics this year as I am pregnant with my first child. I have been running for many years, and at 29, feel that now is the right time to start a family," said ...

The World Bank will support to the tune of $1 billion, the peace agreement signed on February 11, 2013 by 11 countries of the Great Lakes Region, reports indicate as a joint World Bank-United Nations Mission kicks off its fact-finding trip to the region.This interest-free loan is meant to provide best education and health services, increase cross-border trade and initiate hydro-electric projects, in an ...

The World Health Organization on Wednesday recognized Nigeria's efforts for saving lives of women and children and focused on the country's “saving one million lives initiative”. Nigeria was celebrated at a high level event for ministers and senior participants at the World Health Assembly session as the Minister of Health for State, Dr Muhammad Pate, was chosen as a panelist to speak on the initiative. Pate ...

The UN Secretary-General, Mr. Ban Ki Moon, has said the activities of Boko Haram sect, which constituted security threats to Nigerians and others is totally unacceptable.Ban said this in a statement issued by the United Nations Information Centre (UNIC) in Lagos on Wednesday that Boko Haram was causing a lot of security threats to Nigerians and others. “I know that Nigerian government has just declared a ...

Zimbabwe vowed on Wednesday it would not roll back on plans to seize 28,000 hectares of land leased to a local subsidiary of the platinum-mining giant Impala Platinum. "If there is anyone who thinks they own land, please prepare yourselves for the shocks that will actually befall you," said mines and mineral development minister Obert Mpofu. "No one owns land especially mining land. It is owned by the ...

African ministers responsible for international relations are on Wednesday meeting at the African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, ahead of the AU leaders' summit taking place later this week.During the 23rd ordinary session of the Executive Council, the ministers are expected to deliberate in a closed session on the different reports of the ministerial meetings organised by the AU Commission ...

The Wednesday editions of Burkina Faso newspapers have been largely dedicated to commentaries on the vote of the law on the Senate (the 2nd House of the Parliament), which was made the day before against the backdrop of a boycott by a whole swathe of the opposition.The National Assembly: “Discharge for the setting up of the Senate,” pro-government daily Sidwaya wrote as its banner headline. The same ...