Lack of clean water leaves 5 million in South Sudan at risk of disease: UNICEF
Abuk Garang lives in a village on the outskirts of Aweil town, in northwest South Sudan. Every day, she walks about four kilometres to fetch water at this well. source
Amnesty International blasts 2016 human rights violations
Amnesty international has warned that protests could increase in 2017 just like in 2016 if various governments do no take the demands of the people with … source
Human Rights Watch warns Gambia over rights violations
Human Rights Watch has warned about the poor human rights situation in Gambia, a month to the country’s presidential election scheduled for December 1, … source
South Africans hold anti-Zuma protest in London
South Africans living in London on Saturday called on President Zuma to step down. Hundreds staged an anti-Zuma protest outside the South African High … source
DRC opposition requests AU impartiality over political impasse
A group of 7 opposition leaders have called on the African Union not to take sides in the ongoing political crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo. source
Gambia: Opposition call for a change
Gambian opposition supporters have held a mammoth rally days to the country’s presidential election on December 1.* Among calls for a change, they are … source
France-Africa business forum to boost sustainable growth
Business leaders, digital developers and social innovators from across the continent are meeting in Paris for a meeting aimed at boosting investment and … source
World Bank lowers 2016 growth projections for Sub-Saharan Africa
The World Bank has lowered its 2016 sub-Saharan African growth forecast to 3.3 percent from a previous forecast of 4.4 percent in October, citing plunging … source
Mozambique turns to China for financial aid
After western powers, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank recently suspended financial aid to Mozambique, the country has now turned to … source
Development of e-commerce in Cameroon
Buying goods on the internet has become a habit for Ndoma Vanessa. She is part of the generation of young people who do their shopping online. “I think of so…