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As the humanitarian scale-up in Lake Chad Basin, govts and donors are urged to do their part

As the humanitarian scale-up in Lake Chad Basin, govts and donors are urged to do their part

On Friday, February 24, the countries of the Lake Chad region – Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria, donor governments such as Norway and Germany, the United States and the United Kingdom, and international organisations are gathering for the Oslo Humanitarian Conference on Nigeria and the Lake Chad Region. It is imperative that they all come ready […]

A Cure For AIDS? New Drug Gammora Is ‘The Death Of HIV Cells,’ Israel Doctor Says

A Cure For AIDS? New Drug Gammora Is ‘The Death Of HIV Cells,’ Israel Doctor Says

A new drug could soon lead to a cure for AIDS, according to evidence gleaned from recent experiments in Israel. The drug, which is named Gammora, has been effectively killing high amounts of the cells that cause the debilitating disease that breaks down the body’s immune system, the Jewish Press reported Tuesday. Gammora was credited […]

African Peer Review – Removing Itself From a Rut?

African Peer Review – Removing Itself From a Rut?

The African Peer Review Mechanism – the continent’s home-grown governance assessment and promotion tool – seems to be slowly turning its fortunes around. On 6-7 September, it will hold a workshop in Sandton discussing how to implement its first ever five year strategy for 2016-2020. Stuck in stasis for years amid lukewarm political commitment, evaporating […]

CAR, Chad, Sudan Discuss Joint Border Force

CAR, Chad, Sudan Discuss Joint Border Force

The Presidents of Sudan, Chad, and the Central Africa Republic held a meeting in El Fasher this week, at the conclusion of the celebration of Doha Document for Peace in Darfur. Sudan’s Information Minister, Ahmed Bilal Osman, told the press in El Fasher that the presidents, including Omar Al Bashir, Idriss Déby and Faustin Archange […]

Boko Haram Victims Bounce Back By Launching Businesses in Refugee Camps

Boko Haram Victims Bounce Back By Launching Businesses in Refugee Camps

With more than one million people living in camps around Nigeria’s northeastern city of Maiduguri, having fled their homes due to Boko Haram attacks, some are finding innovative ways to rebuild businesses from scratch. Many of the displaced arrived at the camps with no money or possessions, leaving them totally dependent on the government and […]

Reach for Change promotes innovative thinking to solve problems for children

Reach for Change promotes innovative thinking to solve problems for children

In preparation for the Day of the African Child, Reach for Change Africa has launched an innovation contest that will empower one young African to solve a problem affecting children. The innovation contest will award $500 to a young person with an idea to improve the lives of children in his or her community. Using […]

Former Chadian Dictator Hissene Habre Sentenced to Life in Prison For War Crimes, Crimes Against Humanity, Torture And Rape

Former Chadian Dictator Hissene Habre Sentenced to Life in Prison For War Crimes, Crimes Against Humanity, Torture And Rape

Former Chadian dictator Hissene Habre has been found guilty for atrocities committed during his eight-year rule and sentenced to life in prison. A special tribunal in Senegal issued its verdict Monday, convicting Habre of war crimes, crimes against humanity, torture and a number of other charges. It said Habre also personally raped a female detainee […]

Scenes From Historic Trial of Former Chadian Dictator Hissène Habré – Watch Video

Scenes From Historic Trial of Former Chadian Dictator Hissène Habré – Watch Video

The trial of Hissene Habré was the first in the world in which the courts of one country prosecuted the former ruler of another. Human Rights Watch released a new video, “Hissène Habré: Scenes from an historic trial,” about the trial in Senegal of the former Chadian dictator Hissène Habré. At the end of the […]

Team of Oil Traders combine network of industry contacts so as to offer help to multinational companies in Africa

Team of Oil Traders combine network of industry contacts so as to offer help to multinational companies in Africa

´The firm combines a vast network of industry contacts with extensive African oil & gas industry experience to offer an unparalleled service to NOCs and multinational companies operating on the continent. DMWA Resources will target plays and partnerships across West and Central Africa. An oil & gas advisory, E&P and trading firm that aligns its […]

Military Officials in Chad Arrested Because They Voted For an Opposition Candidate

Military Officials in Chad Arrested Because They Voted For an Opposition Candidate

More than 40 members of the Chadian security forces have gone missing since the presidential elections on April 10. The country is bracing itself for the outcome of the poll. “My husband left the house on Friday. When he failed to return on Sunday, I went to his place of work. They told that he […]

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