Ban Recieves Report Probing New Information On Dag Hammarskjöld’s Death
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has been handed the report of experts he appointed a few months ago to examine and assess new information relating to the tragic death of Dag Hammarskjöld, and his party. The second Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr. Hammarskjöld served from April 1953 until his death in a plane crash […]
Multiple Agreements Signed during King Mohammed VI’s Visit to Four Countries
Morocco’s King Mohammed VI continued his economic diplomacy in Africa these past weeks visiting Côte d’Ivoire, Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, and Gabon. The most remarkable feature of these visits is the down-to-earth bilateral projects agreed to, which wed Moroccan expertise and resources with specific human and economic development goals in each country. Morocco is not only the […]
Convicted Angolan Journalist Trial Violated International Law
The American Bar Association Center for Human Rights released a report today concluding that the trial proceedings of Angolan journalist and human rights advocate Rafael Marques de Morais, convicted last month on charges of slanderous denunciation for asking for an investigation of serious human rights abuses, was marred by significant irregularities in violation of his […]
West Africa’s Military Plan to Take on Boko Haram
Military top brass from Nigeria and surrounding countries met on Tuesday, June 9, 2015, to thrash out plans to take on Boko Haram, as new Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari takes early steps aimed at defeating the insurgents. Chiefs of Defence Staff from Nigeria, Niger, Chad, Cameroon and Benin were holding talks in Abuja to determine […]
British firm Soco paid Congo major accused of Virunga oil intimidation
The BBC has seen evidence that British firm Soco made payments to a Congolese army major accused of using violence to intimidate oil exploration opponents. At the time of the payments, Soco was operating in Virunga National Park in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The company strongly rejects any suggestion that the payments were connected […]
ACP Places 11 Countries Under Sanctions
Eleven member countries of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States are currently serving sanctions by the group for non-payment of annual contributions. The 11 countries include the Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan and Central Africa Republic. This is according to a document titled list of States under sanctions as at May 25 […]
African man displayed in a zoo
What happened to Oto Benga? The Congolese man who was put on display in a New York zoo alongside an orangutan as the “missing link” between man and ape. Find out more from Pamela Newkirk, author of Spectacle: The Astonishing Life of Ota Benga. Read full story here. Please follow and like us:
Kaka Nguesso – Africa’s ‘Big Men’ Still Seek to Extend Their Rule
While elections in the Republic of Congo are a year away, Brazzaville, its riverside capital, is awash with rumours that the president will amend the constitution, again, to remain in power. Denis Sassou-Nguesso, 72, has ruled over the oil-rich state for nearly 35 years, against a backdrop of coups, civil wars and repeated constitutional revisions. […]
Singing against sexist poverty
Leading female musicians from across Africa performed in the South African city of Cape Town this morning at the World Economic Forum on Africa. They have come together as part of the “Poverty is Sexist” campaign, to put women and girls at the centre of the global drive to eradicate extreme poverty by 2030. Here’s […]
Angola Impresses Singapore With Economic Development
The State Minister of Foreign Affairs of Singapore, Masangos Zulkifli, on Tuesday in Luanda was impressed with the economic development of the country, mainly in the sector of construction and public works, in face of the emergence of social infrastructures. The official said so during Angola/Singapore business forum, destined for the reinforcement of economic cooperation […]
