Two west-African countries will represent Africa at the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup to be staged in Papua New Guinea. Ghana and Nigeria earned their place in the competition over the weekend after defeating Ethiopia and South Africa respectively.… Read more ›
NAIROBI (Xinhua) — African governments are due to meet in Nairobi from Tuesday for a regional conference on Ebola preparedness, Kenya’s health ministry said on Monday. The Sept. 16-17 regional conference will be attended by ministers in charge of transport,… Read more ›
BERNAMA-NNN-PANA (Nairobi) – Today six Presidents are meeting in Kenya for the one-day African Union (AU) Peace and Security summit on terrorism. The Presidents of Chad, Niger, Nigeria, Somalia, Tanzania and Uganda, Burundi’s Vice President as well as the Prime… Read more ›
Red Pepper (Kampala) – Uganda is opening up screening centers at its borders with the Democratic Republic of Congo and Kenya to ensure that Ebola cases are detected and handled at these entry points, the director general of health services… Read more ›
CAPITAL FM (NAIROBI) – The Ministry of Health has, on Saturday evening, announced that it will not allow passengers from Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea into Kenya from Tuesday. Health Cabinet Secretary, James Macharia explained that the decision was informed by… Read more ›
The east African region has been set on its toes following the revelation of an outbreak of Ebola infections in west Africa this March. This disease, which was first identified in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Sudan in the… Read more ›
Representatives of the government and business communities of Kenya and Nigeria have strengthened the economic, political and social links between both nations after signing a number of agreements on Tuesday in Abuja. The signing ceremony, which reportedly occurred at the… Read more ›
Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn of Ethiopia and Prime Minister Li Keqiang of China have inaugurated a major highway in Addis Ababa on Monday. The 6-lane, 80 kilometers Addis Ababa-Adama express way will be the first road with toll booths in… Read more ›
The Ugandan government has reportedly completed negotiations with a British company Tullow Oil and its partners and will soon sign an accord that could result in the commencement of crude oil production. According to reports, an agreement between Tullow Oil,… Read more ›
The Indian government has been the subject on an onslaught of criticisms over an alleged raid on African residents in Delhi, capital of the South Asian country. A Delhi court on Sunday ordered the police to file a First Information… Read more ›
Christians in Nigeria are living under a perpetual threat with the strength of Islamic extremist group Boko Haram reportedly growing. This anti-Christian organization, whose main hide-outs are in the northern part of Nigeria, have posed an almost palpable threat in… Read more ›
Bishaw Sewnet, coach of the Walya Antelopes, has pinned his teams loss to Nigeria on Saturday to the referees decisions, which he described as “not fair”. “The referee won the game for Nigeria. He denied us two penalties and gave… Read more ›
Ahead of the 2nd leg playoff against the Walya Antelopes of Ethiopia, the Nigerian coach has expressed confidence that his team can win the 2014 World Cup, due to be held in Brazil. In a meeting with the press yesterday… Read more ›