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UN agencies have welcomed a pledge by 12 African countries to end AIDS in children by 2030, announced on Wednesday at a meeting in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania.
UN agencies welcome 12 African countries pledge to end AIDS Read More
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) says trafficked medical products kill almost half a million sub-Saharan Africans every year, noting that action is needed to stem the flow.
Fake medicines kill 500,000 sub-Saharan Africans a year- UNODC Read More
WorldStage Newsonline– The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has alleged that the French government was fueling political inertia in the adoption of the West African single currency, ECO, over its CFA franc.
ECOWAS parliament members accuse France of hindering adoption of ECO as West African single currency Read More
Troops of Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) have killed dozens of terrorists and captured more than 40 in recent operations in the Lake Chad Basin.
Multinational Joint Task Force troops eliminate dozens, capture 40 terrorists in Lake Chad Read More
Pope Francis on Wednesday urged people in Democratic Republic of Congo to grant each other a “great amnesty of the heart” and called on Christians engaged in battle to lay down their arms.
Pope Francis urges mutual forgiveness to end Congo conflict Read More Pope Francis has denounced the “poison of greed” driving conflicts in Africa, saying the rich world needs to realise that people are more precious than the minerals in the earth beneath them.
Pope Francis tells rich world to ‘Hands off Africa’ Read More Responding to the news that Pope Francis will begin a 6-day visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and South Sudan today, Tigere Chagutah, Amnesty International’s Regional Director for East and Southern Africa, said:
DRC/South Sudan: Amnesty International wants Pope Francis to call on leaders to address impunity Read More
WorldStage Newsonline– Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament, Dr Sidie Mohamed Tunis has tasked member States to carry out policies that will improve in the economy growth of the sub-region in order to reduce the economy dependency on the foreign countries.
ECOWAS Parliament urges member states to implement economy policies to reduce dependency on foreign countries Read More WorldStage Newsonline– The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and Afreximbank have developed a digital business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-government (B2G) African Trade Exchange Platform (ATEX) to secure trade in Africa.
ECA, Afreximbank develop digital platform to secure trade in Africa Read More
WorldStage Newsonline– The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has urged the private sector to “own and drive” the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement.
Economic Commission for Africa urges private sector to own, drive AfCFTA agreement Read More