CAPTION: M23 rebels on a pickup patrol in Goma recently. (File photo). By Agencies WASHINGTON/DAKAR – Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday agreed on an outline for the regional economic integration framework, according to the U.S. State Department, as the two countries take steps toward delivering on a peace deal signed […]
CAPTION: A sample of ebola virus in a laboratory for testing. (File photo.) By AgenciesNAIROBI – Kenya is among ten African countries at high risk of an Ebola outbreak; the Africa Centre for Disease Control (ACDC) has warned, as the Bundibugyo strain continues to spread across the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda.Africa Centre for Disease Control […]
CAPTION: Health workers carry a victim of Ebola in DR Congo recently. (File photo). By Scott CampbellSeveral East African countries have stepped up airport screening and border surveillance after the World Health Organisation declared the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda a global health emergency, raising concerns for one of Africa’s busiest tourism […]
CAPTION: Health workers in Ituri DR Congo disinfect during work recently. (File photo). By Our reporter ADDIS ABABA – Delays in mobilising resources and scaling up the response to the ongoing Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak could lead to wider regional transmission and greater loss of life, African leaders and global health partners warned on Tuesday, […]
By AgenciesDODOMA: The Tanzanian government said it is committed to strengthen economic diplomacy in promoting investment, trade, tourism, education and employment opportunities so as to position itself as Eastern and Southern Africa’s business hub.Presenting the Ministry’s budget estimates for the 2026/2027 financial year in Parliament on May 26, 2026, Tanzania’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and […]
CAPTION: President Museveni arrive in Doha Sunday, May 24. (Courtesy photo). DOHA – President Paul Kagame on Sunday, May 24, arrived in Doha, the capital of Qatar, for a one-day working visit. Upon arrival, Kagame was received by Qatari Minister of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mohammed bin Abdulaziz bin Saleh Al […]
By Prosper Heri Ngorora GOMA, DR CONGO – Sadiki Patrick, 40, is still grappling with the loss of his 15-year-old daughter, Judith, in Mongbwalu, a mining town in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Judith is one of the latest victims of Ebola as the country battles yet another outbreak, the seventeenth in just […]
CAPTION: An ariel view of Tango Port in Tanzania. (File photo). By Our reporterTANGA PORT – Rwanda has pledged to maintain and strengthen its commercial ties with Tanzania’s Tanga Port, reinforcing the facility’s role as a crucial trade corridor for the landlocked East African nation. The commitment came during a high-level diplomatic visit aimed at evaluating […]
Rwandan authorities have intensified health screenings and tightened movement along the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo as a deadly Ebola outbreak linked to the rare Bundibugyo strain continues to spread across the region. At least 131 people have died and 531 suspected infections have been reported in eastern DR Congo, prompting the World […]