Addis Ababa, February 21, 2019 (ECA) ndash; Eradicating the Ebola Virus Disease from Africa requires bold leadership at different tiers of government and society, Economic Commission for Africa rsquo;s (ECA) Deputy Executive Director, Giovani Biha, said Thursday. She was speaking at a meeting called by the African Union Com ...

SEATTLE, February 21, 2019 ndash; The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation announced Cheikh Oumar Seydi as the new Africa Director. He joins at a critical time for the foundation rsquo;s work in Africa. Seydi, a Senegalese national, joins the Gates Foundation from the World Bank Group rsquo;s International Finance Corporation (IFC), where he w ...

Profiles of key suspects in last month 39;s terror attack in Nairobi point to the worrying rise of a new generation of Kenyan jihadists, analysts say. Police are hunting Ali Salim Gichunge, the suspected mastermind of the January 15 attack on the Dusit hotel and office complex that left 21 dead, and Violet Kemunto Omwoyo, described as a Ch ...

Heads of state of 17 countries in the Sahel region of Africa will hold a summit on Monday in Niamey to approve a climate investment plan worth $400 billion over 12 years, the Niger government said Wednesday. The ambitious plan for the period 2018-30 will involve 17 nations from the Atlantic Ocean to the Horn of Africa and will represent ...