Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, May 2, 2019 (ECA) ndash; Economic Commission for Africa rsquo;s (ECA) Executive Secretary, Vera Songwe, on Thursday celebrated World Press Freedom Day by emphasizing the important role of the media in facilitating free and fair electoral processes on the continent.

Dogs chase cats, don't they? A conservation group in Botswana has come up with an innovative way to protect the country's endangered cheetah population, using specially-trained dogs to chase off goat-hunting cheetahs so that they don't fall victim to angry farmers. Cheetah Conservation Botswana (CCB) places far-from-pedigreed puppies with farmer ...

The World Bank will extend more than half-a-billion dollars in grants for cyclone-ravaged southern African countries, its chief announced Friday as he concluded a visit to Mozambique, the worst affected country. A total of up to $545 million will be disbursed to Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi -- the three countries hit by Cyclone Idai in M ...

A drawing by late South African president Nelson Mandela of the door of his prison cell on Robben Island -- where he was held for 18 years -- sold on Thursday in New York for $112,575. The Cell Door, Robben Island -- completed in 2002 by the Nobel peace laureate -- exceeded the top end of the estimated range provided by Bonhams, which put its ...

The Paris Fair is in full swing. More than 30,000 visitors are expected to amble around the Porte de Versailles conference centre for one of the biggest consumer fairs in France. New products released at this year's extravaganza include audio speakers made of concrete, an electronic vegetable garden and an artisanal popcorn maker. The fair, ...