Rwanda Marks 32 Years as Kagame Slams ‘Historical Distortion’ President Paul Kagame warned against the dangers of genocide denial and historical distortion, stressing that the facts of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi are well-documented and cannot be erased. He rejected claims that the genocide was spontaneous. Kagame said the facts of the Genocide have…
Ms Edwin explained that the appointment aligned with the Africa Health Security and Sovereignty Agenda aimed at strengthening Africa’s voice in global health, boosting domestic financing and expanding local production of health commodities. The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has appointed former Nigeria’s Vice-President, Yemi Osinbajo as Senior Strategic Adviser to…
On World Health Day, global leaders gathered in France for a milestone “One Health Summit“, where the World Health Organization (WHO) and partners announced a new wave of concrete actions to better protect people, animals and the planet from future health crises. Hosted by France, the Summit marks a major step forward in turning the…
Djibouti built its economy on the strategy of charging rent to different military world powers. The US, China, France, Japan, Turkey and Italy all have a base in this Horn of Africa country. But the expansion of the war on Iran threatens to close the Bab al-Mandeb Strait and make Djibouti the next hotspot. Al…
As early as the 1880s, there was evidence that smoking tobacco damaged your lungs. But it took almost 100 years to definitively show that smoking causes lung cancer. So, what about vapes? Until now, most research that has looked at the cancer risk for people using vapes, also known as electronic or e-cigarettes, has mainly…
African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has once again been recognised in three award categories by the International Financial Law Review (IFLR), a globally recognised authority on financial law and transactions. The 2026 IFLR Africa Awards, held annually, spotlight the most innovative cross-border deals in Africa and the legal teams and institutions driving these transformations transactions. For…
The Ugandan government has committed a whopping UShs 905 billion towards preparing for the TotalEnergies CAF AFCON PAMOJA 2027. The revelation was made on Tuesday by Chairperson of the Communications and Signage Sub-Committee of the AFCON-2027 Local Organizing Committee, Dennis Mugimba. Speaking during a Tuesday briefing, Mugimba detailed that the funds would be used to…
The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has received with profound sorrow the news of the passing of Ambassador Konjit Sinegiorgis, a distinguished diplomat, a pioneering figure in Ethiopia’s foreign service, and a steadfast Pan-Africanist who dedicated her life to the service of her country and the continent. Ambassador Konjit Sinegiorgis…
The African Union will on Tuesday, April 7, launch the AU Human Rights Virtual Memorial, which will include a component dedicated to the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. The memorial will be unveiled as the continental body joins Rwandans for the 32nd commemoration of the Genocide against the Tutsi at its headquarters in…
Rather than indicating disunity, the outcome shows that the AU upheld its procedures for endorsing candidates to international positions. A draft decision to endorse former Senegalese president Macky Sall’s candidacy for United Nations (UN) Secretary-General has been rejected by the African Union (AU). In a 27 March statement, the AU said 20 of its 55…
