Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dmytro Kuleba, has agreed with the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Vincent Biruta, to establish diplomatic office in Kigali, capital of Rwanda. An objective has been set by the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry to broaden Ukraine's presence in Africa.
"Following our thorough analysis, we...
Kenya Airways resumes international flights to 30 destinations across Africa, Europe and the Middle East
Kenya Airways (KQ) resumed its international passenger services on Saturday 1 August 2020, following the easing of movement restrictions as directed by President Uhuru Kenyatta. The first international flights on 1st August departed to the...
Large-scale protests have swept Senegal since the beginning of March, reflecting widespread anger at corruption, high unemployment, and what many regard as a politically motivated rape charge against opposition leader Ousmane Sonko (he denies the accusation). President Macky Sall’s government has cracked down violently on the demonstrations – the...
Rwanda and Ghana have resolved to tighten bilateral relations with a broad, varied economic agenda at the core.
This week, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Republic of Rwanda, Dr. Vincent Biruta travelled from Rwanda to Ghana to take part in a series of events that...
The European Union and the Government of Ghana (GoG) have signed a €92.9 million budget support financing agreement to assist the country in its response to the COVID-19 pandemic as well as beef up security operations in the northern part of the country.
Out of this special emergency budget support,...
United Nations Economic Commission for Africa has designated Mozambican geologist Antonio Pedro to the post of Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) effective from the first of September.
Ms. Vera Songwe has stepped down after five years of dedicated service to ECA and its Member...
Governments must be held accountable for African countries’ slow progress on global education goals since underperforming schools and teachers are usually victims of a dysfunctional system, the U.N.’s cultural agency UNESCO said last week Wednesday.
Sub-Saharan Africa falls behind other parts of the world by most education standards, with one...