W.H.O Recommends World’s First Malaria Vaccine in sub-Saharan Africa
The World Health Organization (WHO) is recommending the widespread use of the world's first malaria vaccine, RTS, S/AS01 (Mosquirix) in what the UN health...
Killer of Thomas Sankara, Blaise Compaore To Face Trial In Absentia
The long-awaited trial for the murder of Thomas Sankara - assassinated in a coup d'etat which brought exiled former president Blaise Compaore who now...
Rwandan Genocide Suspect Faces 30 Years in Prison
KIGALI, RWANDA —
An alleged participant in the 1994 Rwandan genocide faces a possible 30 years in prison after U.S. officials deported him to Kigali,...
Landmark Report Highlights Untapped Potential of Africa’s Film Industry
Africa’s film and audiovisual industries could create over 20 million jobs and contribute $20 billion to the continent’s combined Gross Domestic Product (GDP), the UN cultural agency, UNESCO,...
Libya: UN lauds mercenary withdrawal plan on ‘path towards peace and democracy’
Special Envoy and Head of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Ján Kubiŝ described the signing as “another breakthrough achievement by the 5+5...
