Kenya: Innovative Way to Prevent Mother-to-Child HIV Launched
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)) and Kenyan authorities today introduced into the East African country an innovative approach to preventing the transition of the HIV virus from mothers to their babies.
Rwanda: Mirenge New CEO of Nation Carrier
A Cabinet meeting on Wednesday appointed John Mirenge as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of RwandAir.
Wisil Journal: Somali Town Embodies Enduring Sense of Loss
Somalia has been missing a functioning government for nearly 20 years. And its people are left on their own amid the wreckage of a never-ending war.
World Briefing | Africa: Sudan: U.N. Ambassador Faults Arrests
Susan E. Rice criticized for the arrest of at least two Sudanese residents who spoke to Security Council ambassadors touring a Darfur camp.
Angola: Secretary of State Calls for Ban on Informal Markets
The secretary of State for Trade, Archer Mangueira, Thursday in Luanda, spoke of the need for the society to ban informal markets, in favour of the normalisation of commercial activity.
Virus Deadly in Livestock Is No More, U.N. Declares
A vaccine campaign stopped the virus, which was last seen in Kenya in 2001. It is only the second disease, after smallpox, to be declared eradicated.
Angola: Executive Plan Prioritises Internal Production, Inflation Control
The Angolan Executive Governing Plan for the 2011-2012 biennium envisages, among other aspects, the promotion of economic activity, with a view to increasing production and control of prices.
World Briefing | Africa: Angola: U.N. Reports Gang Rapes on Congo Border
At least 30 women were kept as prisoners in a dungeonlike structure and gang-raped over several weeks at the border with Congo.
Africa: Twelve Nations to Fight Gender-Based Violence
Twelve African countries that have been taking part in the ‘International Conference on the Role of Security Organs in Ending Violence against Women and Girls,’ which ended yesterday in Kigali, affirmed their commitment to rid the continent of Gender Based Violence (GBV).
