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[WHO] The World Health Organization (WHO) today announced that Libya has eliminated trachoma as a public health problem, a landmark victory for public health in WHO's Eastern Mediterranean Region. This hard-won achievement protects future generations from preventable blindness and provides a powerful reminder that countries can overcome neglected tropical diseases despite persisting challenges.

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[New Times] Debate over land rights is intensifying as the City of Kigali pushes landowners in prime areas to develop idle plots or risk losing ownership under a 2024 ministerial order.

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[New Times] When Pierre Rutayisire arrived in Rwanda as a refugee from eastern DR Congo in 1995, his family had no source of income.

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[Nile Post] Former National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, popularly known as Bobi Wine, has urged Ugandans to dedicate the Lenten season to prayer, reflection, and supporting political prisoners and vulnerable citizens.

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[Namibian] Former Air Namibia employees petitioned the Supreme Court yesterday, requesting an expedited hearing in a dispute over unpaid severance payments that have been pending for almost five years, following the airline's liquidation.

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[Daily Trust] President Bola Tinubu has appealed to Nigerians for forgiveness if he has sinned against them.

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[RFI] Social media platforms including Facebook and TikTok were no longer available in Gabon on Wednesday, AFP journalists and a watchdog said, after regulators suspended them over security concerns amid anti-government protests.

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[UN News] Libya's prolonged political stalemate, worsening economic conditions and an emerging split within the judiciary pose mounting risks to the country's unity, the UN's top envoy for the country, Hanna Serwaa Tetteh, told the Security Council on Wednesday.

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[UN News] The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights called on Wednesday for warring parties in Sudan to take urgent steps to protect civilians after at least 57 people were killed in separate drone strikes over two days this week.

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[The New Humanitarian] Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo -- "Mistakes are unforgivable, which is why we do everything to obey those who govern us."

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During winter in Britain fresh produce is sent by cargo ship from the West African nation every week.

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The Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Cooperation today received a briefing from the Department of International Relations and Cooperation on

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Pediatrician Dr. Bereket Gebremicael at Teseney Hospital stated that, as a result of integrated efforts to ensure maternal and infant health, the death rate

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The Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training today warned universities and Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges not to

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In response to security concerns in Eastern Equatoria, a patrol of 60 uniformed and civilian peacekeepers made the challenging 280-kilometer-long journey by

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The Office of the President wishes to announce the appointment of Mr. Ted Barbe as Advisor for Homeland Affairs. 

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The Islamic Development Bank Institute (IsDBI) (https://IsDBInstitute.org) is pleased to announce the winners of the IsDBI eBook Reader App Review

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The World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a contribution of over USD 666,000 (approximately RWF 970 million) from the Government of Japan to provide

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The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and FHI 360 today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen collaboration in

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The Portfolio Committee on Agriculture and the Portfolio Committee on Land Reform and Rural Development held a joint meeting with the Department of

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The Portfolio Committee on Trade, Industry and Competition yesterday laid the foundation for safeguarding jobs and restoring confidence in South Africa’s film