Recent incidents of violence that caused three deaths between June 3 and 4 in Bangui, Central African Republic capital, were orchestrated by people seeking to destabilize the country's new authorities, Prime Minister Simplice Sarandji said over the weekend.
A senior Zambian official said on Friday that it was possible for Africa to achieve zero new HIV infections by 2030 as well as zero AIDS death.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon on Tuesday said the delivery of trial judgment in the case against former Chadian President Hissene Habre marks a historic day for international criminal justice.
Former Chadian President Hissene Habre was on Monday sentenced to life imprisonment for several crimes by the African Special Court that was sitting in Dakar, Senegal.
A senior official of the African Union (AU) has underlined the need for AU member states to act quickly to move forward the agenda of realizing continental free trade (CFTA) in Africa.
Africa needs better and more flexible policies to build financial market resilience in the face of global economic volatility, economists urged at the ongoing World Economic Forum (WEF) on Africa 2016 in Kigali, Rwanda.
The ruling African National Congress (ANC) said on Wednesday that it views the allegations over appointments of cabinet ministers by the Indian Gupta family "in an extremely serious light".
Ministers from Africa's largest trading bloc have urged African countries to ratify the Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA) and those that have not signed it to do so to promote intra-Africa trade.
A high-level panel of five leaders sent by the African Union (AU) Thursday held consultations with Burundian leaders on ways of solving the east African country' s crisis that broke out in April 2015.
African American voters are once again a crucial bloc for Hillary Clinton as she strives to gain Democratic Party's nomination for the 2016 race to the White House.
The 26th AU Heads of State Summit opened on Saturday in Addis Ababa, with a rallying call for unity, tolerance, respect for human rights and improved governance in order to tackle the continent's myriad challenges effectively.
South African authorities on Tuesday pledged to work with the United States in resolving trade issues that threaten to exclude Pretoria from the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA).
China's new initiatives announced during a landmark summit to boost comprehensive cooperation with Africa meets the latter's development priorities and can benefit the continent through the greater economic ties, Botswana experts said.
China's pledge to continue to support Africa in achieving development and prosperity has once again refuted the rhetoric of "neocolonialism" in the continent.
Chinese President Xi Jinping and African leaders rounded off a landmark summit here Saturday with a unanimous consensus to upgrade China-Africa relations backed by a roadmap for further boosting mutually beneficial cooperation and common development.
Chinese President Xi Jinping joined leaders from across Africa at a business conference here Friday and put forth a five-pronged proposal on further deepening win-win cooperation between the world's second-largest economy and the fast developing continent.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki- moon on Thursday announced the appointment of El Ghassim Wane of Mauritania as assistant secretary-general for Peacekeeping Operations.
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