The price of electricity jumped an alarming 320% in Zimbabwe on Wednesday as the country continues to spiral into the worst economic crisis in more than a decade.
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Sudan’s Copts See Hope in Appointment of First Christian
KHARTOUM, SUDAN - Sudan's appointment of a Coptic Christian to the transitional ruling Sovereign Council has raised hopes that Christians will see equal rights after decades of oppression under former …
African Women in Tech Working to Close Digital Divide
ACCRA, GHANA - Women from across Africa are meeting at the annual Women in Tech Africa Week, hoping to bring more women into the tech industry and combat inequalities in …
Secretary-General Presents First Annual Budget in Over 45 Years to Fifth Committee, Proposing $2.87 Billion for 2020 with Focus on Strategic Priorities, Reforms
Delegates in the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) today began discussing the proposed programme budget for 2020 totalling $2.87 billion, which represents no real-term growth from 2019 but reflects the …
Free, Fair, Peaceful Election for Mozambique? No Way, Analysts Say
JOHANNESBURG - An escalating insurgency, attacks on political campaigners and a terrified population have set a worrying scene for Mozambique's election on October 15.
While the poll looks, on the …
Cameroon Military’s Reconciliation Efforts Welcomed, Shunned by Anglophones
BOASSA, CAMEROON - Cameroon's military has begun efforts to implement President Paul Biya's peace resolutions from last week's national dialogue on the country's anglophone separatist crisis, but skepticism lingers as …