DRC President takes over as SADC chairperson
According to the Office of the DRC President, in a statement, the two heads of state made no statement to the press.
Category: Regional
DRC: New ambassadors presented their letters of credence
The 47-year-old Zambian ambassador kosita was a director in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Lusaka and will represent his country in DRC.
DRC to benefit from its oil resources and develop – Tshisekedi
DRC President Felix Tshisekedi said the launch of the tender is a proof of his willingness to put the potentialities at the service of the country’s development.
PACJA demands for pro-African outcomes at COP27
PACJA said Africa has previously held COPs that were christened ‘African COP’ but the outcomes were never commensurate with name.
1Stream’s Zendesk telephone integration boosts customer service
1Stream’s Zendesk contact centre integration means users have all the necessary information at their fingertips to deliver accurate and efficient solutions and services for customers
PACJA urges governments to tackle climate change in health, curb Climate-related deaths
Dr Najwa Bourawi, the Chairperson of the Board of PACJA gave a glimpse of the extent of climate-related health impacts.
UPC welcomes DRC to EAC
DRC has joined the East African Community (EAC). It joins Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya, Tanzania, Burundi, and South Sudan.
MP Cecilia: We’ve been singing of moving Uganda to middle income status for decades
By Cecilia Atim Ogwal Kampala – 26, March 2021: On Thursday, Parliament of Uganda paid…
Samia Suluhu Hassan sworn in as Tanzania’s first female president
Her leadership style is seen as a potential contrast from Magufuli, a brash populist who earned the nickname “Bulldozer” for muscling through policies and who drew criticism for his intolerance of dissent, which his government denied.
Museveni mourns Magufuli, describes him a “pragmatic leader”
“….he was a pragmatic leader who believed in and worked for the economic empowerment of East Africans,” President Museveni.
S. Sudan: Rampant abusive surveillance by NSS instils climate of fear—Amnesty Intl.
A former employee of the telecoms company MTN South Sudan told Amnesty International that, in 2013, the NSS, through an Israeli company, installed a ‘box’ at their company. ‘Box’ installations could be how the government, including the NSS, gains direct access to data from service providers.
The role of technology in unlocking trade value in East Africa
“For countries and ports of trade that have updated their infrastructure through investments into new technology, these income gains will be easier to realise,” Mr Pedro Guerreiro.