The plan, to be funded from 2020 to 2024, was announced at end of the Economic Community Summit of West African States in Ouagadougou
Author: Bernard Akede
Since January this year, 9,741 suspected cases have been documented in Niger resulting in 53 deaths, she said
The attack occurred Thursday evening in the town of Burayu, roughly 20 kilometres northwest of the capital, Addis Ababa
Tunisia has been praised as a rare success story for democratic transition after the Arab Spring regional uprisings
More than 600 Nigerians are expected to return from South Africa this week, the Nigerian government has said
Dozens of people died from acute diarrhoea in Sudan in 2016 after thousands of cases were reported nationwide
Mugabe was widely celebrated for his role in liberating Zimbabwe, however, his rule ended in an uncelebratory manner
Six others from the hiking party of 13 managed to escape
The pope, making his maiden visit to Madagascar, arrives in Antananarivo on Friday from Mozambique
Local authorities say the search and rescue operation would continue and the authorities have sought to contact the next of kin