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Burundi’s National Assembly has unanimously adopted a new law regulating mercury use, as authorities move to curb the toxic substance’s impact on public health...

The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), in partnership with UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), has convened a regional workshop with 17...

Vaccination efforts for preventable diseases have saved more than 150 million lives worldwide over the past half‑century, the World Health Organisation said Tuesday, as...

Rwanda’s media regulator has issued sweeping directives ahead of the annual commemoration of the Rwandan Genocide, in a move critics say amounts to increased...

Burundi on Monday commemorated the 32nd anniversary of the assassination of former President Cyprien Ntaryamira, with a wreath-laying ceremony led by President Évariste Ndayishimiye...

The Democratic Republic of the Congo said it will begin implementing a temporary reception facility for third-country nationals starting in April 2026, under a...

Google is giving Gmail users long-awaited flexibility over their email addresses. The company has begun rolling out a feature that allows people to change...

A university student in Uganda was hospitalised after sustaining injuries while portraying Jesus Christ in a Good Friday “Way of the Cross” reenactment, in...

The heads of the International Monetary Fund, World Bank Group and International Energy Agency said Wednesday they are forming a coordination group to address...

At least 13 civilians were killed and 57 people injured after explosions at a military munitions depot triggered a fire in Burundi’s economic capital,...