EAC shares ideas with West Africa

Cristina Duarte, Minister of Finances and Planning, Republic of Cabo Verde.

“No other institution is better suited than the AfDB to give Africa the needed boost to reach the promised land” – Cristina Duarte*

 As we celebrate Africa Day, it gives me great pleasure to congratulates our continent for the remarkable vision it has had by embarking, decades ago, in a project aimed at achieving its unity. This year’s Africa Day coincides with the return to its headquarters of the prime...

The East African Community is show-casing the region’s tourism potential and marketing the five Partner States as a Single Tourist Destination at the ongoing World Travel Market in London, United Kingdom.
The five Partner States are being lead by Chairperson of the EAC Council of Ministers, Hon. Phyllis Kandie, who is also Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of East African Affairs, Commerce and Tourism, while Hon. Jesca Eriyo, the EAC Deputy Secretary General (Productive and Social Sectors)...

Public education campaign emphasizes vital role of healthcare workers and features new Ebola prevention communications for West Africa, including ‘We’ve Got Your Back’ PSA

At the Official Draw for the 2015 OrangeTM Africa Cup of Nations today, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) joined football stars, celebrities, international health organizations and corporations to announce the launch of Africa United (http://www.weareafricaunited.org), a global health communications campaign...

Health officials in West Africa say 25 more people have died from Ebola since 3 July, taking the total number of deaths to 518.

The Ebola virus is now entrenched in the capitals of the three West African countries at the centre of the outbreak and is spreading, the WHO warns.

Carrying pregnancy has remained a nightmare for a woman on the African continent, even as world leaders brace themselves for the expiry of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), which were formed to advocate for women’s health, among other things.

West African musicians have their own popular anthem

Life and death in the battle against West Africa's massive Ebola outbreak

Liberian soldiers set up an Ebola blockade for the capital as troops in Sierra Leone seal off two districts to stop the virus spreading.