EU spending billions to stop migration from Africa

>Tanzania is lagging behind its East African partners in military spending, a new report shows. The country spent just $380 million since 2011.

East Africa could be on the verge of a food crisis, if swarms of locusts are not controlled.

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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...

Heads of State and government of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), meeting in Harare, Zimbabwe yesterday condemned the recent attacks against African migrants in parts of Durban and Johannesburg in South Africa. The summit meeting was reacting to a briefing by South Africa President Jacob Zuma on the nature of the xenophobic attacks and measures taken by his government to restore peace.
According to a communique issued after the meeting, "Summit commended the measures that...

The UN warns that time is short to stop locusts threatening food supplies in some countries.

East Africa: Regional MPs Happy With One-Stop Border
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Kigali — Citizens of the region will benefit a great deal from the facilities offered by the One Stop Border Posts (OSBPs) system in the East African Community Partner States, but there are still technicalties holding back full implementation ...

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-Transparency International estimates 75 million Africans paid a bribe in the past year

A majority of Africans say corruption has risen in the past 12 months and most governments are seen as failing in their duty to stop the abuse of power, bribery and secret deals, according to a new opinion poll from Transparency International (http://www.Transparency.org).

In the report People and Corruption: Africa Survey 2015, part of the Global Corruption Barometer, Transparency International...