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The U.S. condemned Saturday Rwanda's support of the armed M23 group in eastern Congo, whose rebellion has caused the displacement of hundreds of thousands of people, and called on the rebel group to “cease hostilities.” The U.S. State…

The UN´s health agency on Thursday said it had detected a surge late last month in coronavirus cases in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo. "An exponential rise in the spread of SARS-Cov-2 virus has been recorded…

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says COVID-19 virus has not been detected in breastmilk. The United Nations agency insisted it is unlikely that it can be transmitted through breastmilk. WHO Regional Office for Africa in…

OMOTAYO ARAOYE First Bank of Nigeria Limited has graduated 28 successful candidates in its inaugural FirstBank Management Associates Programme (FMAP), virtually held on Tuesday, 30 June 2020 via the Zoom video-conferencing application.…

By TAYO ELEGBEDE Ahead of OPEC"s 179th conference and the 11th OPEC and non-OPEC Ministerial Meeting next week, the African Energy Chamber, has appealed to African Producers of crude oil not only to stay fully compliant, but to also…

The World Health Organisation Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo says there are now 5,406 confirmed cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) on the African continent. This is as a 37-year-old man tested positive at the end of his 14…

As the world grapples with the spread of novel coronavirus, in remote western DR Congo, officials are fighting a deadly outbreak of measles. More than 6,000 people have died from measles in the Democratic Republic of Congo in a year, the…

Four patients with Ebola escaped after a Doctors without Borders clinic in eastern Congo was attacked by unknown assailants, the Ministry of Health said on Thursday. “Four patients confirmed to have the deadly virus who fled during the…

Congolese authorities have authorised clinical trials for four experimental Ebola treatments, which will allow researchers to collect valuable data about their effectiveness, the health ministry said on Saturday. The ministry said health…

  Transfast, a leading provider of cross-border payments and remittance solutions, has partnered with Access Bank and signed a global agreement to offer remittance services to expatriates sending money to their loved ones across select…