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Top officials of the bank spoke on Wednesday at a ‘World Bank Dialogue with Energy Reporters’ with the theme ‘Fostering Knowledge-Sharing and Dialogue on Power Sector Issues in Nigeria’, in Abuja. Presenting the bank’s Power Sector…

DR Congo on Sunday announced a “resurgence” of Ebola in its troubled east after a woman died of the disease, just three months after authorities declared the end of the country’s previous outbreak. “We have another episode of the Ebola…

A second case of Ebola virus disease has been detected in the Goma city of the Democratic Republic of Congo, raising fears of the spread of the deadly disease. The report of the new case is coming a few weeks after the first case was…

The World Health Organization chief on Monday urged different political factions in the Democratic Republic of Congo to unite in the battle against Ebola, warning that the risk of spread “remains very high”. “Ebola does not take sides.…

The US Embassy in Kinshasa remained closed for a fourth day on Thursday, after the U.S. warned of a “possible terrorist threat’’ against its facilities in Congo. “US citizens in Kinshasa and throughout the DRC are strongly encouraged to…

In a bid to cut down import and distributions cost, Bralirwa, the Rwandan subsidiary of Heineken NV has announced it will start making the Heineken brand locally from next month. This was made known  in a statement issued by the…

No fewer than 34 churches have been shut in Angola following an operation dubbed Operação Resgate (rescue operation), police confirmed. The national police director for communication, Mr Orlando Bernardo, said 19 churches were shut in…

At least 53 people were killed when an oil tanker crashed in the Democratic Republic of Congo at the weekend, according to an updated toll from the health ministry on Monday. The tanker collided with another vehicle and caught fire on…

World Health Organisation on Tuesday said Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo could deteriorate rapidly because of attacks by armed groups, community resistance and geographic spread of the disease. “We are now extremely…

Health minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Oly Ilunga officially announced the end of the Ebola hemorrhagic fever epidemic in a statement made on national television Tuesday. On May 12, officials declared an outbreak…