Streaming giant Netflix announced on Monday that it will launch the platform's first original series made in Africa in 2019, adding that it planned further investment in productions on the continent. QueenSono -- Africa's first Netflix original A thrilling story about a kickass female spy. Can't wait for you guys to see what we have in store ...

Nobel laureates Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad called on the world to protect victims of wartime sexual violence in their Peace Prize acceptance speeches on Monday, slamming indifference to the plight of women and children in conflict. Congolese gynecologist Mukwege, whose work has made him a global expert on rape in conflict, and Yazidi activist ...

Women activists around the world have been at the forefront of the battle for human rights in 2018, Amnesty International said today as it launched its review on the state of human rights over the past year. The human rights group also warns that the actions of ldquo;tough guy rdquo; world leaders pushing misogynistic, xenophobic and homophobic ...

Kigali, Rwanda, December 7, 2018 (ECA) ndash; The African Continental Trade Agreement (AfCFTA), if fully implemented, will not only give a substantial boost to Africa rsquo;s gross domestic product (GDP) but also help expand the freedoms of the continent rsquo;s citizens, the majority of whom have never been outside their countries of origin, ...

On Friday, December 7, 2018, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, pioneer chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) stood before a global audience in Putrajaya, Malaysia mdash;at the 2018 International Anti-corruption Day celebrations mdash;as joint winner, with Leonard McCarthy, a former Vice President of Institutional Integrity at the Wo ...

Congolese doctor Denis Mukwege and Yazidi activist Nadia Murad, an IS sex slave survivor, will be presented with the Nobel Peace Prize Monday, as they challenge the world to combat rape as a weapon of war. Mukwege, dubbed Doctor Miracle for his work helping victims of sexual violence, and Murad, who has turned her experience into powerful advo ...

A United Nations conference adopted a migration pact in front of leaders and representatives from around 150 countries in Morocco on Monday, despite a string of withdrawals driven by anti-immigrant populism. The Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration -- finalised at the UN in July after 18 months of talks -- was formally approved ...

Politicians from around the globe will gather Monday in Morocco for a major conference to endorse a United Nations migration pact, despite a string of withdrawals driven by anti-immigrant populism. The Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration was finalised at the UN in July after 18 months of talks and is due to be formally adopted ...

Congolese doctor Denis Mukwege and Yazidi activist Nadia Murad, an IS sex slave survivor, will be presented with the Nobel Peace Prize Monday, as they challenge the world to combat rape as a weapon of war. Mukwege, dubbed Doctor Miracle for his work helping victims of sexual violence, and Murad, who has turned her experience into powerful advo ...

Women rights defenders have stood up for change across the Middle East and North Africa in 2018 despite a plethora of abuse from governments and armed groups, Amnesty International said Monday. Paying tribute to women activists in a report released on Human Rights Day, Amnesty said they had been at the centre of compelling stories of hard-won c ...