The UK has put specific sanctions on people connected to Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) because more proof of war crimes in the Darfur region has come to light. After a BBC Verify investigation found that executions in El-Fasher were the fault of a high-ranking RSF officer, the move was made. El-Fasher is a place […]
The country of São Tomé and Príncipe, which is one of the smallest in Africa, has taken a big step towards closing its digital gap. Starlink is an internet service that uses satellites and was created by SpaceX. It has now been made available across the country. This move promises to make big changes in […]
According to the Carter Centre, the use of new technology in handling Kenya’s elections contributed to more openness. The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) made good progress in ensuring that the nation’s elections were fair and accountable, according to the center’s preliminary assessment from its expert mission to Kenya’s presidential election on August 9. […]
According to rebels in the Tigray region, the United States envoy Mike Hammer was in Ethiopia on Tuesday to seek a halt to renewed clashes between pro-government forces and Tigrayan rebels in the country’s war-torn north. This information was provided by a spokesman for the United Nations, who told AFP that Hammer’s mission was to […]
The Spanish league will continue its quest to expand abroad and catch up to the Premier League on Tuesday by announcing a new joint venture to increase its presence in the Middle East, North Africa, and the Indian subcontinent. A source close to the accord told The Associated Press that the contract, which is anticipated […]
The Eastern Cape of South Africa experienced the worst locust infestation in 25 years in May 2022, destroying 19,305 square kilometres of grazing area. Farmers in the enormous 65,238-square-mile province have teamed up with scientists to introduce a high-tech innovation—a software package to track locust swarms in real-time in the hopes of targeting them for […]
The first ship carrying grain from Ukraine for people in the globe’s hungriest parts of the world has docked at the port of Djibouti in the Horn of Africa. This comes at a time when many parts of East Africa are being severely impacted by a terrible drought and violence. Food security experts have referred […]
According to local and medical sources told to AFP, fourteen people were murdered and 28 others were injured on Monday in Madagascar as a result of gendarmes’ opening fire on enraged citizens who were protesting a questionable kidnapping case. Jean Brunelle Razafintsiandraofa, a member of parliament for the eastern district of Ikongo, where the incident […]
In the capital city of Tunisia, discussions have taken place between African heads of state and a Japanese delegation with the goal of encouraging “African-led” development. Attendees at the 8th Tokyo International Conference on African Development, also known as TICAD, were given a warm welcome by President Kais Saied of Tunisia. Fumio Kishida, the Prime […]
Giving to specific causes that have a direct influence on individuals, communities, and society as a whole is an art that transcends generations. Overall, the motivations for individuals, institutions, and organizations adopting philanthropy, in reality, to lend a helping hand—whether in money or kind—to entities or groups of needy people have been largely characterized by […]
The ICC Women’s T20 World Cup will be held in the coastal cities of Gqeberha (previously Port Elizabeth), Paarl, and Cape Town in February 2023. The inaugural ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup will be held in Benoni and Potchefstroom in January 2023. The Eastern and Western Cape will now host the 2019 Women’s T20 […]
Prior to the fourth meeting of the intersessional process considering the strategic approach and sound management of chemicals and waste beyond 2020 (IP4) and the fifth meeting of the International Conference on Chemical Management (ICCM5), the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM) called a number of regional meetings. The Africa regional meeting gave nations […]
Even though there was a lot of confusion and one of Kenya’s top election officials was physically attacked, the country’s elections commission has announced that Deputy President William Ruto will be the next president of Kenya. Ruto emerged victorious in an election marked by high drama and shifting alliances, defeating Raila Odinga, Kenya’s longtime opposition […]
The delivery of Russian military aircraft to Mali, which included fighter jets and a helicopter, took place on Tuesday. At a ceremony, jets designated as L-39 and Sukhoi-25, along with helicopter gunships designated as Mi-24P, were on display during a ceremony. The Minister of Defense, Sadio Camara, praised Mali’s relationship with the Russian Federation, which […]
On Saturday, the major candidates for the presidency of Kenya held their final election rallies in and around the city of Nairobi. These rallies were a confrontation of styles and strategies amongst the candidates. Raila Odinga made a last-minute appeal at his afternoon rally to a crowd of supporters who almost filled two-thirds of the […]
According to statements made by Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre on Tuesday, Somalia has elevated the former deputy leader and spokesman for the Islamist group Al-Shabaab to the position of Minister of Religion. Muktar Robow has been placed under house arrest for the past four years as a result of a dispute with the former […]
Due to the generation capacity expansions trailing behind the growth in demand, South Africa has been dealing with blackouts for years. These have reached new, record-breaking levels of intensity during the past few months. Politicians and corporate executives have addressed the “electricity crisis” and taken steps to end Eskom’s monopoly. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa […]
On Friday, the United States made the announcement that Secretary of State Anthony Blinken would travel to South Africa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Rwanda between August 7th and August 11th. Just two days after Blinken’s Russian colleague Serguei Lavrov finished his African tour in four different countries—Egypt, the Congo, Uganda, and Ethiopia—this […]
A $200 billion trust fund has been established for the preservation of the approximately 8,600 protected areas encompassing 26 million square kilometers in Africa. Conservationists have urged international aid for it. One of the numerous outcomes of the African Protected Areas Congress was the trust. It was the first time that African leaders, people, and […]
