The UAE’s Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, His Highness Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed AlNahyan was in Addis Ababa for the World Without Hunger Conference in replacement of theUAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed…
On Sunday, ECOWAS will hold its regular summit
Nigeria On Sunday, December 12th, the presidents of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will meet in Abuja, Nigeria's capital, for an ordinary summit. The leaders will examine terrorism and violent extremism in…
Kenya: Raila Odinga to launch the fifth bid…
Kenya - Former Prime Minister of Kenya, Raila Odinga launches his fifth bid for the presidency on Friday. President of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta is supporting him this time. Voters in East Africa's biggest economy are…
A prison fire in Burundi has resulted in…
Burundi- At least 38 detainees are believed to be dead and 69 critically injured after a fire broke out in the main jail in Burundi's capital, Gitega, on Tuesday. The occurrence was confirmed by the…
South Africa has been “punished” for the discovery…
South Africa -Presidents Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa and Macky Sall of Senegal have expressed their displeasure with rich countries for imposing travel bans on them after the country revealed the discovery of a novel…
Seif al-Islam, Ghadaffi’s son, has been cleared by…
Libya - A Libyan court ruled on Thursday that a son of the late Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi can run in the 2018 presidential elections, rejecting the country's highest electoral body's decision to ban him.…
Nigeria can attract a lot investments if an…
Nigeria - Ease of doing business in a country is an important criterion for a country to flourish in this sector and improve its economy. African countries are struggling to keep pace with the world…
Summit calls for More investment in sustainable agriculture…
Africa - The use of Africa's fertile land to drive sustainable agriculture and improve food supply has been recommended by investors. This was one of the findings reached by business executives and policymakers during the…
Lesotho’s former prime minister charged with Murder of…
Southern Africa - The former prime minister of Lesotho has been charged with the murder of his estranged wife. His spouse at present was also charged with the same allegations last year but proceedings are…
South Africa is disappointed with the EU’s travel…
South Africa - President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa has expressed his unhappiness with the European Union over the recent travel ban imposed on southern African countries. The travel ban, which has been related to…
In Uganda, river blindness is on the increase
Uganda - Jessica Ata hasn't visited the River Aswa since being diagnosed with river blindness in 2014. Onchocerciasis, which is transmitted by the blackfly, affected 1.5 million individuals in Uganda at the time. The vector…
The bodies of four migrants are recovered by…
Libya - As desperate migrants try hazardous sea crossings to enter Europe, Libyan Red Crescent recovery teams retrieved the bodies of four people from a beach near Sabratha, 70 kilometers (43 miles) west of Tripoli,…
New Variant Has South Africa’s Foot In Its…
South Africa - The new highly mutable Covid-19 variant is rocking the African continent, now leading to a travel ban to be imposed by the United Kingdom as the first point of protection to its…
Israel-Morocco finalise defense deal
Israel - Israel and Morocco have started to engage in bettering their diplomatic ties with the recent step being a defense deal with each other. It is a landmark agreement between the two countries that…
Amid Pandemic, First Quarter of 2021 South Africa’s…
South Africa - On Tuesday, 8 June, Stats SA stated that South Africa (GDP) grew at an annualized pace of 4.6% in the principal quarter of 2021, with business and real estate making the most…
Presidents of Kenya and South Africa urge for…
Kenya - Presidents Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya and Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa have urged more cooperation to restore peace to Africa's conflict-ridden regions. Kenyatta's two-day state visit to South Africa began with this statement.…
Israel will no more wait from Iran to…
Israel - Iran has been aggressively doing rounds around its nuclear programme but as it inches closer to execution, Israel threatens with airstrike. Though Iran has not made any official comment nor do experts predict…
Sudan’s military reinstates PM Hamdok
Sudan - On Sunday, Sudan's military reinstated PM Abdalla Hamdok and pledged to release all political detainees. The military's statement comes weeks after deadly unrest triggered by their coup. Lately, large crowds have taken to…
Maradona was accused of sexual harassment, physical violence
Argentina -Late Footballer Diego Maradona has been accused by a Cuban woman of physically and sexually violating her and the reports about the incident were confirmed after she filed a complaint in the Argentinean courts.…