William met with volunteers at the National Maritime Rescue Institute station in Simon'sTown, near Cape Town, before boarding the boat for the short trip to Kalk Bay harbour.Wearing sunglasses and a bright red waterproof jacket,…
Unusually low rainfall has impacted communities around Malawi’s…
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) issued a warning on Monday, saying that greenhouse gas levels in the atmosphere are already high enough to cause climate change for decades, if not millennia. Lake Chilwa,…
Egypt is relocating the Pharaoh’s solar boat to…
Authorities in Egypt announced on Saturday that the Pharaonic solar boat of ancient King Khufu has been relocated to the Grand Egyptian Museum, which is located near the world-famous Giza Pyramids. The boat was discovered…
Rwandan soldiers deployed in Mozambique against jihadists
The war in Mozambique against the Islamic extremist group Ansar al-Sunna al Shabaab is the first real turning point since 2017. Thanks to the army of an unexpected actor: Rwanda. After denying the conflict and…
Nigerian authorities have issued a warning about an…
The recent surge of terror and gang-related actions conducted by both Islamic State jihadists and bandits in Nigeria's northeastern and northwestern regions has generated concerns among Nigerian officials. In terms of security, the recent spike…
The president of Tunisia has appointed Ali Mrabet…
Tunisian President Kais Saied has named Ali Mrabet as his new health minister, according to the presidency. Mrabet is a military doctor and an epidemiologist and public health lecturer. His appointment comes as Tunisia prepares…
Sudan takes the first step toward becoming a…
The Cabinet's decision to accept the Rome Statute marks a step forward in the long-awaited trial of Darfur conflict suspects, including former President Omar al-Bashir, for war crimes and genocide. The bill must yet be…
Somalia: humanitarian emergency, the government asks for aid
Somalia is experiencing an economic, political, and social crisis, exasperated by the intervention of foreign countries such as Turkey. The government of Mogadishu has appealed to the international community to provide humanitarian aid to 5.9…
Tigray rebels grab UNESCO site of Lalibela in…
The months-long conflict in Ethiopia faced a dangerous escalation on Friday, as an Amhara regional official said that Amhara forces would launch an offensive against Tigrayan forces - on Saturday - in the region and…
Korir of Kenya and Chemutai of Uganda take…
At the Olympics, Emmanuel Korir won gold and led a Kenyan one-two finish in the 800 meters. Korir drove past Peter Bol of Australia on the final turn and stormed home to win in 1…
Sudan’s prime minister, U.S.’s Blinken discuss Ethiopia’s Tigray…
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken had a call with Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok regarding the fighting in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region on Wednesday. Fears remain that the widening conflict will worsen suffering and…
A new wave of abuses in the Anglophone…
A new wave of abuses in the Anglophone regions of Cameroon by both government security forces and armed separatists highlights the urgent need to protect communities at risk and hold abusers accountable. That is the…
Tigray conflict: Bodies found floating in the river…
Last week at least 50 bodies were found floating in the river between Ethiopia and Sudan, Sudan’s Kassala province authorities confirmed. It is believed these bodies are of the people who were attempting to flee…
Foreign ministers from Egypt and Algeria meet in…
Sameh Shukry, Egypt's foreign minister, met with Ramtane Lamamra, Algeria's foreign minister, in Cairo on Saturday. Shukry told reporters at a joint press conference that Egypt is closely monitoring the political unrest in Tunisia following…
Under the terms of the peace agreement, South…
South Sudan swore in hundreds of legislators to a newly formed national parliament on Monday, fulfilling a long-overdue condition of a fragile peace agreement that ended the country's civil conflict. At a ceremony in Juba…
Devastations and riots in South Africa
South Africa is on its knees, and everything raises concerns that the situation will not improve anytime soon. That is the adage that is the most popular in South African newspapers these days, which tells…
How the presence of the Muslim Brotherhood has…
Muslim Brotherhood comes across as the most important international political organization in the Arabic-speaking world. It is considered the dominant party in Egypt’s parliament. They have achieved 47 percent of the vote there and received…
Hospitals in Dakar, Senegal’s capital, are overwhelmed as…
Senegal, which had escaped the coronavirus outbreak relatively unscathed until recently, is now experiencing a surge in Covid-19 cases due to the development of the Delta variety. The health system in Dakar is under severe…
Biden renews push for stronger business ties between…
On Tuesday, United States of America’s President Joe Biden announced that the administration is pushing for expanding business ties between US firms and Africa. The focus of this relationship would be on sectors including health,…
