Deputy Minister Bernice Swarts oversees South Africa's 10 million tree cover expansion project spanning five years from her office as Forestry, Fisheries, and Environment minister. South African staff members started "One Employee One Tree" in…
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,…
Qatar discusses safe haven for Ghannouchi in a…
Qatar is trying to mediate through the political crisis of Tunisia but its motives go far beyond that especially given its interest of the country in Tunisia’s internal affairs. After being severely sidelined by the…
Former US President Barack Obama joins NBA Africa…
The NBA league announced that former US President Barack Obama has joined NBA Africa as a strategic partner and will take a minority equity stake. The statement says Obama will help advance the league’s social…
South Africa’s ports are struggling to recover after…
Transnet, South Africa's state-owned logistics company, said on Tuesday that it was trying to restore systems following a severe cyber-attack on the country's key port terminals last week. The security breach occurred on July 22…
Tunisia’s President Kais Saied accused of coup after…
Political parties of Tunisia have accused President Kaisd Saied of staging a coup in the country after sacking prime minister Hichem Mechichi and suspending the parliament. But Saied argues that he acted in accordance with…
South Sudan has nominated a woman to head…
Jemma Nunu Kumba, the current secretary-general of the ruling party, is the frontrunner for South Sudan's parliament, the youngest country, which gained its independence ten years ago. She may be responsible for a peaceful response.…
Long walk for a drop of water in…
According to the World Food Programme, the lack of rain between November 2020 and January 2021 has resulted in the worst drought in 40 years in the Huila Province of Southern Angola. These several months…
Israel reclaims observer status in African Union after…
After 19 years of diplomatic efforts, Israel has joined the African Union as an observer state. On Thursday, Israeli Foreign Ministry issued a statement, announcing that Israel's ambassador to Ethiopia, Burundi and Chad, Aleleign Admasu,…
