The United Arab Emirates has launched its orphanage project in Ethiopia's Oromia region on the orders of President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Dr. Abiy Ahmed who is the Prime Minister of the Federal…
UNICEF Reports At Least 13 Children Killed in…
The fighting between the Sudanese army and rival paramilitary forces in North Darfur, Sudan, has killed at least 13 children and wounded four others, UNICEF said. These children were aged between 6 and 17, the…
Cooperation between Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates…
Links between the United Arab Emirates and Nigeria have reached an important milestone with the resumption of daily Emirates Airlines flights between Lagos and Dubai. The development coincided with the recent 64th anniversary of Nigeria's…
AFRICOM Chief on threats, way forward for US…
The Commander in Chief of the US armed forces in Africa General Micheal Langley has started to mould the presence of the army in the continent after the withdrawal of the forces from Niger. There…
UAE plans to invest $23 billion in low-carbon…
United Arab Emirates will invest $23 billion over five years in next-generation low-carbon energy, such as hydrogen and ammonia, to capture 5% of the world's clean hydrogen production by 2030, a senior Abu Dhabi National…
Prince Harry receives warm welcome as he touches…
After making a memorable appearance at the WellChild Awards in the United Kingdom, Prince Harry landed at his next destination in South Africa on tuesday. Hours after he took off from London he landed at…
Algeria Introduces Visa Requirements for Moroccan Visitors
Algeria has again made the introduction of visa requirements for Morocco passport holders. There were various reasons cited by the Algerian authorities including destabilisation actions such as human trafficking, drug smuggling, espionage and the presence…
Algeria to Donate MiG-29 Fighter Jets to Strengthen…
In a strategic maneuver to firm up regional defense cooperation, Algeria is reportedly set to donate its surplus MiG-29 fighter jets to the Sudanese Air Force. The jets were originally supplied by Russia and will…
What Sudan Needs: An Urgent Humanitarian Response, Say…
As fighting in Sudan is intensifying, with an increasingly dire hunger crisis, UN agencies and Member States called on Wednesday for urgent action to protect civilians at the UN General Assembly in New York. The…
The UAE president discusses Sudan, Gaza and the…
On September 23, 2024, US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris received UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan at the White House. The visit was quite historic as it marked the…
UAE Extends Humanitarian Aid in Sudan to Alleviate…
The UAE, seeing the protracted conflict that has laid Sudan to ruins, has given increased humanitarian assistance towards its people. It was after the outbreaks in April 2023 that the UAE entered extensive relief operations…
UN General Assembly Adopts “Pact for the Future”…
The United Nations General Assembly has given the green light to a landmark "Pact for the Future," a 42-page roadmap which bids to marshal the increasingly divided world against some of the most daunting challenges…
Somalia Strengthens National Security with Counter-IED Training Initiative
In the pursuance of self-reliance and sustainability of national security by Somalia, IEDs remain a nagging problem. From the community level to national forces, attacks from such explosives have left an average of about 600…
Ali Bongo Ondimba Announces Retirement from Politics, Calls…
The former President of Gabon, Ali Bongo Ondimba, overthrown last August by a coup, has just made an important declaration in an open letter to the Gabonese people. The letter contained his final retirement from…
UN Condemns Extension of South Sudan’s Transition to…
In a development quite contrary to expectation, the United Nations Mission in South Sudan has welcomed the extension of South Sudan's transitional period until February 2027. The head of UNMISS, Nicholas Haysom, had expressed his…
Safety at tourist resorts to be stepped up…
Kenya's government will beef up security in Lamu County, a popular tourist region, to combat terrorism and other threats in order to attract more visitors, Vice President Rigathi Gachagua said on Thursday. LAMU, Kenya, Sept.…
Ghana’s Opposition NDC Demonstrates Nationwide Over Independent Audit…
Nationwide protests, held in all 16 regional capitals, had been staged by the NDC on Tuesday, demanding an independent audit of the voter roll ahead of general elections due in December. Supporters attending a rally…
UAE Announces $10.25 Million Humanitarian Aid to Support…
Consequently, the UAE announced a set of new humanitarian projects in Chad and pledged $10.25 million to the United Nations to respond to the needs of Sudanese women affected by the ongoing Sudan crisis, further…
The baobabs of Zimbabwe provide vital support to…
Loveness Bhitoni has been picking baobab fruit from the gigantic trees surrounding his farm in Zimbabwe since childhood, to vary his family's diet based on maize and millet. Droughts caused by climate change have decimated…
