Billionaire tech entrepreneur Musk, who has called for major spending cuts, has been chosen alongside biotech investor Vivek Ramaswamy to lead a new ‘Department of Government Efficiency’ (Doge). This acronym is a nod to Musk's…
Nairobi hosts the third conference on the DRC…
Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, has become the site of the third round of consultations for the peace process in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which are being facilitated by the East African regional…
At least 11 individuals died in a landslide…
At least 11 people died on Sunday when a landslide occurred in Yaounde, the capital of Cameroon. The victims were attending a funeral. When the ground gave way beneath part of the audience at a…
Despite M23 unrest, the DRC announces presidential elections…
The Democratic Republic of the Congo has announced that it will hold presidential and legislative elections on December 20, 2023. This will start a year of complicated planning in the huge Central African country, where…
Officials report 26 deaths in Sudan due to…
On Wednesday, Sudanese health officials reported that at least 26 people had died as a result of the current outbreak of dengue fever, which is one of the worst the country has experienced in recent…
Near the Nigerian border, Boko Haram militants kill…
A jihadist attack on an army base in western Chad on Tuesday resulted in the deaths of "a dozen troops," according to a representative for the Chadian government who talked with AFP. In addition, "injuries"…
Zuma is sent back to jail by a…
An appeals court ruled on Monday that the former president of South Africa, Jacob Zuma, who has officially finished serving a 15-month jail sentence for contempt of court, must return to prison because his conditional…
The world’s longest-serving leader in Africa is running…
A vote was held on Sunday to extend the authority of President Teodoro Obiang of Equatorial Guinea, the world's longest-serving leader. Obiang has ruled the tiny, authoritarian African state for the past 43 years, during…
COP27 approves a “loss and damage” agreement to…
The COP27 climate summit of the United Nations has given its blessing to the establishment of a dedicated fund that would compensate vulnerable countries for the effects of global warming on their economies. During the…
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights urges…
On Wednesday, November 16, Volker Turk, the UN Human Rights Commissioner, called on the different groups in Sudan to come to an agreement so that the political and economic crises that have been getting worse…
Sudan declares a state of emergency in Darfur…
After more than 24 people were killed in a tribal dispute over the weekend, the government of Sudan's Central Darfur state has proclaimed a state of emergency "for one month," according to reports from tribal…
The EU provides a budget of 100 million…
In the middle of a political and financial crisis, the country of Tunisia received a donation of one hundred million euros from the European Union on Monday. According to a statement from the European Union…
The government of Ethiopia and the rebels agree…
Saturday marked the day the parties to the conflict in Ethiopia reached an agreement on a peace path (Nov 12). In Nairobi, Kenya, the Head of the Tigray Forces and the Chief of Staff of…
On the occasion of COP27, Biden meets with…
Joe Biden, the President of the United States, arrived in Egypt on Friday for a global climate meeting with a massive domestic investment in tow. It is likely that he will be questioned about the…
South Africa’s climate transition receives 600 million euros.
France and Germany have put up 600 million euros to help South Africa change its energy system. This is part of a plan to invest 98 billion dollars that was approved at COP 27 in…
At COP 27 in Egypt, several parties demanded…
Nearly 100 heads of state and government are getting together in the Egyptian city of Sharm el-Sheikh for a two-day meeting. They will be asked to reduce emissions even more and give money to developing…
A passenger plane crashes into Lake Victoria in…
On Sunday, a passenger plane carrying 43 people lost control and crashed into Tanzania's Lake Victoria as it was approaching the town of Bukoba in the country's northwest region. The weather is being highlighted as…
Rwanda and DRC foreign ministers meet in Angola…
In the midst of escalating violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, the foreign ministers of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda convened at the Angolan president's residence on Saturday for a…
South Africa receives $497 million from the World…
In a statement released on Friday, the World Bank said that South Africa, a country that puts out a lot of greenhouse gases and is having trouble switching to a more sustainable energy system, had…