Politics

In a speech to the nation that lasted for half an hour and was broadcast on Sunday, Ghana's President, Nana Akufo-Addo, explained the slew of actions that his government plans to take in order to…

According to Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, at least 100 people have been killed and 300 people have been injured as a result of two vehicle bomb explosions that occurred in the capital city of…

At least six pupils from three different schools in Kampala, Uganda, tested positive for the Ebola virus. One of the students ultimately succumbed to the disease, which has been on the rise in the country.…

According to the authorities, at least 230 people have been killed and more than 200 others have been injured as a result of attacks on villages in the state of Blue Nile in Sudan during…

On Wednesday, representatives from the Ethiopian government and rebels from the Tigray region started their discussions in South Africa with the goal of "finding a peaceful and sustainable solution" to the conflict that has been…

Idriss Deby, the leader of Chad, has condemned recent demonstrations that have taken place in the country, calling them an "insurrection" that is supported by outside forces. At least fifty people were killed as a…

On Sunday, a trade union with ties to the most prominent Islamist party in Morocco rallied several hundred of the party's members in the capital to demonstrate against the country's high cost of living. The…

According to a declaration from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the reigning junta in Guinea has consented to handing control to civilians after a period of two years. The junta did so…

The rebel authorities in Ethiopia's Tigray region have confirmed that they will be attending the peace talks that are scheduled to take place in South Africa on Monday under the supervision of the African Union…

On Tuesday, the head of the United Nations mission in Mali (Minusma) asked the Security Council for the resources needed to make sure the mission can do its job in a country where security is…

The Ethiopian army has reclaimed control of three cities in the war-torn northern Tigray region from Tigrayan rebel forces, according to the government. This news comes at a time when people are worried that the…

On Monday, the United Nations Secretary General issued a call for a stop to hostilities in the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia, where the situation is becoming "out of control." The UN Secretary General also…

The Nigerian Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs made an announcement on Friday (October 14) that the Federal Government has begun distributing food and non-food goods to the states that had been affected by the disaster. The…

Uganda is currently fighting to control the most recent outbreak of the Ebola virus, which has killed 19 people and spread to five districts, with one of those deaths occurring in the capital city of…

A state minister said that a Maiden Pharmaceuticals factory in India has stopped making cough syrup after a study by the World Health Organization (WHO) suggested that the medicine may have killed hundreds of children…

In an effort to bring an end to the over two-year-long civil war that has been raging in Ethiopia, President Sahle-Work Zewde has reaffirmed her appeals for dialogue and other forms of peaceful conflict resolution.…

Egypt's Foreign Minister and Greece's Foreign Minister met on Sunday in Cairo in response to controversial gas and maritime arrangements signed by Turkey's rival, Libya's leader. Officials say the meeting was in response to the…

After the general elections on Friday (Oct. 7), the villagers in Lesotho's rural district of Thaba Bosiu (western Lesotho) are hopeful that their country will enter a new period marked by the dissemination of news.…