The South African government has come up with measures that would improve India’s travel and tourism relations in a major way. The country wants to upgrade the current e-visa system with an electronic travel arrangement…
Ethiopian Cardinal Berhaneyesus Demerew barred from entering Eritrea
The head of the Catholic Church in Ethiopia was barred from leaving the main airport in neighbouring Eritrea to attend an engagement over the weekend. The church said Cardinal Berhaneyesus Demerew had been issued with…
AU says Africa feeling coronavirus socioeconomic effects due…
The African Union (AU) says despite the continent having only one confirmed case of coronavirus, the effects of the outbreak that have hit China the hardest will be felt in the continent owing to its…
EgyptAir launches flights connecting Sharm el-Sheikh to Luxor…
Luxor International Airport received on Friday EgyptAir’s first flight between the Red Sea resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh and Luxor. The flight is scheduled to be operated once per week, amid government efforts to connect…
Nigeria asks U.S. to drop travel ban
Nigeria on Thursday asked the United States to abandon new visa restrictions on the West African country ahead of February 21 when they are set to take effect. U.S. President Donald Trump included Nigeria, Tanzania,…
SA pulls Olympic team out of Japan friendly…
South Africa will not send its Olympic football team to Japan to play a friendly in March because of concerns over the coronavirus outbreak. The two teams were due to play in Sanga on 27…
Congo unveils new docks in commercial city port
The port of Pointe Noire is constantly expanding. President of the Republic of Congo Denis Sassou Nguesso on Wednesday inaugurated new infrastructure for the Congo terminal. It is the concessionaire of the Autonomous Port of…
Namibia becomes first African country to export red…
Namibia has become the first African country to export red meat to the US, after nearly two decades of negotiations. The state-owned Meatco's first shipment of meat, 25 tonnes of beef, set off towards Philadelphia…
Egypt’s economy to become sixth strongest in the…
Talal Abu-Ghazaleh International Organization, said that Egypt’s economy is set to become the sixth strongest in the world by the year 2030, during an interview with Russia Today (RT) on Thursday, February 20. Highlighting a…
Libya conflict: EU agrees new patrols to stop…
EU states have agreed to launch a new military mission off the Libyan coast to enforce a shaky UN arms embargo. The 27 governments still have to draft a legal text for the mission, after…
Egypt makes surprise move against Hamas and Iran
An Egyptian delegation that arrived in the Gaza Strip on Monday urged Hamas terror group to defuse the tensions with Israel and voiced Cairo's concern over Hamas' ties with Iran and Lebanon's Hezbollah. According to…
It’s been 30 years since Nelson Mandela walked…
Tuesday February 11, 2020 marks 30 years since the late South African President Nelson Mandela was released from prison. Madiba, as he was affectionately called walked free to become South Africa’s first elected black president.…
Ugandan envoy clashes with Trump top adviser
Ugandan diplomats are working round-the-clock to assess the damage from an exchange on Friday between the country’s envoy to Washington, D.C., Ambassador Sebujja Mull Katende and one of US President Donald Trump’s key advisers. Mr…
Moroccans protest against U.S Middle East Peace Plan
Uproar in Morocco over U.S President Donald Trump’s plan to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Thousands of them took to the streets of the capital Rabat to oppose the controversial Middle East Plan. Sympathizers and trade…
Sudan asks UN to deploy peacekeeping mission
Sudan’s government is requesting that the UN deploy a peacekeeping mission in the country to help during the transitional period, a spokesman for Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok said Sunday. The mission’s mandate would be under…
SAA business rescue practitioners defend decisions on embattled…
The joint South African Airways (SAA) business rescue practitioners (BRP) on Sunday defended steps taken to turn the embattled airline around, but also pledged to continue engaging stakeholders and to include inputs in the final…
Libya’s Oil in Focus as United Nations Hosts…
The United Nations began holding a Cairo conference to discuss Libya’s economy, about three weeks after a blockade of ports sent the OPEC nation’s oil production tumbling to its lowest level since the 2011 civil…
Africa not ready for coronavirus outbreak, health workers…
At a Chinese-run hospital in Zambia, some employees watched as people who recently returned from China showed up with coughs but were not placed in isolation. A doctor tending to those patients has stopped coming…
EU calls for dialogue in Guinea as referendum…
The European Union has expressed its readiness to contribute to an “inclusive” dialogue in Guinea, following the announcement of a constitutional referendum, which the opposition denounces as a manoeuvre by President Alpha Condé to seek…
