A Pardon has changed the trajectory of a diplomatic dispute that had strained Mali-France relations for more than a year. The case of Yann Vézilier had hung over an already battered relationship between Mali and France. On August 13, 2026, it took an unexpected turn when Mali’s military ruler, Président Assimi Goïta, granted the French […]
DR Congo Ebola Crisis: There’s a real chance the Ebola outbreak tearing through the Democratic Republic of Congo could become the worst the world has ever seen. That’s not exaggeration, it’s the warning coming straight from the World Health Organization , as the virus pushes into a sixth province and case numbers climb faster than […]
The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) on Friday denied reports that soldiers were not be willing to go to Wuhan to evacuate South Africa citizens, due to the coronavirus outbreak. According to EWN, more than 180 South Africans in the Chinese city have noted that they want to come home due to the CODVID-19 […]
The International Monetary Fund, (IMF) and World Bank Group on Wednesday announced other measures to curb the impact of the coronavirus on the world’s economy and health. “We know the disease is spreading quickly with over one-third of our membership affected directly. This is no longer a regional issue. It is a global problem calling […]
President of Ghana, Akufo-Addo on Wednesday visited the Kotoka International Airport to assess the country’s readiness to deal with the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The President also visited the General Hospital in Telma, and the Greater Accra Regional Hospital. His visit was geared towards assessing the measures put in place by the Ministry of Health and […]
Nationwide power cuts are blamed for pushing South Africa’s economy, the continent’s most industrialized, into recession, according to official statistics released Tuesday. The South African economy shrank by 1.4% in the fourth quarter of 2019 from the previous three-month period, after contracting by 0.8% in the third quarter, according to Stats SA. A recession is […]
The economic and financial fallout from the coronavirus outbreak for African airlines all over the world is only becoming clearer now. For Kenya airways, the losses amount to $8m almost a month since the airline stoppled flying to China. Before the outbreak, Kenya’s flag carrier used to fly to the industrial hub of Guangzhou three […]
According to the Khartoum based Al-Sudani newspaper, the decision was signed by the head of the Sovereign Council upon a request made by the interior minister at a cabinet meeting. However, the daily did not notify the date of the decree. The former regime had given Sudanese passports to some Islamist opposition leading members from […]
President of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed sadness and concern following a deadly accident in Centane, Eastern Cape, where at least 25 people were killed when a bus crashed and rolled down an embankment. The bus had been transporting among others – pensioners and children. The bus crashed when the driver lost control, leading […]
The United States’ Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) updated its alert issued on Wednesday, warning civilian airliners and all operators of US-registered aircraft to “exercise caution” when flying over Kenyan airspace, citing possible attacks by extremists. “Those persons are advised to exercise caution when flying into, out of, within, or over the territory and airspace of […]
German President Frank-Walter Steinemeier visited Sudan and promised to help it overcome its economic crisis because of U.S. and international sanctions. “Germany is happy to see this revolution and the great political change in Sudan, so we urge the international community to help the Sudanese government in overcoming the economic hardship” Steinemeier told the media […]
Ghana has suspended its consular services to Italy following the outbreak of the novel Coronavirus in that country. A statement from the Embassy of Ghana in Italy indicated the ban is until further notice. “The Embassy of the Republic of Ghana regrets to inform that due to the outbreak of the corona outbreak of the […]
Sudan is one of Poland’s key partners in Africa, and our bilateral relations have flourished in recent years. We applaud the process of significant peaceful transition in Sudan that was launched in 2019,” Deputy Foreign Minister Maciej Lang said during today’s meeting with his Sudanese counterpart, State Minister in Sudan’s foreign office, Omer G. Ismail. […]
The Chinese Embassy in Egypt held on Wednesday the first Chinese-Arab Diplomatic Salon on Coronavirus Crisis. The symposium, organised at Cairo’s Conrad Hotel, was chaired by Deputy Chief of Mission at the Chinese Embassy in Cairo Xiao Junzheng, with the participation of the Director of Early Warning Unit at the Egyptian Cabinet’s Information and Decision […]
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 a visa, which Ethiopians now get on arrival following a 2018 peace deal. But airport officials said their orders had […]
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 strong trade ties with the Asian economic giant. There were 2,345 deaths reported mainly in China as at Saturday with […]
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 the Red Sea resorts to archeological sites, link beach tourism with cultural tourism, and facilitate more tourists visiting Egyptian archeological […]
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, Eritrea and Sudan in an expanded version of his travel ban list early this month. The United States said the […]
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 March, four months before the start of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. There have been 85 confirmed cases of coronavirus in […]
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 the Congolese economic capital. Managers of the port hope this will further consolidate its position as a transit country. “The […]