Zambia votes for its next president today

August 12, 2021

Zambians, on Thursday, started voting in an election showdown between President Edgar Lungu and his opposition rival Hakainde Hichilema -…

Wildfires in Algeria have displaced at least 600 families

August 12, 2021

Wildfires near Algeria's capital have forced "more than 600 families" to flee their homes, according to an Algerian Red Crescent…

Ivory Coast: Gbagbo proposes the formation of a new party

August 11, 2021

During an extraordinary meeting on Monday in Treichville-Abidjan, the co-founder of the Ivorian Popular Front (FPI) and former President of…

Following a case of the Marburg virus, WHO scientists are heading to Guinea

August 11, 2021

At least four people have been identified as contacts of a man who died in Guinea from the Ebola-like Marburg…

Nigeria’s ‘kidnap epidemic’: over 200 school children kidnappings being reported

August 10, 2021

Northern Nigeria is witnessing a worsening form of violence – school children are regularly being abducted by armed bandits. This…

Unusually low rainfall has impacted communities around Malawi’s Lake Chilwa

August 10, 2021

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) issued a warning on Monday, saying that greenhouse gas levels in the atmosphere…

Egypt is relocating the Pharaoh’s solar boat to a new mega-museum

August 9, 2021

Authorities in Egypt announced on Saturday that the Pharaonic solar boat of ancient King Khufu has been relocated to the…

Rwandan soldiers deployed in Mozambique against jihadists

August 9, 2021

The war in Mozambique against the Islamic extremist group Ansar al-Sunna al Shabaab is the first real turning point since…

Nigerian authorities have issued a warning about an increase in gang and terror activity

August 8, 2021

The recent surge of terror and gang-related actions conducted by both Islamic State jihadists and bandits in Nigeria's northeastern and…

The president of Tunisia has appointed Ali Mrabet as the new Minister of Health

August 7, 2021

Tunisian President Kais Saied has named Ali Mrabet as his new health minister, according to the presidency. Mrabet is a…

Sudan takes the first step toward becoming a member of the International Criminal Court (ICC)

August 6, 2021

The Cabinet's decision to accept the Rome Statute marks a step forward in the long-awaited trial of Darfur conflict suspects,…

Somalia: humanitarian emergency, the government asks for aid

August 5, 2021

Somalia is experiencing an economic, political, and social crisis, exasperated by the intervention of foreign countries such as Turkey. The…

Tigray rebels grab UNESCO site of Lalibela in Ethiopia’s Amhara region

August 5, 2021

The months-long conflict in Ethiopia faced a dangerous escalation on Friday, as an Amhara regional official said that Amhara forces…

Korir of Kenya and Chemutai of Uganda take gold in tight races

August 4, 2021

At the Olympics, Emmanuel Korir won gold and led a Kenyan one-two finish in the 800 meters. Korir drove past…

Sudan’s prime minister, U.S.’s Blinken discuss Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict

August 4, 2021

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken had a call with Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok regarding the fighting in Ethiopia’s…

A new wave of abuses in the Anglophone regions of Cameroon, HRW warns

August 3, 2021

A new wave of abuses in the Anglophone regions of Cameroon by both government security forces and armed separatists highlights…

Tigray conflict: Bodies found floating in the river between Sudan & Ethiopia’s conflicted Tigray region

August 3, 2021

Last week at least 50 bodies were found floating in the river between Ethiopia and Sudan, Sudan’s Kassala province authorities…

Foreign ministers from Egypt and Algeria meet in Cairo to discuss the Tunisia crisis

August 2, 2021

Sameh Shukry, Egypt's foreign minister, met with Ramtane Lamamra, Algeria's foreign minister, in Cairo on Saturday. Shukry told reporters at…

Under the terms of the peace agreement, South Sudan swears in a new parliament

August 2, 2021

South Sudan swore in hundreds of legislators to a newly formed national parliament on Monday, fulfilling a long-overdue condition of…

Devastations and riots in South Africa

August 1, 2021

South Africa is on its knees, and everything raises concerns that the situation will not improve anytime soon. That is…

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