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Ivory Coast: Gbagbo proposes the formation of a…

FeaturedAugust 11, 2021

During an extraordinary meeting on Monday in Treichville-Abidjan, the co-founder of the Ivorian Popular Front (FPI) and former President of the Republic, Laurent Gbagbo, proposed a new party creation to overcome the division with the…

Following a case of the Marburg virus, WHO…

FeaturedAugust 11, 2021

At least four people have been identified as contacts of a man who died in Guinea from the Ebola-like Marburg virus, according to the World Health Organization, which has sent specialists to the West African…

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

FeaturedAugust 10, 2021

Northern Nigeria is witnessing a worsening form of violence – school children are regularly being abducted by armed bandits. This year till now over 1000 students have been kidnapped from schools. Many have been released…

Unusually low rainfall has impacted communities around Malawi’s…

African EssenceAugust 10, 2021

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) issued a warning on Monday, saying that greenhouse gas levels in the atmosphere are already high enough to cause climate change for decades, if not millennia. Lake Chilwa,…

Egypt is relocating the Pharaoh’s solar boat to…

FeaturedAugust 9, 2021

Authorities in Egypt announced on Saturday that the Pharaonic solar boat of ancient King Khufu has been relocated to the Grand Egyptian Museum, which is located near the world-famous Giza Pyramids. The boat was discovered…

Rwandan soldiers deployed in Mozambique against jihadists

Breaking NewsAugust 9, 2021

The war in Mozambique against the Islamic extremist group Ansar al-Sunna al Shabaab is the first real turning point since 2017. Thanks to the army of an unexpected actor: Rwanda. After denying the conflict and…

Nigerian authorities have issued a warning about an…

FeaturedAugust 8, 2021

The recent surge of terror and gang-related actions conducted by both Islamic State jihadists and bandits in Nigeria's northeastern and northwestern regions has generated concerns among Nigerian officials. In terms of security, the recent spike…

The president of Tunisia has appointed Ali Mrabet…

FeaturedAugust 7, 2021

Tunisian President Kais Saied has named Ali Mrabet as his new health minister, according to the presidency. Mrabet is a military doctor and an epidemiologist and public health lecturer. His appointment comes as Tunisia prepares…

Sudan takes the first step toward becoming a…

FeaturedAugust 6, 2021

The Cabinet's decision to accept the Rome Statute marks a step forward in the long-awaited trial of Darfur conflict suspects, including former President Omar al-Bashir, for war crimes and genocide. The bill must yet be…

Somalia: humanitarian emergency, the government asks for aid

FeaturedAugust 5, 2021

Somalia is experiencing an economic, political, and social crisis, exasperated by the intervention of foreign countries such as Turkey. The government of Mogadishu has appealed to the international community to provide humanitarian aid to 5.9…

Tigray rebels grab UNESCO site of Lalibela in…

FeaturedAugust 5, 2021

The months-long conflict in Ethiopia faced a dangerous escalation on Friday, as an Amhara regional official said that Amhara forces would launch an offensive against Tigrayan forces - on Saturday - in the region and…

Korir of Kenya and Chemutai of Uganda take…

FeaturedAugust 4, 2021

At the Olympics, Emmanuel Korir won gold and led a Kenyan one-two finish in the 800 meters. Korir drove past Peter Bol of Australia on the final turn and stormed home to win in 1…

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

FeaturedAugust 4, 2021

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken had a call with Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok regarding the fighting in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region on Wednesday. Fears remain that the widening conflict will worsen suffering and…

A new wave of abuses in the Anglophone…

Breaking NewsAugust 3, 2021

A new wave of abuses in the Anglophone regions of Cameroon by both government security forces and armed separatists highlights the urgent need to protect communities at risk and hold abusers accountable. That is the…

Tigray conflict: Bodies found floating in the river…

FeaturedAugust 3, 2021

Last week at least 50 bodies were found floating in the river between Ethiopia and Sudan, Sudan’s Kassala province authorities confirmed. It is believed these bodies are of the people who were attempting to flee…

Foreign ministers from Egypt and Algeria meet in…

FeaturedAugust 2, 2021

Sameh Shukry, Egypt's foreign minister, met with Ramtane Lamamra, Algeria's foreign minister, in Cairo on Saturday. Shukry told reporters at a joint press conference that Egypt is closely monitoring the political unrest in Tunisia following…

Under the terms of the peace agreement, South…

Breaking NewsAugust 2, 2021

South Sudan swore in hundreds of legislators to a newly formed national parliament on Monday, fulfilling a long-overdue condition of a fragile peace agreement that ended the country's civil conflict. At a ceremony in Juba…

Devastations and riots in South Africa

Breaking NewsAugust 1, 2021

South Africa is on its knees, and everything raises concerns that the situation will not improve anytime soon. That is the adage that is the most popular in South African newspapers these days, which tells…

Zambia votes for its next president today

Wildfires in Algeria have displaced at least 600…