Qatar: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Meets Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs
HE Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani met with HE Minister of…
Increase in Domestic Savings Can Unlock Rwanda’s Private Sector Potential
Maintaining Rwanda’s development trajectory and achieving the goals outlined in its Vision 2050 will require increased efforts to shift the…
African countries trading more outside the continent than amongst themselves, Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) report
The African share of global trade remained at less than 3 per cent, driven largely by merchandise trade, an indicator…
Appointment of the Board of the Seychelles Fishing Authority
The Office of the President has today announced the re-appointment of the current Board of the Seychelles Fishing Authority. The…
Eritrea: Workshop on Tigre Language Oral Poetry
A workshop focusing on the oral poetry of the Tigre language convened today, 1 March, at the Asmara Palace Hotel.…
Peace Dialogues Bring Early Signs of Improved Ethnic Relations in Greater Jonglei/Pibor
In the ethnically complex Greater Jonglei/Pibor area, cattle raids, revenge killings, child abductions and other forms of intercommunal violence have…
South Africa shooting: Johannesburg student killed by stray bullet
A university student has been killed and another seriously injured by stray bullets as gunmen shot dead two men in…
Zambia declares national emergency over drought
Zambia’s President Hakainde Hichilema has declared a national disaster to tackle the prolonged drought affecting the country. Addressing the nation…
Kenyan police to tackle Haiti gang violence
Around 1,000 Kenyan police officers are set to be deployed to Haiti in a bid to combat raging gang violence.…
Moroccan IS fighters sentenced to death in Somalia
A military court in Somalia has sentenced six Islamic State fighters from Morocco to death. The men will be executed…
Ghana’s ECG cuts electricity to parliament over $1.8m debt
The state-run Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) on Thursday cut power supplies to the parliament over a debt of 23m…
United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS) and Mano River Union Sign a Framework of Cooperation Agreement to Further Strengthen their Partnership to Address Security Challenges and Promote Peace
The United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS) and the Mano River Union (MRU) agreed, to further…
Ali Hassan Mwinyi: ‘Mr Permission’ – the man who opened up Tanzania
Ali Hassan Mwinyi, Tanzania’s second president, was fondly known as Mzee Rukhsa – “Mr Permission”. The former leader, who died…
African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) Medical Officers Undergo Training on Medical Logistics in Conflict Environment
Thirteen Medical officers from the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) have completed a three-day training focused on providing…
South Africa: Treasury releases report on independent assessment of operations at Eskom’s coal-fired power stations
National Treasury is releasing a report compiled following an independent assessment of operations at Eskom’s coal-fired power stations. National Treasury…
South Africa: Water and Sanitation calls for comments on Water Services Act and National Water Act Amendment Bills
In a collaborative effort with the Alex Peace Ambassadors and various organizations, the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) held…
El Niño-driven drought, floods, disease outbreaks and internal conflicts threatening the lives of children in Ethiopia
During a five-day visit to Ethiopia, UNICEF Deputy Executive Director, Ted Chaiban, urged the international community to immediately scale up…
Women in African business take two steps forward, one step back
Women’s involvement in business in Africa has improved but continues to face enormous challenges. Women in Africa are leading the…
South Sudan to construct oil refinery: Nilepet
JUBA – South Sudan is set to construct an oil refinery and a depot storage facility to ease fuel supply…
Chad violence causes new political scare for AfricaFRIDAY MARCH 01 2024
The eruption of violence in Chad is causing a new scare for Africa, just as it thought existing crises were…