Doctors Without Borders Reports Armed Men Threatened Migrants in Mediterranean Rescue
Doctors Without Borders says that armed men threatened some 112 migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean, then sped away with…
Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala wins second term as WTO chief
Nigerian economist, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, was unanimously reappointed on Friday for a second four-year term as Director-General of the World Trade…
South Africa poised to take over the leadership of the G20 on Sunday
South Africa is poised to take over the leadership of the G20 on Sunday. This is the first time an…
Angola railway strategically key to US economy – Analyst
President Joe Biden will make his long-awaited visit to Africa this week to showcase a US-backed railway project that goes…
Eritrean refugees describe police crackdown in Ethiopia
Eritrean residents in Ethiopia’s capital have reported widespread arrests among their community, sparking fear among refugees and asylum seekers who…
Fifteen dead, more than 100 missing in east Uganda landslide
Fifteen people have died and at least 100 more are missing after a landslide triggered by heavy rains buried dozens…
Mbappé misses penalty as Real Madrid loses 5th match of season
It has been a rocky season for football star Kylian Mbappé, who missed a penalty during Real Madrid’s 2-0 defeat…
Who are the main candidates in Ghana’s presidential election?
Ghanaians are set to vote on Dec. 7 for a new president to replace Nana Akufo-Addo, who has served the…
Nigeria and France sign infrastructure and finance deals
Nigeria and France have signed two agreements to boost infrastructure development and food security while Nigerian lenders Zenith Bank (ZENITHB.LG),…
Chad’s government ends defense cooperation agreement with France
Chad’s government is ending a defense cooperation agreement with France, its former colonial ruler, to redefine the nation’s sovereignty. The…
Moroccan international folkdance festival celebrates cultural diversity
Folk troupes from around the world celebrated cultural diversity at a dance festival in Morocco. Participants at Morocco’s 13th International…
Zimbabwe farmers turn to maggot-breeding to survive the drought
At first, the suggestion to try farming maggots spooked Mari Choumumba and other farmers in Nyangambe, a region in southeastern…
UK to change immigration system, reduce hiring overseas labour
The UK’s prime minister is determined to change the country’s immigration policies. Citing revised figures which put net migration to…
ILO says global wage inequality has declined but many challenges remain
Wage inequality has declined in two-thirds of countries since the start of the 21st century, according the International Labour Organization’s…
France admits colonial ‘massacre’, says Senegal’s leader
France has for the first time acknowledged that its soldiers carried out a “massacre” in Senegal in which dozens –…
DRC: Seth Kikuni sentenced for inciting civil disobedience
A Congolese opposition politician has been sentenced to one year in prison for inciting civil disobedience in what his political…
Liberia’s notorious rebel-turned-senator Johnson dies
Prince Yormie Johnson, Liberian warlord-turned-politician, who became infamous for the 1990 footage of him sipping beer while the-then president was…
Chad cuts military agreement with France
Chad has said it is terminating a key defence cooperation agreement with France, raising questions about Paris’s waning influence in…
US, Britain and others condemn escalating violence in Mozambique
The governments of the United States, Britain, Canada, Norway, and Switzerland on Wednesday jointly condemned the escalating violence against civilians…
World markets head for reality check after month of Trump
November was a month of clear winners and losers from Donald Trump’s Nov. 5 U.S. election victory.Trump trades, essentially punishing…