Countries across West and Central Africa are on alert as the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (H5N1) continues to spread across the region, with Cameroon becoming the latest African country to detect the disease, the UN Food and Agricultural Organization … Read More
Sudanese newspapers are awash with the deteriorating situation in South Sudan, where hundreds were reported killed and thousands forced to leave the capital city, Juba and other major towns, urging the international community to intervene to avoid further escalation of … Read More
African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson, Riek Machar on Sunday stressed the need for solidarity among African countries, urging them not to be bogged down into a counter-productive competition among each other. Speaking at the opening of two-day Ordinary Session of the … Read More
A war of words has broken out between South Africa’s official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) and the family of former President NelsonMandela who have objected to the party using his voice in an election advertisement. Members of the Mandela family, … Read More
Incarcerated Gambian opposition leader, Ousainou Darboe, has lashed out at the Gambian authorities for political repression and deplorable conditions in the country’s prisons saying inmates were even denied access to the Koran and “homemade food” during the Muslim holy month … Read More
Liberian security forces on Thursday took full control of their security for the first time since the civil war ended 13 years ago, marking a historic milestone for the UN peacekeeping mission in Liberia and a major benchmark in the … Read More
Mauritian Prime Minister Sir Anerood Jugnauth on Tuesday maintained in Parliament that the Chagos Archipelago, including Diego Garcia, forms and has always formed an integral part of the territory of Mauritius. Replying to a Private Notice Question from the Leader … Read More
The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has congratulated Ethiopia for its election as a Non-Permanent member of the UN Security Council for two years starting from January 1, 2017. “IGAD is proud to learn Ethiopia, one of its Member States … Read More
Rwandans on Monday celebrated the 22nd anniversary of the fall of the previous regime in 1994, with President Paul Kagame stressing the importance of dignity in the country’s development. Addressing a rally at Rweru, a small rural village about 50 … Read More
Nigeria and China signed on Monday an agreement worth over eight million RMB Yuan for multiple feasibilities, agricultural and training projects. The agreement will cover feasibility studies on the second phase of the Abuja Solar Powered Traffic Control Signal, Agricultural … Read More
South Africa has been rocked by yet another high-profile racial incident and the government has served notice that it is losing patience. A guesthouse owner in the pristine Sodwana Bay resort on the KwaZulu-Natal coast has hit a nerve by … Read More
Mauritius on Tuesday deployed a wave monitoring device aimed to explore the prospects of developing wave energy for the country and harness the potential of ocean energy in the southern part of the island. The project dubbed ‘High-Penetration Renewable Energy … Read More
With pressure from donors to reopen the independent Post Newspaper, Zambian President Edgar Lungu on Monday lashed out at diplomats calling for the reopening of the Post newspaper, saying those who feel it is being victimized, should raise money to … Read More
The Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) has become the first national tourism organisation from the African continent to join the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA), a statement said on Monday. The two organizations signed a letter of agreement during the annual … Read More
Mauritian Prime Minister Sir Anerood Jugnauth on Friday stressed that the intention of Mauritius to seek an Advisory Opinion from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the issue of the Chagos “should not be viewed as an unfriendly act … Read More
Kenyan government officials have warned that the outcome of the British referendum to pull out of the European Union (EU) will have both positive and negative consequences for trade. “It is not an issue we can question nor can we … Read More
The Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) Wednesday announced the launch of new operations to clear all remnants of the Boko Haram terrorists in its general Area of Responsibility (AOR) around the Lake Chad region. The operation, involving the MNJTF troops … Read More
The U.S. Department of the Treasury on Thursday imposed targeted sanctions on Celestin Kanyama, the commander of the DR Congo National Police Force (PNC), for his role in police violence targeted against civilians, including peaceful protesters. A statement by John … Read More
Egyptian Aviation Academy will train Rwandan pilots for single-engine aircraft following a new agreement to be reached with the Rwanda Civil Aviation Authority (RCAA), a diplomatic source confirmed in Kigali. The Rwandan ambassador to Egypt, Sheikh Saleh Habimana, said that … Read More
Photo credit: UNHCR Syria’s war remained the world’s leading cause of displacement and associated suffering in 2015, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) reported on Monday. This is contained in UNHCR’s annual Global Trends report, which tracks forced displacement worldwide based … Read More
