WFP says its first aid convoy since Ethiopia peace deal enters Tigray
Addis Ababa – The World Food Programme (WFP) said its first aid convoy since the signing of a landmark... Read more
17 Nov, 2022
Niger’s threatened giraffes find new home
Niamey – Conservationists in Niger said on Wednesday they had transferred threatened West African giraffes to a new home... Read more
17 Nov, 2022
Climate change set to ‘increase hunger’ in Africa: UN
Sharm el Sheikh – As COP27 delegates in Egypt debate planet-heating emissions, the climate crisis is exacerbating devastating hunger... Read more
17 Nov, 2022
Tunisia union hits out at ‘defamation’ case against news site
Tunis – The Tunisian journalists’ union accused authorities on Tuesday of trying to “intimidate the media”, after a minister... Read more
17 Nov, 2022
Sierra Leone to introduce gender quotas
Freetown – Sierra Leonean lawmakers on Tuesday passed legislation to introduce a gender quota in parliament, a major campaign... Read more
16 Nov, 2022
Ivory Coast to quit UN peacekeeping mission in Mali
Abidjan – Ivory Coast says it will withdraw from the UN’s peacekeeping operations in troubled Mali, a move coinciding... Read more
16 Nov, 2022
Uganda urges tourists not to cancel plans on Ebola fears
Kampala – Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni on Tuesday urged foreign visitors not to cancel their plans over fears of... Read more
16 Nov, 2022
Algeria signs gas supply deal with Slovenia
Algiers – Algeria’s state energy firm Sonatrach on Tuesday signed a three-year deal to sell gas to Slovenia via... Read more
16 Nov, 2022
Ex-Kenyan leader visits key DRC city amid rebel crisis
Goma – Kenya’s former president Uhuru Kenyatta arrived on Tuesday in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) main city... Read more
16 Nov, 2022
Jailed Egypt activist ends hunger strike: letter
Cairo – Jailed British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah has ended a months-long hunger strike, his family said on Tuesday,... Read more
16 Nov, 2022
