Belgian king ends DRC tour on visit to volatile east
Bukavu – Belgium’s King Philippe ended his historic tour of the Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday in the... Read more
13 Jun, 2022
AU chair urges Ukraine to demine Odessa to ease wheat exports
Dakar – Senegalese President and African Union Chair Macky Sall on Thursday urged Ukraine to demine waters around its... Read more
10 Jun, 2022
Ethiopia accuses aid agencies of delivering banned equipment to Tigray
Addis Ababa – Ethiopia called for tighter controls on aid shipments to the country’s war-stricken Tigray region as it... Read more
6 Jun, 2022
Attacks on NGOs halting vital aid work in Central African Republic, UN says
Bangui – The United Nations on Wednesday said a surge of attacks on humanitarian organisations in the Central African... Read more
2 Jun, 2022
Arrested Ethiopian journalists ‘incited violence’, police say
Addis Ababa – Ten media workers arrested in Ethiopia stand accused of fomenting ethnic and religious conflict as well as... Read more
2 Jun, 2022
Ex-jihadists complete deradicalisation course in Niger
Niamey – More than 40 former jihadists have completed a deradicalisation and professional training course in southeast Niger, local authorities... Read more
1 Jun, 2022
Rwanda vows to retaliate if DRC ‘attacks continue’
Kigali – Rwanda will retaliate against any further attacks launched from the Democratic Republic of Congo, the East African nation’s... Read more
1 Jun, 2022
DRC to free detained Rwandan soldiers, Angolan leader says
Luanda – The Democratic Republic of Congo has agreed to release two Rwandan soldiers detained amid soaring tensions between the... Read more
1 Jun, 2022
Ukraine war boosts Africa’s humanitarian emergency, UN official says
Libreville – The war in Ukraine is heaping further pressure on Africa’s fast-growing population of vulnerable people, a UN... Read more
31 May, 2022
Zelensky urges EU to end ‘quarrels’, adopt sanctions
Kyiv – Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky urged the EU on Monday to end internal “quarrels” saying they only helped... Read more
31 May, 2022
