South Africans evacuated from Sudan return home
The final group of South Africans trapped in a war-torn Sudan have successfully landed. According to report at OR Tambo...
Month: April 2023
Tunis Int’l Book Fair: Controversy erupts following closure of publisher stand
Tunisia's International Book Fair in Tunis has become the center of controversy over possible censorship as an essay critical of...
UN representatives criticise Germany over reparations for colonial crimes in Namibia
UN special rapporteurs have criticised the German and Namibian governments for violating the rights of Herero and Nama ethnic minorities...
Tunisia retrieves bodies of 41 drowned refugees
Tunisian coastguards have retrieved 41 bodies from Tunisian waters, a national guard official has said, raising the number of victims...
Uganda police arrest 11 female lawmakers during protest
11 female opposition lawmakers have been arrested in Uganda during a protest over what they allege is police brutality. The...
President Yoweri Museveni calls for ‘review’ of controversial anti-LGBT+ law
The Ugandan president has asked parliamentarians to "reconsider" a controversial anti-LGBT+ law in a letter read out Wednesday in parliament,...
Ethiopia begins talks with violent Oromo rebels
Ethiopia's federal government and a rebel group from the country's Oromia region have opened peace talks on Tuesday in the...
Gambia: MOHERST announces scholarship for graduates in biology
The Ministry of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology (MOHERST) has announced a scholarship for graduates in biology. This was...
2023 Elections: LAHA commends IGP
The Lagos State House of Assembly has commended the Inspector-General of Police and other members of the Nigeria Police Force...
IOU confers Doctorate Degree on Gambian President Barrow
International Open University (IOU) has conferred an honorary doctorate degree ‘Honoris Causa’ on The Gambian President, Adama Barrow. This was...
Gambian lawyer emphasizes importance of religious tolerance, economic measures in Eid address
Essa Mbye Faal, a Gambian lawyer has emphasized the importance of religious tolerance and economic measures. In his address to...
President Cyril Ramaphosa says governing party wants ICC exit
President Cyril Ramaphosa has said the governing African National Congress (ANC) party had resolved that South Africa should quit the...
S. Africa begins evacuation of stranded nationals in Sudan
South Africa says it has begun evacuating dozens of its citizens trapped in conflict-hit Sudan. “I can confirm that the...
World largest rhino farm up for auction in South Africa
The world's largest rhino conservation farm is going up for auction in South Africa. "I have been expending money on...
Former Burundi prime minister arrested
The former prime minister of Burundi, Alain Guillaume, has been arrested, the country's justice ministry said in a statement on...
S. Africa evicts asylum seekers camped outside UN office
South African police have evicted more than 100 asylum seekers camping for over three years outside the UN High Commissioner...
Mayor Eric Adams’ Community Op-Ed: Summer Rising: A Free Program for Grades K Through 8
Summer is a great time for children, but it's a challenging time for working parents. No parent wants to leave...
United Nations paints Congo helicopters orange to protect against attacks
The United Nations has painted bright orange its two white helicopters providing humanitarian relief in eastern Congo in an effort...
President Emmerson Mnangagwa promises ‘free and fair’ election
Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa has promised that the upcoming general elections expected later this year will be free and fair....
Nigerian Afrobeats singer Davido partners Abu Salami Media, 1XBet to launch model football talent hunt program
Nigerian Afrobeats singer Davido has partnered up with Abu Salami Media and 1XBet to launch a model football talent hunt...
Tunisian police detain opposition leader, raid Ennahda party HQ
Tunisian police have detained opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi and raided the headquarters of his Ennahda party, party officials said. Police...
Eric Adams’ Community Op-Ed: Summer Rising: A Free Program for Grades K Through 8
Summer is a great time for children, but it's a challenging time for working parents. No parent wants to leave...
Sudan: UN chief appeals for halt to fighting
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday strongly condemned the outbreak of fighting in Sudan and appealed to the leaders...
Ugandan Ghetto kids make history at Britain’s Got Talent
Uganda Ghetto Kids has made a powerful debut on Britain's Got Talent - leaving an unforgettable impression on the judges...
AU Chairman receives Egypt’s Permanent Representative
Chairman of the African Union Commission (AUC) Mousa Faki has received Sunday Egypt's Permanent Representative at the AU, Ambassador Mohamed...
INEC declares Binani’s announcement as 1st female governor-elect illegal
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Senator Aisha Dahiru, popularly known as Binani, as the winner of the...
World powers condemn escalation in Sudan as clashes continue
The international community has condemned the escalation of violence in Sudan’s capital Khartoum. Heavy gunfire and blasts were reported following days...
New malaria vaccine gets green light from Ghanaian authorities
A new malaria vaccine developed by Oxford University has been given the green light by Ghanaian authorities for use in...
UN unable to continue feeding refugees in Chad
The United Nations warned Friday that it would no longer be able to feed 600,000 refugees in Chad within weeks...
Israel Adesanya honored with congratulatory note from Nigerian High Commission for historic UFC 287 win
Israel Adesanya has recently received a congratulatory note from Ambassador Anderson N. Madubike of the Nigerian High Commission in Australia,...
U.N chief calls for massive international support for Somalia
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appealed for “massive international support” for Somalia on Tuesday during his visit to the East...
UN chief on ‘solidarity’ visit to Somalia
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres began a brief visit to Somalia in Mogadishu on Tuesday, April 11. Mr Guterres was greeted...
Ex-Minister in Malawi gets jail pardon
Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera has pardoned a former cabinet minister who was serving a five-year sentence after being convicted for...
Eric Adams’ Community Op-Ed: Helping Working Families Access Child Care
New Yorkers work hard twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. They should expect their city government to work...
Chad expels German ambassador
The central African country of Chad has expelled the German ambassador because of his “impolite attitude”, the government said in...
South African ‘Facebook rapist’ arrested in Tanzania
A South African fugitive who faked his own death in a prison break that embarrassed authorities has been apprehended in...
Algeria: Mega Iftar shares 2500 meals to encourage solidarity in Ramadan
At least 2,500 meals were distributed to thousands in downtown Algiers attending the “Mega Iftar” organized by the local government,...
UAE court rejects South Africa’s plea to extradite Gupta brothers
A United Arab Emirates court has dismissed South Africa’s request to extradite Atul and Rajesh Gupta, brothers who face charges...
DR Congo: Six jailed for life over murder of Italian envoy
A military tribunal in the Democratic Republic of Congo's capital Kinshasa on Friday sentenced six men to life in prison...
Nigeria gets World Bank funding for social program ahead of fuel subsidy cut
Nigeria has received $800 million from the World Bank to expand its national social program as it prepares to phase...
South Africa revokes ‘state of disaster’ over power crisis
South Africa’s government has revoked a national “state of disaster” declared in February to manage a crippling electricity crisis. On...
Zimbabwe to investigate gold-smuggling allegations
The government of Zimbabwe has broken the silence around allegations of gold smuggling and money laundering exposed in an Al-Jazeera...
AU peacekeepers convoy hit by explosion in Somalia
A convoy of African Union peacekeepers has been hit by an explosion in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, on Monday. Reports suggest...
Tunisia President Saied dismisses speculations over health
Tunisian President Kais Saied appeared in a video posted Monday on his official Facebook page, dismissing "mad" reports over his...
Eric Adams’ Community Op-Ed: Making New York City the future for women’s health
Every New Yorker has strong women in their life. The women who birthed and nurtured them. Our mothers, sisters, aunties,...
Crown Prince congratulates President Macky Sall on Independence Day
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman has sent a cable of congratulation to President Macky Sall of Senegal...
First batch of South Sudanese troops land in eastern DRC
A first batch of South Sudanese soldiers arrived in Goma, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo on...