Africa
Somali President Signs Controversial Law Extending Mandate For Two years
President of Somalia Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed (AFP) Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed has signed a controversial law extending his mandate for another two years, despite threats of sanctions
Sanitation Trucks To Combat Challenges Of Waste Disposal In Underserved Parts Of Guinea
Sanitation trucks provided by the Guinea government to combat challenges of waste disposal. The Government of Guinea and the Lives and Livelihoods Fund have provided 56 sanitation trucks to
Burkina Faso’s Compaore To Be Tried For Thomas Sankara’s Murder
The exiled former president of Burkina Faso, Blaise Compaore, is to be tried for the murder of the man he ousted in a 1987 coup, Thomas Sankara, lawyers told AFP on
34 Migrants Dead After Boat Capsizes Off Djibouti
File photo of a boat used to illustrate the story Thirty-four migrants drowned on Monday after their boat capsized off the coast of Djibouti, the International Organization for Migration (IOM)
Egypt ‘Seizes’ Megaship Over Nearly $1 Bln Suez Claim
A photograph taken on April 7, 2021 shows the MSC Rifaya container ship arriving at the Rotterdam port, from the Suez Canal, following its blockage. (Photo by Robin UTRECHT /
Mali Ex-Rebels Say Prominent Leader Shot Dead
Mali, officially the Republic of Mali, is a landlocked country in West Africa. A former rebel leader in northern Mali was killed in the capital Bamako on Tuesday,
Zuma Told To Suggest Own Sentence In Contempt Case
In this file photo taken on July 27, 2018 former South African president Jacob Zuma stands in the dock of the High Court of Pietermaritzburg during his hearing over 16
African players in Europe: 28-goal Salah sparks fightback
Mohamed Salah raised his goal tally to 28 in all competitions this season by equalising for Liverpool in a 2-1 Premier League comeback win over Aston Villa at the weekend.
South Africa’s Ramaphosa Calls For African-Made COVID-19 Vaccines
In this file photo taken on March 22, 2020 South African President Cyril Ramaphosa (C) conducts a media briefing at the end of a meeting with various business leaders and
‘Twitter on the Continent’: Tech Giant Sets Up African HQ in Ghana
Twitter has announced its African presence by setting up a base of operations in Ghana. The tech giant said in a statement that it is actively building a team in
