Libyan journalist Abdelhafid al-Mogassbi, who was kidnapped five weeks ago by unknown gunmen in the country's second city Benghazi, said Thursday he has been released.Mogassbi, who was seized on November 22 from the offices of his newspaper Al-Hayat, t...
Sudanese security forces shot and killed four protesters on Thursday during demonstrations by tens of thousands who defied a security lockdown and severed communications to rally against military rule, medics said.For more than two months, pro-democrac...
Writers and poets have condemned the arrest of award-winning Ugandan author Kakwenza Rukirabashaija, who is being held without charge for alleged offensive communication. Security forces arrested him earlier this week after Rukirabashaija criticized th...
ADDIS ABABA— Ethiopia’s trade ministry said it is unhappy with the Biden administration’s decision to revoke duty-free access for the country’s exports.The US terminated on Dec 23 Ethiopia’s eligibility for benefits under the African Growth and Opportu...
TUNIS— The Tunisian government revealed plans to borrow $7 billion more from foreign lenders and domestic sources to stimulate the country’s economy next year.According to the Tunisian finance minister Sihem Boughdiri, the 2022 finance law boosts spend...
PRETORIA— A South African court has halted oil giant Shell’s seismic testing for oil and gas along the country’s eastern coastline, pending a final ruling.The decision has been hailed by environmentalists who fear that the sound blasting will harm mari...
(Naivasha , Kenya): IGAD region is home to about 21 million camels (60% of the world population) which dwell in arid and semi-arid land (ASALs). Camel is drought resilient and expanding to new frontier as introduced by pastoralists to counter recurrent...
CAIRO– Weichai Group, a Chinese engine maker, and Egypt’s Geyushi Motors, signed cooperation deals on green transportation, the manufacturing of gas cylinders, and others in Cairo this week, the Chinese Embassy in Egypt said.Chinese Ambassador to Egypt...
Windhoek: The Bank of Namibia (BoN) has maintained the repo rate at 6.75 percent for the next two months. The central bank announced this decision on Wednesday, stating that the unchanged rate aims to sustain the peg between the Namibian Dollar and th...
Addis Ababa: Ethiopia and Kenya have signed an implementation memorandum of agreement to facilitate trade relations between the two countries and ensure that people living in the border area can access essential daily commodities without any supply di...
Nairobi: Paddy rice production in Kenya has doubled over the past six years, increasing from 116,000 metric tons in 2018 to 244,000 metric tons in 2023. However, the national rice self-sufficiency rate remains below 20 percent, indicating a continued ...
