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BEIJING, China last week played host to the 2022 Africa-China Poverty Reduction and Development Conference in Beijing aimed at enhancing solidarity and focus of cooperation between the two sides.The inaugural forum, that is part of the Forum on China-A...

WASHINGTON, The United States said it was increasing its reward for information about key leaders of Somalia’s Al-Shabaab to $10m apiece, a move that follows a spate of deadly attacks by the jihadist group.The US State Department also said it was for t...

TUNIS, Tunisia and France on Saturday signed a 200-million-euro deal to meet Tunisia’s financing needs on the sidelines of the 18th summit of the International Organization of La Francophonie.This was announced today by the French president, Emmanuel M...

As world leaders meet in Egypt to discuss ways to combat climate change, one possible solution is brewing across the continent in Benin. Benin has built an industrial park to move the country away from exporting raw materials to making finished product...

African women entrepreneurs from 35 countries have called for more support from lenders and governments to help them benefit from the African Continental Free Trade Area. Meeting in Cameroon's capital for the U.N.-sponsored African Women Entrepreneur F...

MOMBASA (Kenya)— Tourism stakeholders drawn from Kenya and Uganda have mooted a plan to market tourism products in both countries jointly.Consul General of Uganda Consulate Mombasa Amb. Paul Mukumbya said both countries are endowed with a rich culture...

LONDON— The ball Argentine football star Diego Maradona punched through English keeper Peter Shilton’s fists to score the opening goal of the quarterfinal match the eventual champions went past during the Mexico 1986 World Cup sold Wednesday at auction...

Without urgent investment in climate mitigation and adaptation, countries in the Sahel risk decades of armed conflict and displacement, exacerbated by rising temperatures, scarcity of resources and food insecurity, the UN has warned in a report publish...