Escalating insecurity and communal violence in Nigeria appear to be strengthening separatist movements across the country. Among those movements is the Indigenous People of Biafra, a group that advocates an independent state in a part of Nigeria that t...
Honourable Speaker, Ms Thandi ModiseHE Cyril Ramaphosa, President of the Republic of South AfricaHE DD Mabuza, Deputy President of the Republic of South AfricaHon. LN Sisulu, Minister of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation and other Hon MinistersHo...
A civilian member of Sudan’s ruling Sovereign Council has resigned, citing interference from military officials in the transitional government. Aisha Musa Sayeed accused military leaders of sidelining civilians and making unilateral decisions affecting...
A senior UN official warned the Security Council on Tuesday that urgent measures are needed to avoid famine in the war-torn region of Tigray in Ethiopia, in a briefing seen by AFP."There is a serious risk of famine if assistance is not scaled up in the...
International pressure is growing on Turkey over its military presence in Libya. Turkey deployed hundreds of soldiers and thousands of Syrian fighters in support of the Libyan Government of National Accord in its battle against forces of Libya's Genera...
ADDIS ABABA– The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa has reached 4,759,772 as of yesterday noon, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), said.The Africa CDC, the specialised healthcare agency of the African Union, s...
A delegation from the regional bloc ECOWAS (Economic Community of West African States) is heading to Mali Tuesday, a day after the West African nation’s military detained the president and prime minister. A joint statement issued Tuesday by ECOWAS, the...
Honourable House Chairperson?Honourable Deputy Minister, Mme Dikeledi MagadziHonourable Members of ParliamentFellow South AfricansAs we continue to grapple with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the economy and its disruptive effect on life as we...
Seoul: Top diplomats of South Korea and the United States held talks in Seoul Monday to reaffirm their alliance following the impeachment of South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol. South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul told a joint press conference ...
Zorgho: His Majesty Naaba Sanem sends his wishes for peace and solidarity for the new year. For his New Year wishes, His Majesty Naaba Sanem, customary chief of Zorgho, called for unity, forgiveness, and solidarity for 2025. Faced with the challenges ...
Ouagadougou: The vice chairman of the American Federal Reserve (Fed), responsible for banking supervision, Michael Barr, announced his resignation on Monday, thus avoiding a confrontation with the future occupant of the White House, Donald Trump, medi...
Responding to the questioning of the Executive Director of Transparency International Initiative Madagascar (TI-MG) Ketakandriana Rafitoson by the police this afternoon, Muleya Mwananyanda, Regional Director for Amnesty International East and Southern ...
DAKAR, SENEGAL — The accounts are haunting. Abductions, torture, rapes. Scores of civilians, including women and children, have been killed by the M23 rebels in eastern Congo, according to a U.N. reportIn addition, the M23 rebels have forced children t...
ADDIS ABABA - The African Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has set an ambitious target to fulfill 60 percent of the continent's vaccine requirements through local production by the year 2040. This initiative is part of a broader ...
