French President Emmanuel Macron arrived Friday in South Africa for a lightning trip to discuss COVID vaccine access for Africa, aides said. Macron arrived from a historic visit to Rwanda where he acknowledged French responsibility in the 1994 genocide...
World Menstrual Health Day on May 28 is being observed in Cameroon with NGOs and girls asking the government to either subsidize sanitary pads or provide them for free, as they already do with condoms. At least 300 school children are gathered at the g...
In Numbers549,331 people assisted in April 20214,786.44 mt of food assistance distributedUSD 2.8 million cash-based transfers madeUS$ 124.2 million six months (May–October 2021) net funding requirementsOperational Updates• In April 2021, WFP assisted 5...
U.N. aid agencies say residents of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are fleeing the city in fear of further volcanic eruptions from Mount Nyiragongo.Barely one week has passed since thousands of people in eastern Congo fled to neighbori...
MEC Madoda Sambatha commits the department budget to health infrastructure development across the provinceThe North West Department of Health MEC Madoda Sambatha has committed to health infrastructure improvement and maintenance during the tabling of t...
When Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed took over in 2018 and freed dozens of jailed members of the media as part of a raft of political reforms, journalist Dessu Dulla rushed home from the Netherlands. The 45-year-old, now a deputy editor at a local...
At least 18 people were killed and dozens more were injured this week in two days of intercommunal clashes in South Sudan’s Warrap state, according to local authorities.Gogrial East County Commissioner Ayom Bul said armed men from Unity state crossed i...
Authorities in Cameroon are clearing the streets in the capital, Yaounde, of more than 300 psychiatric patients whom officials say have been abandoned...
Addis Ababa: An international relation expert urged the African Union (AU) to successfully navigate through the challenges it faces and demonstrate its importance as a beacon of hope for African citizens. The African Union stands at a pivotal moment i...
Kiambu: A land verification and validation exercise has begun in Mwihoko Estate, Ruiru Sub-County, to authenticate land ownership and facilitate the issuance of title deeds. The five-day exercise started on January 27, 2025, and will run until January...
Kiambu: A land verification and validation exercise has begun in Mwihoko Estate, Ruiru Sub-County, to authenticate land ownership and facilitate the issuance of title deeds. The five-day exercise started on January 27, 2025, and will run until January...
Climate-conscious customers are growing more focused on the emissions associated with their purchases. They’re starting to care about where their products came from, and, critically, how they got into their hands. They’re starting to focus on the ship...
BELGRADE — The president of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic, claimed that nine more nations withdrew their recognition of Kosovo’s independence. According to Vucic, the new ones are: Somalia, Burkina Faso, Gabon, Eswatini, Libya, Guinea, Antigua and Barbud...
The Southwest region is present at the 20th edition of the National Culture Week (SNC) Bobo 2023 with 112 artists taking part in the various competitions. In an interview granted to the AIB, this Friday, in Bobo-Dioulasso, the regional director of Cult...
