Politics

GENEVA— Around 300 protesters gathered in Geneva in front of the United Nations headquarters to call for an independent investigation into alleged human rights violations in Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict.The protest came as the UN human rights chief said ...

ACCRA (Ghana)— The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the United Kingdom (UK) Government to formalise shared commitment to the success of the agreement.A statement issued by the ...

TUNIS— Tunisia’s President Kais Saied said he would not do deals with those he described as “traitors”, an apparent reference to the moderate Islamist Ennahda party, the biggest in the suspended parliament.Ennahda has called for a national dialogue to ...

High-level African officials met virtually this week to discuss the challenges Africa faces in trying to manage a growing population amid climate change. The conference was aimed at identifying ways African governments can manage these pressures to mi...

Tanzania's first female president, Samia Suluhu Hassan, this week named a woman as defense minister — the latest in a number of appointments of women to top government posts.The appointment came as part of the second Cabinet reshuffle Hassan has made s...

Readiness for the voter registration weekend on 18-19 September 2021The Electoral Commission invites members of the media to a briefing.The Commission will brief the media on the state of readiness ahead of the voter registration weekend scheduled to t...

UNITED NATIONS— Russia has deadlocked the Security Council over the one-year renewal of the United Nations political mission in Libya, threatening international unity ahead of a presidential election on Dec 24, diplomatic sources said. Moscow, which h...