Category: Africa

Angolan President calls for urgent restructuring of UN Security Council

April 12, 2023

The Angolan President, João Lourenço, defended on Tuesday the urgency of restructuring the United Nations Security Council to ensure the presence of currently excluded regions ... Read More

Japan’s PM visits four African countries before G7 summit

April 12, 2023

Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is slated to visit four African countries namely Egypt, Ghana, Kenya and Mozambique, ahead of the G7 summit scheduled May ... Read More

Germany hits back Chad, expels Ndjamena’s envoy

April 12, 2023

German authorities have expelled Chad’s ambassador to the European country Mariam Ali Moussa, less than a week after the African country also flashed out Germany’s ... Read More

Kenya has no money even to pay govt officials but default is ruled out

April 12, 2023

Kenya will not default on its debt repayment obligations, the president’s chief economic adviser has said, as the country’s government failed to pay its employees ... Read More

Beijing is a better ally for Africa than Western countries – Chinese Foreign Ministry

April 11, 2023

The Chinese Foreign Ministry Monday said the Asian giant is a better ally for Africa than Western countries as the continent is increasingly the target ... Read More

UK halts active recruitment of health workers from Nigeria

April 11, 2023

The United Kingdom will halt the recruitment of health workers from Nigeria, placing the country on the red list of countries not to be targeted ... Read More

German ambassador expelled from Chad over ‘too much interference’

April 11, 2023

Germany's ambassador to Chad, Gordon Kricke, departed N’Djamena airport over the weekend after he was declared 'persona non grata' by the government for his "impolite ... Read More

Ethiopia’s Amhara state hit by protests over govt’s plan to disarm regional forces

April 11, 2023

Scores of people have been killed in huge protests that have taken place in Ethiopia's Amhara region for the past few days against the federal ... Read More

Gabon launches national population census

April 11, 2023

Gabon has launched a national census of the population with the aim of targeting state interventions, Minister of Economy Nicole Jeannine Lydie Roboty-Mbou has announced. ... Read More

DRC to host Female Handball 2028 AFCON

April 10, 2023

The Democratic Republic of Congo will host in 2028 the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) of female handball at the request of the African handball ... Read More