Category: International

Africa’s internet speed is rapidly improving — Ookla Speedtest Global Index

February 16, 2023

A number of African countries have surged in global rankings that gauge internet speeds at telcos and internet service providers, according to the Speedtest Global ... Read More

Ethiopians suffering emotionally, economically after two years of war — Gallop survey

February 16, 2023

As Ethiopia emerges from two years of conflict in its Tigray region, and with Ethiopians now faced with a monumental task in maintaining peace, restarting ... Read More

King of Morocco meets with President Ali Bongo Ondimba, presents a donation of fertilizers for the benefit of Gabonese farmers

February 15, 2023

King Mohammed VI had, on Wednesday at the Presidential Palace in Libreville, a meeting with President Ali Bongo Ondimba of Gabon. This meeting, subsequently extended ... Read More

Washington, European powers condemn Israeli settlement plans in joint statement

February 15, 2023

The Foreign Ministers of the US, the UK, France, Germany and Italy issued a joint statement on Tuesday condemning Israel’s decision to legalize nine outposts ... Read More

Tunisia: UN concerned over escalating repression against vocal critics

February 15, 2023

More than a dozen people—activists, judges, and journalists, among others—have been arrested over the past week. The UN has called on the Tunisian government to ... Read More

EBRD Chief discusses with Morocco officials green transition & support to economic growth

February 15, 2023

President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Odile Renaud-Basso, starts this Wednesday a three-day working visit to Morocco for talks with government ... Read More

Saudi Arabia, Morocco agree to enhance judicial cooperation

February 15, 2023

The Moroccan and Saudi Public Prosecution authorities have agreed to foster cooperation ties and exchange experiences in the fight against transnational organized crime, money laundering ... Read More

AU observer team to monitor Nigeria poll, as pre-election violence escalates

February 15, 2023

The African Union (AU) will be sending a 90-strong observer mission to Nigeria for this month's elections, the AU Commission announced Tuesday (14 February), as ... Read More

Tanzania bans school textbooks for promoting LGBTQ rights

February 15, 2023

The Tanzanian government has banned a popular series of children's books from schools on the grounds that they violate local cultural values of the Eastern ... Read More

DRC: Eight killed in collision between boat & canoe on lake Kivu

February 15, 2023

Eight people were found dead Tuesday in South Kivu province, east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), after their canoe collided with a boat ... Read More