Category: International

Kenya-Sahara: Raila Odinga denied having attacked President Ruto’s decision to rescind recognition of pseudo-SADR

September 17, 2022

Raila Odinga, leader of the Azimio La Umoja Coalition and main challenger of William Ruto in the latest Kenyan presidential election, denied reports alleging that ... Read More

Africa’s food security to be boosted by removing barriers to cross-border trade — IFPRI experts

September 17, 2022

Pursuing continental self-sufficiency may not be an appropriate remedy for Africa's weak position in agricultural supply chains, experts at the International Food Policy Research Institute ... Read More

Talk with taikonauts’ helps to promote China’s soft power in Africa

September 17, 2022

Three Chinese astronauts, known as 'taikonauts', recently spoke to students from eight African countries via video link during an event hosted by the China Mission ... Read More

Kenya, Ghana, Ethiopia struggling to deal with high inflation

September 17, 2022

Fuel prices soar to record levels as subsidies were removed in Kenya, while inflation in Ethiopia and Ghana hit record high — in both countries ... Read More

HCHR: United States, several NGOs lambast Algeria for massive human rights abuses

September 17, 2022

The American delegation to the ongoing 51st session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva and several participating NGOs have pilloried Algeria for the extremely ... Read More

Abraham Accords Anniversary: Washington Hails “Transformational Changes”

September 16, 2022

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has hailed the “transformational changes” generated by the Abraham Accords brokered by the U.S. for the normalization of relations ... Read More

Burkina Faso court rules execs at Canadian-owned mine were guilty of involuntary manslaughter

September 16, 2022

A court in Burkina Faso has ruled two executives working for Canadian mining firm Trevali are guilty of involuntary manslaughter after a flood disaster at ... Read More

Clash between herders, farmers in Chad leaves 17 dead

September 16, 2022

At 17 people lost their lives in a battle with opposing breeders and farmers in the province of Moyen-Chari, of Chad, Anadolu news agency reports. ... Read More

Several people are dead in the fuel tanker explosion in RDC

September 16, 2022

Congolese authorities in the Kongo-Central province indicated Thursday several people dead, in the explosion of a fuel tanker Wednesday night. Guy Bandu, governor of the ... Read More

Gabon’s Ali Bongo to fly to London today Friday to attend late Queen Elizabeth’s funerals

September 16, 2022

Ali Bongo, the leader of Gabon, will fly today Friday to London in view of attending the funerals of late United Kingdom (UK) monarch Queen ... Read More