Ethiopia Speaker of upper house Keria Ibrahim resigns

Africa’s food security: Nigeria, Egypt impacted by rising agri-commodities, fertilizer prices

The Russian invasion of Ukraine and Moscow’s withdrawal in July from the Black Sea Grain Initiative has driven up global food and commodity prices, severely affecting farming sectors in countries all across Africa. Russia’s withdrawal from a deal brokered by the United Nations and Turkey that allowed the safe passage of Ukrainian grain through the […]

Tunisia : Parties support legislative and presidential election dates

Political parties in Tunisia tend to agree on the dates set aside by the Independent High Authority for Elections (ISIE) for the legislative and presidential elections. Tunisia has been able to maneuver its way through the transition despite a couple of challenges from the Salafists and the tensions which resulted in the assassination of high […]

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

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 on lake Kivu in the same province. Mathieu Alimasi Malumbi, the provincial transport minister in a statement to reporters indicated that victims were four women and four men. Their bodies […]