Omar El Bachir in a cage during his trial

UN adopts May 10 as the International Day of the Argan Tree

The UN General Assembly on Wednesday adopted by consensus the resolution proclaiming May 10 the International Day of the Argan Tree, as an intangible cultural heritage of humanity and ancestral source of sustainable development. The UN resolution, tabled by Morocco, was co-sponsored by 113 member states of the United Nations. The Argan tree, a tree […]

Africa at war: 28 of 59 armed conflicts worldwide in 2023 occurred on the continent

About half of the 59 armed conflicts worldwide in 2023 — the highest number since the end of World War II — occurred in Africa, according to a new study released by the Peace Research Institute of Oslo (PRIO). Last year witnessed 59 conflicts around the globe, of which 28 armed conflicts took place in […]

Kenya’s President sends message to King Mohammed VI

President of Kenya, William Ruto, has sent a message to King Mohammed VI.   The message was handed over to Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita by Abraham Korir Singoei, Kenya’s Principal Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Special Envoy of Kenyan President.   In a statement to the press following talks with Bourita, Singoei said that in […]