Several dead, scores missing after migrant boat sinks off Tunisia
Issued on: 23/03/2023 - 02:31 At least five African migrants were killed and another 28 missing when a boat from Tunisia sank as they were...
Africa: News – Lawmakers From Oromia Urge AU to ‘Intervene and Negotiate’ to End Conflict in Oromia, Repeat Call for Warring Parties
ADDIS ABEBA - Ethiopian members of the national parliament who are elected from the Oromia regional state have sent a letter to the African Union...
Africa: Press Release On Africa CDC Strategic Plan 2022-2026
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – Africa CDC is publishing its second strategic plan for 2022-2026 today. This new Strategic Plan is informed by the assessment of...
Somali Leaders Agree to Increase Troop Numbers
Somalia's federal and regional leaders have agreed to increase the number of armed forces and police officers to meet security demands as African Union forces...
West Africa: U.S. Dubs Niger a Beacon of Democracy in Fight Against Sahel Terrorism
Visiting Niger this week, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken praised the Western military partner as a model of democracy in a region grappling with...
Russia Sanctions a Boon for Chinese Arms Sales to Africa?
Johannesburg — Russia has long been the biggest arms exporter to sub-Saharan Africa, but a new study indicates Western sanctions are making arms sales harder...
Africa – United Against Illegal Unilateral Sanctions
In a move promising assertiveness and free choice, the AU at its 36th Ordinary Summit of Heads of State, to be held on 18 and...
Kenyan playwright Francis Imbuga’s Betrayal in the City returns: A drama of post-colonial violence
directed and produced by Stuart Nash; March 2-12 at the Kenya National Theatre.On the eve of the 60th anniversary of Kenyan independence, Francis Imbuga betrayal...
Most African nations will attend Russia’s second Africa-Russia summit in St Petersburg
Moscow hopes that most of Africa's 54 countries will "ignore threats and blackmail from the West" and attend the long-delayed second Russia-Africa summit in St....
India’s JAM trinity should be applied to Africa: Sunil Bharti Mittal
India's initiatives spanning the Jan Dhan-Aadhaar-Mobile (JAM) trinity should be implemented in Africa so that high-level digital connectivity can rapidly...