South Africa Accuses US Congress of Adding it to a New ‘Ax...
South Africa seeks to limit the damage to its relations with Washington caused by its legal challenge to Israel’s assault on Gaza, a South African official said on Tuesday.
Naledi Pandor, who is South Africa's minister of international relations and cooperation, ... Read More
ECA And Green Climate Fund Sign Partnership At Meeting Of Af...
A groundbreaking partnership between the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the Green Climate Fund (GCF) took center stage at the African Island States High-Level Meeting, held on the sidelines of the 37th AU Summit and hosted by the ... Read More
Military Rule Not Alternative To Multiparty Democracy –...
“I am of the view that military and dictatorial rule is not a viable alternative to electoral multiparty democracy,” the ECOWAS Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security, Dr Abdel-Fatau Musah, has said.
"Empirical evidence in Africa between 1970 and 1990, ... Read More
US Holds Out Hope For Partnership With Niger
The United States is not ruling out a continued military presence in Niger, despite a statement by the country’s ruling military junta that it was ending an agreement allowing for the presence of American forces engaged in counterterrorism missions.
U.S. defense ... Read More
World Bank To Provide Egypt With $6 bln Over Three Years
The World Bank Group said on Monday it intends to provide more than $6 billion of support over the coming three years to Egypt, which has been struggling with a foreign currency crunch and gaping budget and balance of payments ... Read More
Pentagon: US Warned Niger About Russia, Iran Ties Before Jun...
U.S. officials traveled to Niger last week to express concerns about the country's potential development of ties to Russia and Iran before the ruling junta Saturday revoked an accord governing the roughly 1,000 U.S. military personnel there, the Pentagon said ... Read More
Freed From Jail, Senegal Opposition Presidential Candidate D...
A day after his release from jail, Senegal opposition leader Bassirou Diomaye Faye drew hundreds of supporters at his first public appearance as a presidential contender on Friday for March 24 elections, promising to tackle corruption.
Next to him, the popular firebrand ... Read More
At Least 34 Migrants Missing Off Tunisia, Two Die After Boat...
At least 34 migrants were missing and two died after their boat sank off Tunisia as they tried to cross the Mediterranean to Italy, the Tunisian national guard said on Friday.
The boat which sailed from Libya coast was carrying 70 ... Read More
European Union Announces $8 Billion Package Of Aid For Egypt...
The European Union on Sunday announced a $8 billion aid package for cash-strapped Egypt amid concerns that economic pressure and conflicts and chaos in neighboring countries could drive more migrants to European shores.
The deal is scheduled to be signed during ... Read More
WHO: World Ignores Catastrophic Humanitarian Situation In Su...
People fleeing violence load their luggage onto a bus before departure from Khartoum on May 30, 2023. The war in Sudan has caused nearly 1.4 million people to flee their homes, including more than 350,000 who have crossed into neighboring ... Read More