Ethiopia’s Tigray RSay Ready For AU-led Peace Talks
Ethiopia’s Tigray rebels say they are ready to take part in peace talks led by the African Union (AU), removing an obstacle to potential negotiations with the government to end almost two years of fighting.
The announcement was made amid a ... Read More
Nigerian Oil Exports At Lowest Level In 25 Years Due To Oil ...
President Mahammadu Buhari
Nigeria’s crude oil production fell below 1 million barrels per day (bpd) in August, figures from its regulator show, as the nation grappled with rampant theft from its pipelines.
The country’s total oil and condensates output dropped to ... Read More
Queen Elizabeth II And Africa: A Long-Standing Relationship
Queen Elizabeth was pictured dancing with former Ghanaian President Kwame Nkrumah in 1961 at a ball in Accra
Queen Elizabeth II is said to have had a special place in her heart for Africa, and she was on the continent during ... Read More
African Nations Urged To Pile On Pressure At Climate Summit
The former Irish President has called on African nations to pile on the pressure on rich, heavily-polluting countries to fulfill their climate pledges to the continent during a visit to Uganda.
Mary Robinson, who is also chair of the Elders group ... Read More
ECOWAS Holds Regional Sensitization Workshop
ECOWAS through the Department of Infrastructure, Energy & Digitalization is organizing a regional sensitization workshop on the implementation of the new ECOWAS Road Safety Policy, Action Plan and Charter in Accra, Ghana from 8 – 9 September 2022.
The new ECOWAS ... Read More
Odinga Accepts But Disagrees With Court Decision On Kenya El...
Raila Odinga says he wants to create "a proper democracy" in Kenya
Former Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga whose petition to nullify his rival William Ruto’s presidential election victory was thrown out by the Supreme Court, has said he respected ... Read More
Africa Urged To Propose Action On Climate At Conference
Africa’s nations must develop strategies to address climate change, which poses an existential threat to the continent’s megacities, Gabon’s President Ali Bongo Ondimba said at the third Africa Climate Week conference.
African officials and experts should sharpen the positions they will ... Read More
Zambia Receives IMF Bailout For Debt Reduction Plan
Zambian President elect Hakainde Hichilema addresses a press conference at his residence in Lusaka, Aug. 16, 2021.
Zambia's President Hakainde Hichilema has pledged to improve the country's financial situation after it received a $1.3 billion bailout from the International Monetary Fund. ... Read More
Kenya’s Supreme Court Orders Recount Of Some Ballot Bo...
Kenya's Supreme Court has ordered the recount of ballots cast at 15 polling stations during the August 9 presidential election. The order was one of several issued Tuesday as the court began hearing a challenge to the win of President-elect ... Read More
First Ship Carrying Ukrainian Grain To Africa Since Beginnin...
A World Food Program staff member looks on as the MV Brave Commander carrying wheat grain from Yuzhny Port in Ukraine to the drought-stricken Horn of Africa docks in Djibouti, Aug. 30, 2022. (Hugh Rutherford/World Food Program/Handout via Reuters)
The first ... Read More