Visiting French President Proposes Solutions To CameroonR...
Cameroon's President Paul Biya shakes hands with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron at the presidencial palace in Yaounde, Cameroon, July 26, 2022.
French President Emmanuel Macron is on a first trip to Cameroon and will meet Tuesday with long-ruling President Paul ... Read More
UN Peacekeepers, Congolese Civilians Killed In Violent Prote...
The United Nations said that three of its peacekeepers were killed in ongoing anti-U.N. protests that turned violent in eastern Congo on Tuesday, while several civilians were also killed in the violence.
"At the MONUSCO Butembo base today, violent attackers snatched ... Read More
Lavrov Visit to Africa Seen As Effort To Counter Western Nar...
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is visiting Egypt, Ethiopia, Uganda and the Republic of Congo this week, trying to counteract Western blame of Russia for a growing global food crisis. Experts say Russia will push its ... Read More
Macron Three-Nation Africa Tour Begins In Cameroon
French President Emmanuel Macron
French President Emmanuel Macron has begun a three-nation tour of African states in the first trip to the continent since winning re-election as he seeks to reboot France’s post-colonial relationship with the continent.
Macron’s July 25-28 tour will ... Read More
Zimbabwe Launches Gold Coins To Stem Inflation
Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Governor John Mangudya displays the country's new Mosi-oa-Tunya gold coin minted in a bid to stabilise the country's currency (AFP)
Zimbabwe has launched gold coins to be sold to the public, in a bid to curb an inflation ... Read More
WHO Declares Monkeypox A Global Emergency Amid Surge In Case...
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the monkeypox outbreak in more than 70 countries an “emergency of international concern”.
The WHO label – a “public health emergency of international concern” – is designed to sound an alarm that a coordinated ... Read More
USAID Chief Visits Horn Of Africa Amid Severe Regional Hunge...
USAID Administrator Samantha Power, left, speaks during a joint press conference with Kenya's public service cabinet secretary Margaret Kobia in Nairobi on July 22, 2022.
U.S. aid officials are calling on countries in the Horn of Africa to speak out against ... Read More
Russian FM Lavrov Visits Egypt, Part Of Africa Trip Amid Ukr...
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov meets with his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry in Cairo, Egypt, July 24, 2022.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi and Foreign Minister Sameh Shukri in Cairo Sunday for talks focusing ... Read More
Africa Prepares Rollout Of World’s First Malaria Vacci...
Preparations are underway for the mass rollout of the world’s first malaria vaccine to protect millions of children in Africa.
The rollout is being funded by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, for nearly $160 million.
The World Health Organization said Gavi’s multimillion-dollar funding ... Read More
Biden Announces US-Africa Summit For Mid-December
President Joe Biden
President Joe Biden has announced that the United States will bring together leaders from across the African continent for a major summit in Washington, DC this December to discuss pressing challenges from food security to climate change.
“The summit will demonstrate ... Read More