UK Parliament Passes Controversial Bill To Send Asylum Seeke...
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's latest effort to send some migrants to Rwanda finally won approval from Parliament early Tuesday, hours after he pledged deportation flights would begin in July.
The parliamentary logjam that had stalled the legislation for two months ... Read More
Africa Urged To Invest In Science, Technology And Innovation...
Africa can build a more prosperous, just, and sustainable future if countries invest in science, technology and innovation, these are sentiments echoed by African leaders, representatives and experts at the opening of the two-day Sixth African Science, Technology and Innovation ... Read More
About 15 Million Sudanese In Need Of Urgent Health Assistanc...
The ongoing war is Sudan has crippled the country's health system.
Seven-year-old Mohammed is homeless. He began showing symptoms of an enlarged spleen and severe anaemia at the age of two.
The hospital in Khartoum where the boy used to receive care ... Read More
UN: Growing Fears Of Rebel Attack On Darfur’s El Fasher
Two senior United Nations officials raised the alarm Friday that an attack on the North Darfur capital of El Fasher could be imminent and may trigger a deadly intercommunal conflict across Darfur.
"In Darfur, recent reports indicate a possible imminent RSF ... Read More
US To Withdraw Its Troops From Niger, Source Says
The United States will withdraw its troops from Niger, a source familiar with the matter said late on Friday, adding that an agreement was reached between U.S Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell and Niger's leadership.
As of last year, there ... Read More
World Bank, AfDB Commit To Connect 300m Africans To Electr...
The World Bank Group (WBG) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group have committed to providing at least 300 million people in Africa with electricity access by 2030.
While the World Bank would work to connect 250 million people to electricity ... Read More
ECOWAS Sends Fact-Finding Mission To Togo Ahead Of Elections...
Faure Gnassingbé, President of Togo
The President of the ECOWAS Commission, Omar Alieu Touray, has approved the deployment of a Fact-Finding Mission to Togo ahead of the legislative and regional elections scheduled for April 29, 2024.
ECOWAS in a statement dated April ... Read More
Climate Change: Deadly African Heatwave ‘Impossible’ Wit...
A deadly heatwave in West Africa and the Sahel was “impossible” without human-induced climate change, scientists say.
Temperatures soared above 48C in Mali last month with one hospital linking hundreds of deaths to the extreme heat.
Researchers say human activities like burning ... Read More
Burkina Faso Expels French Diplomats For ‘Subversive A...
Burkina Faso’s military junta has expelled three French diplomats for “subversive activities,” according to a government statement Thursday.
The diplomats, two of whom are political advisers, were given 48 hours to leave and no additional details were shared about the alleged ... Read More
Chad’s Junta Leader Orders Military Crackdown After Op...
In response to growing campaign violence, Chad's transitional president, General Mahamat Idriss Deby, has ordered his military to arrest angry civilians and make sure peace reigns in the run-up to the May 6 presidential election and afterwards. Opposition and civil ... Read More