Egypt To Host The Next African Games In 2027
Egypt will be the host of the next 14th African Games in 2027.
The symbolic handing over of the African Union flag was done at the closing ceremony of the 13th edition of the African Games in Accra, Ghana.
Mr. Mustapha Ussif, ... Read More
Supporters Want Cameroon’s Four-Decade President, 91, To R...
Paul Biya
Supporters are urging the world's oldest leader, 91-year-old Cameroonian President Paul Biya, to run for office in the 2025 presidential election, potentially extending his more than four-decade rule.
They say Biya is the only one who can bring peace ... Read More
Senegal Opposition’s Faye Set To Become President Afte...
Supporters of Senegalese presidential candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye celebrate early results showing that Faye is leading initial presidential election tallies, in Dakar, Senegal, March 24, 2024.
Senegal opposition candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye was set to be declared the country's next president ... Read More
Britain Agrees $100 million Trade Finance To Boost Africa Fo...
Development lender British International Investment said on Monday it had agreed a $100 million finance facility with the Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank (TDB) to boost trade finance, farming and food security in the region.
The finance will ... Read More
Ethiopia To Let Foreigners Own Property, PM Says On State TV...
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed
Ethiopia aims to pass legislation to let foreigners own real estate as part of the country's broader plan to open up the economy and attract investors, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said on state TV late on Saturday.
Currently ... Read More
Senegalese Voters Await Results From Election
People in Senegal waited Monday for results of the country’s presidential election, after voters went to the polls Sunday to choose a successor to outgoing President Macky Sall.
The vote was largely peaceful, after being delayed for a month amid Sall’s ... Read More
UN: Sudan Could Become World’s Largest Hunger Crisis
U.N. humanitarian officials said Wednesday that nearly a year into Sudan’s civil war, almost 18 million people are facing crisis levels of food insecurity — and tens of thousands of children are at particular risk of death from malnutrition.
“Areas with ... Read More
Over 7 Million Senegalese Registered To Vote In Unpredictabl...
After delay and uncertainty, Senegal is set for presidential poll this Sunday (Mar. 24).
In the alleyways of Dakar’s fabric market Wednesday (Mar. 20), supporters of Ousmane Sonko's protege Bassirous Diomaye Faye and Senegal's only female presidential candidate, Anta Babacar were ... Read More
US Secretary Of State Antony Blinken Visits Cairo
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sissi received US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Cairo, his sixth trip to the Middle East since the start of the war between Israel and Hamas.
President Al-Sissi stressed the urgent need for a ceasefire, deploring ... Read More
UK Plan To Deport Refugees To Rwanda To Be Delayed After New...
The passage of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's contentious bill to deport refugees to Rwanda may be delayed until at least next month after the upper house of parliament defeated the government and reinstated demands for greater protections.
The government wants ... Read More