Ethiopia’s PM Abiy Ahmed In Sudan On First Visit Since 202...
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has visited Sudan for meetings with military leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, his first trip to the neighbouring country since a 2021 military coup there.
Relations between the two Horn of Africa countries have ... Read More
France Agrees To Withdraw Troops From Burkina Faso Within a ...
France will withdraw its troops from Burkina Faso within a month after the West African country’s military rulers asked it to leave, the French foreign ministry said, in a move that will further reduce its presence in a region facing ... Read More
Democracy ‘Backsliding’ Has Slowed Africa’s Developmen...
Mo Ibrahim
Africa’s progress in human and economic development has slowed against a backdrop of “widespread democratic backsliding” and worsening security in the last three years, an African foundation has said.
The Mo Ibrahim Foundation, which tracks leadership and democracy on the ... Read More
Kenyan Court Convicts Venezuelan Diplomat Of Murdering Ambas...
Sentencing of Sagaray has been set for a later date
A court in Kenya has found a Venezuelan diplomat guilty of murdering the Latin American nation’s acting ambassador about 10 years ago at her home in an upmarket Nairobi neighbourhood.
Dwight ... Read More
US, Chinese, Russian Officials Scramble To Visit Africa
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen walks with Zambia's President Hakainde Hichilema during their meeting at the State House in Lusaka, Zambia, Jan. 23, 2023.
Top Chinese, Russian and American officials are scrambling this month to visit African nations and pledge their ... Read More
South Africa Hosts Russian Foreign Minister Despite Criticis...
South Africa's Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor and Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov speak ahead of a bilateral meeting, in Pretoria, South Africa, January 23, 2023.
South Africa has defended its warm relations and joint military drills with Russia as it hosts ... Read More
In Zambia, US Treasury Chief Reiterates US Commitment To Glo...
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is in Zambia to highlight joint efforts to improve global health and meet with President Hakainde Hichilema.
A day after her arrival in the country, Yellen inaugurated the newly built, U.S.-funded Zambia National Public Health Institute. ... Read More
Explore Africa Through – Foreign Affairs Minister
The governments of Ghana and Malta have signed four separate agreements to deepen cooperation between the two countries, improve aquaculture and promote sports and education.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, signed the agreement for the ... Read More
Yellen In Zambia To Discuss Debt To China, Public Health
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is in Zambia on the second leg of her African tour, a stop aimed at promoting American investment and ties while she’s in a capital city that is visibly dominated by Chinese dollars.
Visitors to Lusaka ... Read More
Pope’s Congo Visit Seeks To Heal ‘Still Bleeding...
Pope Francis
Pope Francis's visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo will remind the world not to ignore decades-long conflicts that have beset the mineral-rich nation and wrecked the lives of millions, the Vatican's envoy to Kinshasa said.
Francis is expected to ... Read More