South Africa Criticized For Hosting Russian Warships Amid Uk...
South Africa plans to conduct joint military exercises with the Chinese and Russian navies off its east coast next month, despite the Kremlin’s ongoing war on Ukraine. The opposition Democratic Alliance has slammed the decision, saying it means that contrary ... Read More
Ethiopian Airlines Increases Flight Frequencies In China
Ethiopian Airlines, the leading airline in Africa, has announced that the frequency of its flights to Chinese cities will increase as of February 6, this year.
It is an indication of a return to the pre-COVID-19 levels following the lifting of ... Read More
US Treasury Secretary Heads To Senegal, Zambia And South Afr...
FILE - President Joe Biden listens as Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, left, speaks during the closing session at the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit on promoting food security and food systems resilience in Washington, Dec. 15, 2022.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is ... Read More
London Court Allows Appeal Over UK’s Rwanda Asylum-Seeker ...
Protesters demonstrate outside the Home Office against the British government's plans to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda, in London, the United Kingdom
London’s High Court has granted permission to a group of asylum seekers to appeal against a ruling that Britain’s plan ... Read More
South Africa’s Ramaphosa Skips WEF Over Eskom Power Cuts
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa will not be attending the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos due to the ongoing energy crisis in the country, his spokesman said on Sunday.
Power cuts have worsened since Tuesday when struggling state utility Eskom, ... Read More
UNICEF Delivers Anti-Cholera Supplies To Malawi
Workers unload cholera supplies from the airplane in Lilongwe, Malawi, Jan. 13, 2023. (Courtesy of Rogers Siula, UNICEF)
The U.N.'s children’s agency, UNICEF, has handed over lifesaving supplies worth about $300,000 to support Malawi’s fight against a cholera outbreak which has ... Read More
German, French Foreign Ministers In Ethiopia To Support Tigr...
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock (L), Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (C) and French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna (R) pose for a photograph at the Prime Minister's office in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Jan. 12, 2023.
The foreign ministers of Germany and ... Read More
Uganda Declares End To Ebola Outbreak
The World Health Organization declared Uganda free from Ebola on Wednesday, 42 days since the last infection was recorded.
The outbreak of the Sudan strain of the virus, which started in September, has left 55 people dead. The declaration was made ... Read More
US, Russia Clash At UN Meeting Over ‘Violent Extremism’ ...
The United States has accused Kremlin-backed Russian military contractors of interfering in the internal affairs of African countries and “increasing the likelihood that violent extremism will grow” in the Sahel region, which is facing increasing attacks, an allegation Russia denied.
US ... Read More
Ethiopia’s Tigrayan Rebels Start Handing Over Heavy Weapon...
Tigrayan rebels have begun handing in their heavy weapons, a key part of an agreement signed more than two months ago to end a gruelling conflict in northern Ethiopia, a spokesman for the rebel authorities said.
The handover in the town of Agulae, ... Read More