Report: Global Pandemic Increased Poverty In Africa
The global pandemic has pushed more than 55 million Africans into extreme poverty and reversed two decades of hard work in poverty reduction on the continent. The Economic Report on Africa for 2021 blamed the growing poverty on job losses, ... Read More
Biden Approves ‘Small, Persistent’ US Military P...
U.S. forces tasked with countering the al-Shabab terror group will no longer have to "commute" to Somalia from neighboring countries, after officials reversed a decision that officials blame for allowing the al-Qaida affiliate to grow more powerful and more dangerous.
On ... Read More
Somalia Elects Hassan Sheikh Mohamud As New President
Somalia's newly elected President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, right, holds hands with incumbent President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, left after winning the elections in Mogadishu, Somalia, May 16, 2022
Somali legislators have elected former leader Hassan Sheikh Mohamud as the country’s next ... Read More
Egypt To Privatize Key State Companies As Inflation Surges
FILE - A woman shops at a fruit and vegetable market in Cairo, Egypt, March 22, 2022.
Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli announced Sunday a string of planned privatizations of state-owned companies, as Cairo grapples with an economic crisis and inflation ... Read More
Queen Attends Platinum Jubilee Equestrian Extravaganza
Queen Elizabeth II
The Queen has attended the final night of an equestrian extravaganza show to celebrate her Platinum Jubilee.
The 96-year-old was met with a standing ovation as she arrived in the castle arena at the Royal Windsor Horse Show.
Celebrities including ... Read More
Finland Formally Announces NATO Membership Bid
Finland's Prime Minister Sanna Marin (L) and Finland's President Sauli Niinisto give a press conference to announce that Finland will apply for NATO membership at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, May 15, 2022.
Finland formally announced Sunday that it intends to ... Read More
Residents Of Ethiopia’s World Heritage Site Struggle To Re...
FILE - Priests chant and dance during the celebration of Genna, the Ethiopian Orthodox Christmas, at Saint Mary's Church in Lalibela, Ethiopia, Jan. 7, 2022.
The rock-hewn churches of Lalibela, cut and hollowed out by hand into monolithic structures, have stood ... Read More
18.5 Million Nigerian Children Are Out Of School, UNICEF Say...
About 18.5 million children, the majority of whom are girls, do not have access to education in Nigeria, a figure up sharply compared with 2021, the U.N children's fund says.
Last year, UNICEF estimated that 10.5 million children were out of ... Read More
Ghana, Jamaica Stock Exchanges Forge Partnership
Ekow Afedzie (2nd from right) and Dr Marlene Street Forrest (2nd from left) displaying the MoU after the signing. With them is Rev. Daniel Ogbarmey Tetteh (right)
Riding on the historical linkage between Ghana and Jamaica, the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE), ... Read More
Finland’s Leaders Support Joining NATO
Finland’s President Sauli Niinisto and Prime Minister Sanna Marin Thursday expressed their approval for joining NATO, a move that would complete a major policy shift for the country in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
“NATO membership would strengthen Finland’s security. ... Read More