US Official Announces Business Partnership With Kenya
About 1,300 delegates and 400 companies participated in the fourth American Chamber of Commerce summit in Nairobi, Kenya, where Kenya's president William Ruto says his country is ready for business — and means business.
"The 2024 summit's theme — catalyzing the ... Read More
Benin, Liberia And Sierra Leone Launch Malaria Vaccination P...
Benin, Liberia and Sierra Leone launched large-scale malaria vaccine programs on Thursday under an Africa-focused initiative that hopes to save tens of thousands of children's lives per year across Africa.
The three West African countries are the latest to participate after ... Read More
EU Confident Ghana Will Not Assent Anti-LGBTQI Bill
In a recent speech delivered at the European Parliament on April 24, 2024, Virginijus Sinkevičius, the European Union Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries, representing High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell, addressed the concerns surrounding Ghana's Human Sexual Rights and Family Values ... Read More
Egypt Rejects Displacement Of Palestinians Into Sinai or Any...
El Sisi
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi said Thursday his country continues to "completely reject" the displacement of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip into the Sinai Peninsula.
Egypt is concerned an Israeli ground assault on Rafah in southern Gaza would push hundreds ... Read More
Togo Heads To ‘Controversial’ Legislative Polls ...
Togolese President Faure Gnassingbé
Togo will head to the polls on Monday in legislative elections that follow a series of government crackdowns on opposition protests and the passing of a controversial new constitution that could allow the President to stay in ... Read More
Families Of Ethiopia 737 Max Crash Victims Seek Revival Of C...
Government officials in Washington met with about a dozen family members of people killed when a Boeing 737 Max crashed in Ethiopia in 2019.
The families want the Justice Department to revive a criminal charge against the company.
Boeing reached a settlement ... Read More
UN: Conflict, Climate Change Driving Hundreds of Millions In...
A new analysis of the state of global hunger finds conflict, climate change, and economic shocks are driving an increasing number of people into acute hunger, jeopardizing gains made over previous years in achieving the United Nations’ Sustainable Development goal ... Read More
Rwanda Says It Is Ready For Migrants Deported From UK
The Rwandan government said Tuesday it welcomes the decision by the British parliament to approve its migrant deportation bill.
The legislation was finally pushed through late on Monday, two years after it was first proposed.
Speaking on Tuesday, government spokesperson Alaine Mukuralindasaid that Rwanda ... Read More
Britain’s Home Secretary Defends Deal To Deport Asylum...
James Cleverly
Britain’s home secretary on Tuesday touted Britain’s newly approved migrant deportation deal with Rwanda as a "new and creative" deterrent to an old and growing problem, but said he took seriously criticism by the U.N. refugee agency that ... Read More
African Leaders Meet In Nigeria To Discuss Terrorism
A high-level Africa counterterrorism summit opened Monday in Nigeria with hundreds of delegates from around the world. Africa has become the world's epicenter of terrorism. Leaders at the summit hope to change that through regional cooperation and partnerships.
The summit was ... Read More