Buhari’s Relative Kidnapped In Nigeria
President Mahammadu Buhari
Police say gunmen have kidnapped a traditional ruler in Daura who is distantly related to Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari.
Musa Umar was seized on Wednesday evening from in front of his house by abductors who fired shots into ... Read More
Liberian President Back In Office After Snake Scare
President George Weah
Liberia's President and former international football star George Weah, has resumed working from his official office, exactly two weeks after he abandoned it because two snakes were found in the building where it is located.
The building had ... Read More
The New Spring On The Ancient Silk Road
China's President, Xi Jinping
The second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation (BRF) has been held successfully in Beijing from Thursday, April 25 to Saturday, 27, under the theme: “Belt and Road Cooperation: Shaping a Brighter Shared Future”.
Nearly 5,000 ... Read More
Media Freedom Is Pivotal To Fighting Corruption In Africa ...
Jeremy Hunt - United Kingdom Secretary for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
Mr Jeremy Hunt, the United Kingdom Secretary for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, said one factor that could aid African nations to crackdown on corruption was by strengthening and sustaining ... Read More
Pope Calls For Evacuation Of Refugees In Libya, Prays For So...
Pope Francis
Pope Francis on Sunday called for the evacuation of refugees held in detention camps in Libya as fighting in the country escalates.
Speaking after the Regina Caeli prayer at the Vatican, Francis said the already grave conditions of those ... Read More
Morocco Is First African Country To Donate To Rebuild France...
Morocco’s King Mohammed VI (right) and French President Emmanuel Macron. Pic credit: Morocco World News
Following the over $1 billion that has been accumulated from donations across the world to restore the fire-ravaged Notre-Dame cathedral, debates are ongoing over whether ... Read More
World Press Freedom Day 2019: Ethiopia, Ethiopian In Thick O...
The 2019 edition of the United Nation’s World Press Freedom Day will take place in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa. A move that is allied to reform efforts by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s administration.
The main celebration of the UNESCO-led day will ... Read More
Egypt Hosts African Leaders Discussing Sudan Protests, Libya...
African leaders are meeting in Egypt on Tuesday where they will address developments in Sudan and Libya, in the first emergency summits since the two nations were rocked by popular protests and an invasion on the capital respectively.
In Sudan, protests ... Read More
Ethiopia, Gambia Most Improved While Ghana Falters In 2019 P...
While media freedoms and the working environment for journalists across the world generally declined, there were glimmers of hope in Sub-Saharan Africa where Ethiopia and The Gambia had marked improvements in the 2019 Press Freedom Index by Reporters Without Borders ... Read More
South Africa Must Prosecute Perpetrators Of Xenophobic Attac...
The South African government has been tasked to take strong action over its citizens involved in a recent flare up of xenophobic violence in the country.
Two human rights groups are calling for urgent investigations, arrests and prosecutions of persons believed ... Read More