US Urges Senegalese President Sall To Restore Senegal’...
Antony Blinken - US Secretary of State
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday urged Senegalese President Macky Sall to restore Senegal's electoral calendar and timeline for presidential transition, the U.S. State Department said after a call between the two ... Read More
For West African Juntas, CFA Franc Pits Sovereignty Against ...
Burkina Faso's new leader Captain Ibrahim Traore arrives for a ceremony to honor soldiers killed in an earlier ambush in Gaskinde, in Ouagadougou on Oct. 8, 2022.
Days after Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger announced last month they were quitting ... Read More
UN Security Council Concerned About ‘Escalating Violen...
The U.N. Security Council said Monday that it was concerned by "escalating violence" in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, condemning in a statement the offensive launched this month by M23 rebels near Goma.
Clashes have intensified recently between the ... Read More
Togbe Afede Invited To Harvard’s Africa Development Confer...
Togbe Afede
Togbe Afede XIV, the Agbogbomefia of Asogli, has been invited to be a “distinguished panelist” at thus year’s Harvard’s Africa Development Conference (ADC), set to take place on the 12th and 13th of April 2024 at Harvard University in ... Read More
South Africa President Defends ANC Record In Annual State Of...
Cyril Ramaphosa - South African President
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered his annual State of the Nation address on Thursday using it as a platform to list the ruling African National Congress’ achievements over the past 30 years.
The party, ... Read More
West Africa Bloc Urges Burkina, Niger And Mali Not To Withdr...
The West African regional bloc ECOWAS pushed junta-led Burkina Faso, Niger and Mali to reconsider their decision to quit the political and economic alliance, it said on Thursday, warning of the hardships the move would force on their citizens.
The three ... Read More
US And Kenyan Defence Ministers Highlight Importance Of Secu...
United States Secretary of Defence, Lloyd Austin, highlighted the "important security" partnership the US and Kenya share as he met with his Kenyan counterpart, Aden Bare Duale at the Pentagon on Wednesday.
The meeting follows the signing last September of a ... Read More
UN Launches Appeal To Aid Millions In War-Torn Sudan
As Sudan is about to enter its 10th month of conflict, United Nations agencies launched a $4.1 billion appeal Tuesday to provide urgent aid for 14.7 million people inside Sudan and 2.7 million people who have taken refuge in five ... Read More
UN Chief: ‘Age of Chaos’ Engulfing The World Mus...
António Guterres – UN Secretary-General
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Wednesday that the world has entered an “age of chaos” that is causing a multitude of suffering and thwarting progress – and must be reversed.
“There is so much anger and hate ... Read More
UNHCR Chief Visits Displaced Families In Sudan Amid Escalati...
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, embarked on a poignant journey through Sudan, where he met with families torn apart by the devastating conflict ravaging the nation.
Displaced from their homes and livelihoods by the ongoing turmoil, these families ... Read More