Africa Lead Story African Agriculture Without African Farmers With the passing of the United Nations’ highly contested Food Systems Summit last month, the task of “feeding the world”... BY Hussein Habibata October 11, 2021 0 Comment
Africa Lead Story Ethiopia’s Tura, Kenya’s Chepngetich Win At Chicago Marathon Ethiopia’s Seifu Tura Abdiwak won the Chicago men’s marathon on Sunday and Kenya’s Ruth Chepngetich the women’s race. The 24-year-old... BY Hussein Habibata October 11, 2021 0 Comment
Africa Lead Story In Tanzania, Gurnah’s Nobel Prize Win sparks Both Joy And... The awarding of the Nobel Prize in literature to Zanzibar-born writer Abdulrazak Gurnah has drawn celebration and sparked lively debate... BY Hussein Habibata October 11, 2021 0 Comment
Africa Lead Story Colombian Nun Abducted In 2017 Freed In Mali A Franciscan nun from Colombia kidnapped by jihadis in Mali in 2017 was freed Saturday, a statement from Mali’s presidential... BY Hussein Habibata October 11, 2021 0 Comment
Africa Lead Story Macron Faces Anger Of Young Africans At Meeting French President Emmanuel Macron faced the frustration of young people from across Africa on Friday over a range of issues,... BY Hussein Habibata October 8, 2021 0 Comment
Africa Lead Story WHO Launches Strategy To Vaccinate 40% Of World Against COVID... The U.N. secretary-general and the head of the World Health Organization launched an ambitious strategy Thursday to have 40% of... BY Hussein Habibata October 8, 2021 0 Comment
Africa Lead Story Burkinabe Ex-Leader Compaore To Snub Sankara Assassination Trial Former Burkina Faso President Blaise Compaore is the main defendant in the trial on the 1987 murder of his predecessor.... BY Hussein Habibata October 8, 2021 0 Comment
Africa Lead Story Nigerian Central Bank To Launch Digital Currency Within Days –... The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) will launch the eNaira, its digital currency, in a couple of days from now,... BY Hussein Habibata October 8, 2021 0 Comment
Africa Lead Story South Sudan Flooding Affects More Than 600,000: UN At least 623,000 people have been affected by widespread flooding in South Sudan since May, with many forced to flee... BY Hussein Habibata October 8, 2021 0 Comment
Africa Lead Story Nigeria Rescues 187 People From Kidnappers Nigerian security agents on Thursday rescued 187 people who had been abducted by armed gangs in the northwestern state of... BY Hussein Habibata October 8, 2021 0 Comment