Renowned Zimbabwean Author Receives Africa Freedom Prize
The Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom awards Zimbabwean author Tsitsi Dangarembga (L) the Africa Freedom Prize in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Zimbabwean author Tsitsi Dangarembga received the Africa Freedom Prize in Johannesburg on Thursday, which is awarded to individuals who “have shown ... Read More
Amid Coups, Public Anger, Lessons For West African Leaders A...
A string of coups and heightened anti-French sentiment sweeping across West and Central Africa hold important political and military lessons for African governments and their international partners, analysts tell VOA.
French influence has loomed large over its former colonies in West ... Read More
Biden Administration to Work With Congress On Egypt Aid Conc...
El Sisi
The Biden administration will work with the U.S. Congress on military aid and arms sales to Egypt, the State Department said on Wednesday, after the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee said he would block the aid over ... Read More
The World Bank Fears “Lost Decade” For sub-Sahar...
The World Bank published its growth forecasts for sub-Saharan Africa on Wednesday, expressing fears of a lost decade for the continent, faced with growing instability.
For the current year, growth should reach 2.5%, the institution estimated, compared with 3.6% last year, ... Read More
Moroccans “Proud” To co-host The 2030 FIFA World Cup
Morocco will become the second African country to host a FIFA football world cup after South Africa in 2010.
The footabll's world governing body announced on Wednesday (Oct. 04) that the north African kingdom together with Portugal and Spain will be ... Read More
Ethiopia, EU Sign €650m Cooperation Agreement
Ethiopia and the European Union signed a cooperation agreement worth 650 million euros ($680 million), on Tuesday (Oct. 3).
Jutta Urpilainen, the EU commissioner for international partnerships, announced the agreement during a press conference with Ethiopian Finance Minister Ahmed Side in ... Read More
Kenyan President Welcomes UN Resolution on Haiti Interventio...
Kenya's President William Ruto
Kenyan President William Ruto has welcomed a new resolution approved Monday by the U.N. Security Council authorizing a foreign security mission to intervene in Haiti. Ruto said he hopes the so-called Multinational Security Support Mission his country ... Read More
Egypt President el-Sissi to Run For a Third Term
El Sisi
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi on Monday confirmed he will run for a new term in elections scheduled for December.
The president announced his candidacy at the end of a three-day national conference called the “Story of Homeland” attended by ... Read More
WHO Announces 2nd Malaria Vaccine Recommendation
The World Health Organization on Monday announced the recommendation of a second malaria vaccine, with the aim of giving countries a cheaper and more readily available option to tackle the deadly disease.
Developed by Oxford University with the help of the ... Read More
African Development Bank Launches Digital Platform To Drive ...
The African Development Bank has launched a digital platform to help drive business linkages in Madagascar, the island country southeast of Africa.
The Mada Business Linkage is a B2B digital platform that interconnects registered businesses operating in Madagascar.
A statement issued by ... Read More