Ukrainian Foreign Minister’s South Africa Visit Oversh...
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, left, looks on during his meeting with his South African counterpart Naledi Pandor as they hold a joint press conference in Pretoria, South Africa, Nov. 6, 2023. (Jacoline Schoonees/DIRCO/Handout via Reuters)
The conflict in Gaza, rather ... Read More
More Than 20 Killed Iin Sudan After Shell Hits Market: NGO
More than 20 people were killed Sunday after shells hit a market in a suburb of the Sudanese capital Khartoum, a committee of pro-democracy lawyers said in a statement.
It was the latest bloodshed in the fighting since April between the ... Read More
Cameroon: Paul Biya Marks 41 Years In Power
Paul Biya
Cameroonian President Paul Biya is marking on Monday (Nov. 06) his 41 year-rule over the central African nation.
Last year, thousands gathered in the capital, Yaoundé, for the ocasion but the president did not attend.
Paul Biya, a former Prime ... Read More
Nigeria, French Foreign Affairs Ministers Talk Regional Issu...
Nigeria's Foreign affairs minister Yusuf Tuggar hosted his French counterpart in Abuja on Friday (Nov. 03).
The officials discussed ECOWAS political efforts in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger.
They also oversaw the signing of an agreement between the French Agency for Development ... Read More
Senegal: People Demonstrated In Support Of Palestinians
Thousands of people demonstrated around the world on Saturday, in support of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip hit by Israeli bombing in retaliation for Hamas's bloody attack on October 7.
In Senegal, 200 supporters were gathered outside the Grand Mosque in ... Read More
Rwanda Announces Visa-Free Travel For All Africans
Rwanda announced Thursday that it will allow Africans to travel visa-free to the country, becoming the latest nation on the continent to announce such a measure aimed at boosting free movement of people and trade to rival Europe’s Schengen zone.
President ... Read More
King Charles Highlights British Defence Cooperation On Third...
Britain's King Charles III attends a military welcome ceremony during his visit at the Mtongwe Naval Base in Mombasa, Kenya, November 2, 2023. Brian Inganga/Pool via REUTERS
King Charles and Queen Camilla on Thursday watched UK-trained Kenyan marines stage a mock ... Read More
UK PM Sunak Discusses Situation In Gaza With Egypt’s S...
Rishi Sunak
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi spoke on Wednesday to discuss the situation in Gaza and the wider Middle East, Sunak's office said in a statement following the call.
Sunak's office said the pair "discussed ... Read More
British King Expresses Regret for Brutal Suppression of Keny...
Prince Charles
Britain’s King Charles said Tuesday there is “no excuse” for the “abhorrent and unjustifiable acts of violence” committed against Kenyans during the East African nation’s struggle for independence from British colonial rule.
The monarch made the acknowledgement during a state ... Read More
The U.S. African Growth And Opportunity Act (AGOA)
South Africa will host the annual African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Forum in Johannesburg from Nov 2-4 to discuss the United States' flagship trade programme for the continent.
Here are some key facts about AGOA:
WHAT IS AGOA?
The African Growth and ... Read More