Inclusion And Equity Tops Agenda As ECA Celebrates Spanish L...
In an effort to promote cultural exchange and mutual learning among civilizations, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa celebrated Spanish Language Day on April 26 at the Commission’s headquarters in Addis Ababa. The pomp and fanfare event offered a ... Read More
South Africa Wants to Pull Out Of ICC After Putin Arrest War...
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has said the country will quit the International Criminal Court, which in March issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Ramaphosa made the comments at a joint press conference with visiting Finnish counterpart Sauli ... Read More
Gulf Of Guinea Commission’s Extraordinary Session Underway...
The Third Extraordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Gulf of Guinea Commission (GGC) opened in Accra on Tuesday.
The high-level meeting, convened by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, will discuss strategies for strengthening peace ... Read More
Countries Evacuate Diplomats/Citizens Out Of Sudan
Jordanians evacuated from Sudan arrive at a military airport in Amman, Jordan, April 24, 2023.
Countries are rushing to evacuate their diplomats and citizens from Khartoum, Sudan’s capital as fighting between the two rival factions in the Northeastern African country’s capital ... Read More
UN Chief Calls For Cease-Fire In Sudan To Mark End Of Ramada...
António Guterres – UN Secretary-General
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for an immediate halt to fighting in Sudan on Thursday and appealed for a three-day cease-fire to mark the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan to enable trapped civilians ... Read More
Ugandan Leader Declines To Sign Anti-LGBTQ Bill
President Mr Yoweri Kaguta Museveni
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni declined to sign a bill that would require the death penalty for homosexuality in some cases and sent it back to Parliament for "strengthening."
Museveni's decision was announced late Thursday after he met ... Read More
Nigerian Agency Says Malaria Vaccine Could Protect Millions
Nigeria's National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, announced a provisional approval of the R21 vaccine during a media briefing on Monday.
The regulatory agency's consent came days after Ghana approved the vaccine.
NAFDAC said the vaccine is 70 ... Read More
Syria, Tunisia Reestablish Diplomatic Relations
A handout photo provided by the Tunisian Foreign Ministry shows Tunisian Foreign Minister Nabil Ammar, right, greeting his Syrian counterpart Faisal Mikdad at Tunis–Carthage International Airport, April 17, 2023.
Syria's chief diplomat is on a three-day official visit to Tunisia meant ... Read More
Sudan Fighting: Blinken Says US Diplomatic Convoy Fired Upon...
Fighting raged in Khartoum again on Monday
A US diplomatic convoy came under fire in Sudan on Monday but nobody was hurt, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said.
"This action was reckless, it was irresponsible and of course unsafe," he ... Read More
Nigerian Aviation Workers Block Roads As Strike Over Pay Beg...
Chanting Nigerian aviation workers block roads to the domestic terminal at the start of a two-day protest against working conditions and wages.
Nigerian aviation employees on Monday blocked roads to the domestic terminal of Lagos airport, slowing traffic and threatening to ... Read More