Ethiopian Airlines To Resume Daily Flights To Tigray
Ethiopia’s flagship carrier Ethiopian Airlines has announced it will resume daily flights to Tigray region’s capital Mekelle as an African Union-brokered peace deal moves forward.
The national carrier said it would operate daily flights from Wednesday and increase the number of ... Read More
Dutch King Says Slavery Apology Start Of ‘Long Journey...
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte apologizes as he responds to recommendations from a panel of experts to accept the role of the Netherlands in the history of slavery and its current consequences in The Hague, Netherlands Dec. 19, 2022.
Dutch King ... Read More
Ethiopia, Tigray Rebels Agree To African Union Monitoring Te...
Former President Uhuru Kenyatta
Kenya's former president, Uhuru Kenyatta, will travel to Ethiopia's Tigray region to oversee monitoring of last month’s peace deal. Ethiopian federal and Tigray region officials agreed late Thursday at talks in Nairobi to grant the African Union ... Read More
Gambia’s Attempted Coup Blamed On Lack Of Security Ref...
The African Union and the Economic Community of West African States have condemned an alleged coup attempt in Gambia. The Gambian government says it arrested four troops planning to overthrow President Adama Barrow. Political analysts say a lack of security ... Read More
Gambia Foils Alleged Coup Attempt, Arrests Four Soldiers
Gambian authorities have foiled a military coup attempt and arrested four soldiers plotting to overthrow President Adama Barrow's administration, the government said on Wednesday.
The Gambian Armed Forces High Command arrested four soldiers linked to the alleged coup after a military ... Read More
Lots Of Business Deals Reached During The US Africa Summit
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Namibia's President, Hage Geingob, Zambia's President, Hakainde Hichilema and South Africa's Foreign Minister, Naledi Pandor, during the US-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington, Dec. 14, 2022.
Nearly 15 new commitments between U.S. and African ... Read More
UN: International Support Can Pull Back Somalia From Brink O...
U.N. agencies say that large-scale, sustained humanitarian assistance can prevent Somalia’s looming famine from turning into a full-blown disaster in the coming months.
Thanks to generous international support this year, famine in Somalia has been delayed. But the threat of mass ... Read More
Burkina Faso Recalls Ambassador In Ghana Over Akufo-Addo’s...
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.
Burkina Faso is unhappy that Ghana is concerned about the Wagner mercenary group ... Read More
UK Court To Rule On Migrant Deportation Flights To Rwanda
Judges at London's High Court will rule Monday whether the British government's plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda is legal, as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak stakes his future on stopping a record number of migrant arrivals in small boats.
Under ... Read More
South Africa Deploys Army To Power Stations Amid Energy Cris...
The South African government has stationed members of the armed forces at several of the country’s beleaguered power stations, amid rolling blackouts and allegations of sabotage and corruption.
Soldiers have been deployed at four key power generating plants, Vincent Magwenya, a ... Read More