Biden and Netanyahu Discuss Peace Efforts, Defense in Call
President Joe Biden discussed Middle East peace efforts and defense cooperation in a phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday, ending a...
Author : Jide Adesina
Zanzibar’s Seif Sharif Hamad dies weeks after getting Covid
IMAGE COPYRIGHTAFP The vice-president of Tanzania’s semi-autonomous islands of Zanzibar has died, nearly three weeks after his party said he had contracted Covid-19. No official...
Hotel Rwanda Film Hero Paul Rusesabagina Held on Terror Charges
Paul Rusesabagina – known for saving more than 1,000 people in the hotel he managed during the 1994 Rwandan genocide, a story later told into...
Libyans Mark 10th Anniversary of Arab Spring Uprising
AP Photo/Francois Mori, File In this Sunday Oct. 23, 2011, file photo, Libyan celebrate at Saha Kish Square in Benghazi, Libya, as Libya’s transitional government...
Arab Whale Khurram Shroff to Highlight Crypto and Blockchains’ potential to redefine African Finance Ecosystem at Africa Digital Finance Summit
FMary Njoki, organizer, Africa Digital Finance Summit seen here with Khurram Shroff, Chairman IBC GroupImage Credit: Supplied Africa Digital Finance Summit’s inaugural event themed “Decentralized...
MMG Gold Risks Termination of Contracts With Govt for Failure to Live Up to Concession Agreement
President George Manneh Weah has warned concession companies operating in the country to live up to their social development mandate or risk replacement. President Weah...
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LISTEN | PRINT By Philippe RATER (AFP) Feb 13, 2021 in World At the initiative of Britain, which boasts of having an effective vaccination program, the...
I’m Ready to Tackle WTO’s Challenges – Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
African Union Commission (AUC) chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat congratulated Ngozi Okonjo after the confirmation. • Ngozi Okonjo is now responsible for supervising and directing the...
UNESCO to Launch Publication on Mapping Research And Innovation in Mozambique
UNESCO will launch a publication titled, “Mapping research and innovation in the Republic of Mozambique” on 18 February 2021 between 10am and 11:30am on zoom....
2,000 Civilians killed in Eastern DR Congo in 2020: UN
More than 88,000 displaced people reside in 22 UN-supported sites in the area. GENEVA: More than 2,000 civilians were killed in three eastern DR Congo...
‘Rebuild, Boost, Transform – Gender Approaches for an inclusive recovery’
On 17 February, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and UN Women will host a high-level virtual roundtable to discuss concrete recommendations on...
UN, AU Chiefs Commend Somalia For Progress in Stabilization Efforts
FILE PHOTO: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres (R, Front) and African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat (L, Front) attend a joint press conference...
Oil Prices Extend Weekly Gains Amid Signs of Improving Global Demand
Despite mixed signals from the International Energy Agency (IEA) oil monthly report, prices extended weekly gains and rose to the highest level in more than...
Build Back Better: Next Steps for Africa’s Response to Covid-19
There are currently 3.5 million confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Africa, according to the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (ACDC). Contrary to initial fears, fatalities...
African Union to Deploy Emergency Team to Guinea Battered by New Ebola Outbreak
The African Union is due to send an emergency team of experts to Guinea as part of efforts aimed to tackle an Ebola outbreak, recently...
We’ll Push More Ghanaians to Global Bodies — Ayorkor Botchwey
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has created a Candidature Unit to ensure that more Ghanaians are appointed to regional bodies such as...
34th AU Summit: New African Union Advisory Board on Corruption appointed
Six (6) new Board Members of the African Union Advisory Board on Corruption have been appointed following their election by the African Union Executive Council...
MTN supports AU’s COVID-19 Vaccination Efforts
The MTN Group has supported the African Union (AU)’s vaccination programme with $25m. This is expected to secure up to seven million doses of the...