Tags NEWS AU launches month-long continental youth celebrations amid COVID-19 pandemic The African Union (AU) Commission has launched Africa Youth Month, a one-month-long continental celebration focusing on about 75 percent of
Tags GENERAL Separatists kidnap 11 school staff members in Cameroon At least 11 primary school staff members were kidnapped by armed separatists on Tuesday in Kumbo, a town in the
Tags GENERAL South Africa to unlock $62 billion infrastructure investment As South Africa’s growth was projected to shrink by almost 8 percent in 2020, President Cyril Ramaphosa said the government
Tags GENERAL Malawi to open embassy in Jerusalem in 2021 Malawi will open an embassy in Jerusalem by the summer of 2021, Malawian Foreign Minister Eisenhower Mkaka said during his
Tags NEWS Burundi to reopen airspace on Nov. 8 The Burundian government said on Tuesday that it will reopen the country’s international airport on Nov. 8, almost eight months
Tags NEWS Armed attackers kill 4 construction workers in southern Ethiopia An armed attack in Ethiopia’s Oromia regional state has left four construction workers dead, an Ethiopian official said on Tuesday.
Tags NEWS Kenya set to shift to e-visa services in 2021 The Kenyan government on Tuesday announced a shift to e-visa services effective January 1, 2021. The Immigration department said passengers
Tags NEWS At least 32 civilians killed in armed attack in western Ethiopia: rights group An armed attack in Ethiopia’s Oromia regional state has left at least 32 people dead, Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC)
Tags NEWS UPDATE: Provisional numbers in on Alassane Ouattara’s re-election win in Cote d’Ivoire Cote d’Ivoire’s incumbent President Alassane Ouattara has won last Saturday’s presidential election by obtaining over 94 percent of the vote,
Tags NEWS Egypt, France conduct joint naval drills in Mediterranean Sea Egyptian and French naval forces carried out on Tuesday maritime drills in the Mediterranean Sea, the Egyptian Armed Forces said