Mauritius oil spill: Japan to provide long-term support to island nation
The Japanese government pledged to provide long-term assistance to help Mauritius deal with the cleanup from the devastating oil spill. Japan’s
South Africa’s $30 billion COVID-19 relief package exposed to fraud
South Africa’s auditor general said on Wednesday that some of the money in its 500 billion-rand ($30 billion) COVID-19 relief
Africa launches $14 million program to shore up coffee sector amid COVID-19
The Inter-African Coffee Organization (IACO) said on Wednesday it has jointly launched a 14.3 million U.S. dollar intervention program to
IOM receives new funding to support humanitarian and recovery support in South Sudan
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has received new funding from the United States Agency for International Development’s Bureau for
UN says new polio outbreak in Sudan caused by oral vaccine
The World Health Organization says a new polio outbreak in Sudan is linked to an ongoing vaccine-sparked epidemic in Chad
South Africa police step up effort to curb violence against women
With more than 21,000 cases of gender-based violence reported over the past four months, South African Police Minister Bheki Cele
Jabeur, Harris through to U.S. Open second round as Anderson, Safwat crash out
Tunisian Ons Jabeur and South Africa’s Lloyd Harris are the remaining representatives from Africa at this year’s U.S. Open after
Beating the odds: Kenyan DJ with cerebral palsy uses her feet to entertain
Winfred Wanjiku is a fast-rising star in Kenya’s entertainment industry despite living with disability. A few years back, she did
Schools in Zimbabwe to reopen on Sept.14 for students taking final exam
Zimbabwe will reopen primary and secondary schools this month for students preparing to sit their final exams, six months after
Ugandan aspiring MP arrested for violating COVID-19 guidelines
Police in Mbale City are holding an aspiring Member of Parliament for Industrial City Division, for allegedly holding an illegal