Talk Africa: Good governance in Africa
The Mo Ibrahim Foundation released the 2018 Ibrahim Index of Africa Governance (IIAG) report this week. Over the last decade,
Palestinian President visits Egypt for talks with El-Sisi
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is in Egypt, where he is scheduled to meet President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi for bilateral talks.
Russian-made fighter plane crashes in Egypt
A Russian-made MiG-29 fighter plane crashed during a training flight in Egypt on Saturday, Russia’s state-controlled United Aircraft Corporation was
China takes over UN Security Council presidency
The People’s Republic of China will lead the United Nations Security Council through November, taking over the rotating presidency from
EU recalls envoy to Tanzania “to discuss the situation in Tanzania”
The European Union on Saturday said it had recalled its chief representative in Tanzania, following reports the government there had
Uganda to roll out anti-Ebola vaccination exercise
Uganda Ebola Ebola outbreak Uganda will roll out an anti-Ebola vaccination exercise next week, targeting front-line health workers deployed in
South Sudan frees Machar’s associates from prison
The South Sudanese government has freed two associates of rebel leader Riek Machar from prison, the latest development in the
U.S. to end trade benefits for Mauritania over forced labor
U.S. President Donald Trump intends to end trade benefits for Mauritania on Jan. 1 for not making sufficient progress on
Tanzania opposition leader charged with sedition after statement on clash
A Tanzanian opposition leader was charged on Friday with sedition and inciting hatred days after he said scores died in
Egypt tightens security as funerals for Christians killed by gunmen continue
Coptic Christians in the Egyptian city of Minya prepared to bury their dead on Saturday, a day after militants ambushed