Tags GENERAL AU expresses ‘deep concern’ over escalating tensions in northern Ethiopia Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat has expressed “deep concern” over the escalating tensions in northern
Tags GENERAL Zanzibar registered cargo ship missing in Indian Ocean The Tanzania Shipping Agencies Corporation (TASAC) said on Thursday a Zanzibar-registered cargo ship and its five Tanzanian crew members that
Tags GENERAL South Sudan says not blocking humanitarian aid, fuel trucks; UN says no movement yet While the United Nations accepts South Sudan’s assurances that it is not blocking humanitarian aid trucks, the vehicles are not
Tags GENERAL Egypt’s Suez Canal rescue teams prevent sinking of cargo ship The Suez Canal rescue teams prevented a cargo ship from sinking before passing through the waterway, the Suez Canal Authority
Tags GENERAL Nigerian leader calls for regional counter-terrorism effort to address poverty, inequality Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Monday called for the establishment of a regional counter-terrorism center that will serve as a
Tags GENERAL UN says heavy rains to affect about 770,000 people in Somalia The April-June rainy season in Somalia is expected to affect some 770,000 people, the UN Office for the Coordination of
Tags GENERAL Death toll climbs to 62 in Central African Republic shipwreck The death toll from a shipwreck that occurred Friday in the Central African Republic (CAR) has risen to 62, locals
Tags GENERAL Over 180 Nigerian schoolchildren killed, 1,680 others abducted in 10 years: UNICEF More than 180 Nigerian schoolchildren have been killed and 1,680 others abducted in the most populous African country over the
Tags GENERAL Shipwreck kills 8 in central Mozambique At least eight people, including six children, died and two are missing in a shipwreck on Monday in Mozambique’s district
Tags GENERAL Over 5,000 inmates in Uganda infected with conjunctivitis The Uganda Prisons Service (UPS) announced on Tuesday that more than 5,000 inmates in the country have been diagnosed with