Talk Africa: Powering Africa
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa declared a national state of disaster in February, in response to the country’s drawn-out energy crisis. The country has...
Burkina Faso buries exhumed remains of murdered ex-leader Sankara
Burkina Faso’s former President Thomas Sankara, was reburied Thursday, eight years after his body was exhumed as part of an investigation.
Sankara’s body, and those...
South Sudan’s president calls on refugees to return home
South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has urged the country’s more than 2 million refugees to return home in his first meeting with displaced people since civil...
Talk Africa: The 36th AU Summit
Heads of State and Government gathered in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, for the 36th African Union (AU) summit under the theme: Acceleration of the AfCFTA.
The...
Wang Yi reiterates resolute opposition to ‘Taiwan independence’
Wang Yi, director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on Saturday answered questions...
Second batch of 12 cheetahs from Africa to arrive in India...
A second group of 12 cheetahs from Africa is on the way to India as part of a reintroduction project.
India's Principal Chief Conservator of...
Over 70 migrants presumed dead in shipwreck off Libyan coast
At least 73 migrants are reported missing and presumed dead following a tragic shipwreck off the Libyan coast on Tuesday, the United Nation’s International...
World marks International Childhood Cancer Day
Childhood cancer incidence in sub-Saharan Africa is estimated at 56.3 per million population. And current World Health Organization (WHO) projections suggest that Africa will...
Rwanda’s genocide suspect Felicien Kabuga trial resumed as new witness details...
The trial of Rwanda’s genocide suspect Felicien Kabuga will resume on Wednesday.
Kabuga's lawyers present will continue to cross-examine the testimony of a male witness...
UN launches solar mini-grids program to increase access to energy in...
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Somalia have launched an ambitious solar minigrids program to increase access to electricity in the country.
UNDP Resident...