Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari hosts Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali in Abuja amid lingering crisis in Tigray
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday hosted Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali of Ethiopia in Abuja, Nigeria, and both leaders...
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COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Africa driven by the BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron sub-variants in South Africa
New COVID-19 cases in Africa continued to rise for the third consecutive week, with South Africa's National Institute for Communicable...
Top Biden official suggests China is no match for the U.S. when it comes to doing ‘sustainable’ business in Africa
United States Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and Environment, Jose W. Fernandez, who traveled to South Africa...
President Biden congratulates son of late dictator and Philippines President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
The United States government on Wednesday congratulated President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on his election as the Philippines’ next president.
White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan meets with President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi of Egypt as human rights organizations decry widespread abuses
The United States National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and National Security Council Coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa...
IMF approves $456 million extended credit facility arrangement for Mozambique with $91 million available for immediate disbursement, says money will support recovery and reduce debt
he executive board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved $456 million three-year extended credit facility arrangement for Mozambique...
WHO chief Tedros accuses Abiy government of intentionally starving Tigrayans to death
Speaking at his regular weekly press briefing in Geneva, Switzerland, just days after returning from war-torn Ukraine, Mr. Ghebreyesus recalled...
Amnesty International warns one-year ‘state of siege’ being used as a tool to crush dissent in DRC with dozens of critics arbitrarily detained in North Kivu and Ituri provinces
A State of Siege, which is similar to a state of emergency, enforced in the North Kivu and Ituri provinces by the...
Africa’s only COVID-19 vaccine production plant Aspen Pharmacare may have to shut down as no one wants to buy their Johnson & Johnson vaccine too risky to be used in the U.S. because of a dangerous clotting condition called ‘thrombosis’
Africa’s only COVID-19 vaccine production plant, Aspen Pharmacare, located in South Africa, may finally have to shut down as no...
‘My time in Kyiv has brought back those very painful and vivid memories of fear, pain and loss’ from Ethiopia, WHO chief says, standing in front of a destroyed building in Irpin, Ukraine
The World Health Organization Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus visited Kyiv, Ukraine, late last week, to assess things for...
G7 expresses concern over Hong Kong chief executive selection: This is ‘part of a continued assault on political pluralism and fundamental freedoms’
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President Felix Tshisekedi’s Eastern DR Congo’s human rights crisis worsens after year of martial law
Democratic Republic of the Congo President Felix Tshisekedi’s declared martial law in Ituri and North Kivu, two eastern DRC provinces,...
US Ambassador to DR Congo Michael Hammer says free speech is ‘foundational’ to democracy
Michael Hammer has served as the U.S. Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of the Congo since September of 2018. As...
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President Felix Tshisekedi’s Eastern DR Congo’s human rights crisis worsens after year of martial law
Democratic Republic of the Congo President Felix Tshisekedi’s declared martial law in Ituri and North Kivu, two eastern DRC provinces,...
Joe Biden nominates Joey R. Hood to serve as U.S. Ambassador to Tunisia
President Joseph R. Biden Jr. on Friday nominated Joey R. Hood, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class...
A year after Niger’s first democratic transition of power, progress must start with President Mohamed Bazoum
Mohamed Bazoum became President of Niger in April of 2021 after he won a February run-off election. His predecessor, Mahamadou...