Africa

Somalia has gained full membership of the East African Community (EAC). At a brief ceremony at the EAC headquarters in Arusha, Tanzania, Somalia’s Minister of Commerce and Industry, Jibril Abdirashid Haji, presented the instrument of…

Senegalese president Macky Sall was handed the report written following the national dialogue he convened last week. Before the launch of the dialogue, the leader said he'd rely on the recommendations of the report to set a new date to…

Judges at the International Crime Court (ICC) have ruled that prosecutors can bring a hearing on charges against a fugitive Ugandan warlord despite his absence. Joseph Kony was the leader of the notorious Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA),…

South Africa's navy has joined the search for a six-year-old girl which has transfixed the country. Joslin Smith disappeared from outside her home in Saldanha Bay, near Cape Town, two weeks ago. The 300 naval officers join rescuers…

U.S. has imposed sanctions on Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa, the First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa, the Vice President Constantino Chiwenga and 8 other senior officials. The United States' Department of the Treasury’s Office of…

Algeria has pledged that it will support Mozambique in its fight against terrorism in the northern province of Cabo Delgado, Mozambique's news agency AIM reported Monday. Summarizing a four day working visit to Algeria, Mozambican…

Sudan’s Defense forces commander Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has conditioned acceptance of AU mediation on membership reinstatement. Citing a statement from theruling Sovereignty Council local media reported that, al-Burhan expressed “Sudan’s…

Stakeholders of research and education in Africa are set to gather to deliberate and determine a clear path to a more sustainable future and prepare to tackle emerging challenges and realities in a 2024 conference organized by the West and…

African airlines have marked their fourth safe year in a row, after registering no fatal accident again in 2023, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA) aviation safety review for 2023. The IATA review, which was…

A Ghanaian chef's attempt to break the world record for the longest cooking marathon has failed, after breaking the rules set by the Guinness World Records. Chef Failatu violated the rest break rules, her team said on Sunday, resulting…