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Chad’s appeal comes as a meeting between the AU chairperson, the chairman of the AU commission and the Russian President scheduled Friday. The African leaders will mediate the war in Ukraine and discuss the release of stocks of grain and…

The party of former Burkinabe ruler Blaise Compaoré urged all citizens to support national reconciliation. In Ouagadougou, CDC leader Eddie Komboïgo, called Burkina's "daughters and sons to advance in the fight for development." The…

The party of ousted Burkina Faso president Roch Marc Christian Kabore has demanded his "immediate release" saying his house arrest is more like detention. "24th January, March 24: it's exactly two months since the military coup d'etat…

A month after the clashes against a French convoy of Operation Barkhane in the Sahel, Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum has called on France to open an investigation into the clashes that took place in November on the route of the military…

Investors have been urged to take advantage of Africa’s arable land to drive sustainable agriculture and increase food production. This was amongst the conclusions of Business leaders and policymakers at the 4th edition of the EU-Africa…

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on authorities in Eswatini to respect the rights of children after schools were closed and a new wave of protests against Africa's last absolute monarchy was suppressed. Guterres said in a…

Former Chairman, Independent National Election Commission (INEC), in Nigeria, Professor Attahiru Jega has said that an overhaul of the electoral system in ECOWAS Member States is critical in achieving credible, free and fair elections in…

Advances in technology and data now allow us to predict and anticipate many disasters before they strike, bringing human suffering, but use of these tools must be massively scaled up against the growing threats to rural livelihoods and food…

The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, has called on Small Island Developing States (SIDS) to foster the power of innovation and digitalization to accelerate the achievement of…

President Xi Jinping has called for "unprecedented ambition and action" from the international community to build a community of life for mankind and nature in order to jointly cope with the challenges from climate change. Chinese…