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Heads of states and officials from different nations met in Doha on Sunday for the opening of the 5th United Nations Conference on the least developed countries. The conference opened with remarks from the president of the conference…

Africa's public health agency says countries with deadly cholera outbreaks on the continent have no "immediate access" to vaccines amid a global supply shortage. The acting director of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and…

Leaders from Gulf of Guinea neighbor countries Benin, Ghana, Ivory Coast and Togo met in Accra. It was their first major talks on boosting collaboration. The nations which are part of the 2017 Accra Initiative seek to better cooperate in…

Representatives of 24 African countries are calling on developed countries to meet their financial commitments to help the continent adapt to climate change ahead of the UN World Climate Conference (COP27) scheduled to take place in Egypt…

The leaders of the Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has agreed on a regional strategy to deal with global warming over the next 10 years. Members of the regional organisation, in agreement with the European Union, plan to spend…

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Senegal, Macky Sall and his counterpart took part in the Senegal-Turkey business forum then held a press conference. President Macky Sall hosted his Turkish counterpart, on an official…

Britain has announced its intensions to ban travels from six southern African countries, after South Africa detected a new Covid-19 variant. All flights are set to be suspended from South Africa, Namibia, Lesotho, Eswatini, Zimbabwe and…

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…

The Economic Community of West African States ECOWAS says it is working assiduously to ensure that the region has access to COVID-19 vaccines. Addressing members of ECOWAS Parliament at the ongoing 2nd Ordinary Session held virtually,…

Around 328 Ethiopians have returned home from Middle Eastern countries in recent days, an Ethiopia Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) official said. Speaking to journalists, Dina Mufti, Spokesperson for MoFA, said 328 Ethiopian nationals…