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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was meeting Kenyan leaders on Monday on a surprise visit to Nairobi, as Moscow and Kyiv both seek to bolster support from African nations over the war in Ukraine. Lavrov's trip to the East African…

In working-class neighborhoods on the outskirts of Athens, Spiros Richard Hagabimana is going door-to-door in an election campaign that could see him become Greece's first Black lawmaker. It is a remarkable journey for Hagabimana, who…

The United Nations humanitarian response plan is seeking $2.56 billion to help people affected by the crisis in Sudan, a senior U.N. official said on Wednesday, while the U.N. refugee agency is also seeking more funding to assist those…

The Niger Cultural Troupe, (Gwape International) complain that, inadequate funding by the state government cripples it’s activities at promoting culture and tourism in the state. The Director of Culture/Head of Department, Performing…

The United States’ cultural affairs representative in Nigeria, Ms. Julie Mckay, has assured the creative industry of her nation’s support for the Film sector’s expansion. She made the assurance on Friday in Jos while touring cultural…

The National Association of Nigeria Travel Agencies (NANTA) has called on the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) to intervene on the issue of high fares charged by foreign airlines and the closing of lower…

US first lady Jill Biden got an up-close look Sunday at the historic East Africa drought as she walked along arid land and listened as some Maasai women described how their children and livestock are going hungry. She appealed for more…

As Somalia continues to experience a historic drought, pushing millions of Somalians into acute food insecurity the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), announced that it will substantially strengthen its support to…

International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva confirmed that Ghana has sought debt treatment under the Common Framework platform supported by the Group of 20 major economies. Ghana requested on Tuesday to restructure…

A Liberian man Alieu Kosiah, convicted of 22 counts of war crimes including rape, murder and an act of cannibalism is seeking to overturn the judgment at an appeal trial that opened in Switzerland on Wednesday where he also faces new…