A proposed bill in the US Senate, titled “Disengaging Entirely from the United Nations Debacle” (Defund Act), is raising serious concerns about the future of the UN and its relationship with the ...

International mining stakeholders are increasing their access to Africa’s mineral resources through joint ventures, acquisitions and stakes in local projects. Meanwhile, African countries and ...

President Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno of Chad recently received a presentation from Yvon Sana Bangui, governor of the Bank of the Central African States (BEAC), featuring samples of a new series of coins ...

Dangerously high temperatures have forced schools across South Sudan to close for the second year in a row, APA learnt on Monday. Save the Children warned in a statement that the shutdown puts ...

Ethiopia-Somalia relations appear to be on the mend as the latter finally accepts the inclusion of Ethiopian troops within the African Union Support and Stabilization Mission (AUSSOM) which began in ...

Four of the ten most wanted former world leaders being hunted over their role in crimes committed during their time in office are from Africa namely, The Gambia, Sudan, the Central African Republic ...

Faced with an increase in fatal accidents in artisanal mines, the authorities in Mali are adopting new measures to regulate the gold mining industry. The move is seen as strategic for the national ...

A few months ago, life took a sudden twist for 57-year-old Angela Dukpe (name changed), residing in a village in Gwer West Local Government Area of Benue state in northern Nigeria, when a painless ...

Ethiopia is close to securing membership of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) with the final round of negotiations are set for late February or early next month, a senior official has disclosed.

So far, there has been no human infection from 15 specimens tested from 20 suspected cases while awaiting the result of five samples pathogenic avian Influenza (H5N1) outbreak in poultry, commonly ...

President Bassirou Diomaye Faye unveiled the “Technological New Deal” (NDT) on Monday, an ambitious national strategy designed to accelerate Senegal’s digital transformation and establish it as a key ...

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has unveiled plans for a $600 million investment in Ghana’s private sector, focusing on expanding the country’s garment and agro-processing industries. The ...