Month: July 2022
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Guinea
Guinea’s Opposition Coalition: At Least Four Shot Dead In Anti-Government Protests
Guinea’s opposition coalition has claimed that at least four people were shot dead and several got injured during a second…
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Kenya
Kenya’s Watchdog Threatens To Suspend Facebook For Failing To Stop Hate Speech
Kenya’s national cohesion watchdog on Friday threatened to suspend Facebook from the country if it doesn’t take immediate steps to…
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Egypt
Egypt’s Foreign Minister Submits Letter To UNSC Rejecting Ethiopia’s Filling Of GERD
Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry on Friday submitted a letter to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), to register his…
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Libya
UN Security Council Extends Political Mission In Libya For Just Three Months
The United Nations (UN) Security Council on Thursday voted to extend its political mission in Libya for only three months…
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Ethiopia
Ethiopian Government Ready To Hold Peace Talks With Tigray Leaders Anytime, Anywhere
The Ethiopian government on Thursday said it is ready to hold peace talks with Tigray leaders at any date and…
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Guinea
ECOWAS Chairman Says Guinean Junta Ready To Reduce Transition Timeline To Two Years
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) chairman and Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embalo on Thursday claimed that Guinea’s…
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Tunisia
Tunisian President: Draft Decree To Be Prepared For Holding Parliamentary Election
Tunisian President Kais Saied on Wednesday said draft decrees will soon be prepared for holding election for a new parliament…
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
Protests Against UN Mission In DR Congo Continue For Third Consecutive Day
Protests against the United Nations mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have continued for a third consecutive day…
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Health
WHO Advises Gay, Bisexual Men To Limit Sex Partners To Control Monkeypox
The World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Wednesday advised the community of men who have sex with…
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Tunisia
Tunisia’s Electoral Commission Says New Constitution Passed In Voting
Tunisia’s electoral commission on Tuesday announced the new constitution has passed in a referendum with a 30.5% turnout, reported The…
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Egypt
IMF Says Egypt Needs To Make Progress On Fiscal And Structural Reform For Support
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday said Egypt needs to make decisive progress on fiscal and structural reform if…
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Mali
Mali’s Foreign Minister Diop Says His Country Not At War With United Nations
Mali’s Foreign Minister on Tuesday said his country was not at war with the United Nations as relations with the…
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Tunisia
Tunisia’s Electoral Commission: Voting Turnout Of Just 27.5% On New Constitution
Tunisia’s electoral commission on Monday announced only 27.5% of 9.3 million registered voters voted on Monday for a controversial referendum…
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Somalia
Somalia’s Parliament Gives More Times To PM Hamza Barre To Form Government
Somalia’s Parliament on Monday agreed to give more time to Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre to form a government, reported…
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South Africa
South African Government Submits Formal Extradition For Gupta Brothers
The South African government on Monday officially submitted a formal application to the United Arab Emirates for extradition of the…
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Tunisia
Tunisians Begin Voting In A Referendum On President Saied’s New Constitution
Tunisians on Monday began voting in a referendum on a new constitution put forward by President Kais Saied, reported The…
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Libya
AU Urges Rival Libyan Factions To Exercise Restraint Following Deadly Clashes
The African Union (AU) has urged rival factions to exercise restraint following clashes between armed groups loyal to Libya’s rival…
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Health
WHO Chief Tedros Declares Monkeypox Outbreak A Global Health Emergency
The World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has declared the rapidly spreading monkeypox outbreak as a ‘Public Health…
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Chad
Chad’s Rebel Groups Ready To Resume Peace-Building Talks With Interim Authorities
Chad’s rebel groups on Friday said they are ready to resume peace-building talks with the interim authorities, after breaking off…
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Kenya
USAID Pledges To Give $255 Million In Emergency Assistance To Kenya
The United States development agency USAID on Friday agreed to give $255 million in emergency assistance to Kenya to tackle…
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Ivory Coast
South African, Ivory Coast Leaders Welcome Russia-Ukraine Grain Supply Agreement
South African and Ivory Coast leaders on Friday lauded a deal signed by Russia and Ukraine that allows wheat and…
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Health
World Bank Approves $100 Million Aid To Africa’s Top Health Body Africa CDC
The World Bank on Friday approved an aid of $100 million to be given to Africa’s main public health body,…
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Sudan
World Bank To Provide $100 Million To WFP To Address Food Insecurity In Sudan
The World Bank on Thursday agreed to provide the United Nation’s World Food Programme (WFP) with $100 million to address…
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Lesotho
Lesotho To Hold General Elections On October 7 After Five Years Of Division
Lesotho is scheduled to hold general elections on October 7, reported The Africa News. The date was revealed in a…
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Health
WHO Lauds Gavi’s Alliance Call For Financial Support For Malaria Vaccine
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday welcomed vaccine alliance Gavi’s call for international financial support of nearly US$ 160…
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