Africa
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi held talks on Saturday with President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Felix Tshisekedi, also the current chairperson of the African Union, on the latest developments of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) issue. During the meeting, Sisi noted "Egypt's appreciation of the Congolese president's relevant efforts and confidence in ...
At least 15 people have been killed by a landslide at a clandestine gold mine in Guinea's north-eastern Siguiri region. Overhanging rocks collapsed on Saturday morning, crushing some ...
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Mohamed Abdel Aty held talks on Wednesday with U.S. Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa ...
A member of the Hirak protest movement in Algeria has been sentenced to two years in prison for offending Islam and insulting the president. Activists say that Amira ...
Egypt has signed a deal with France to buy 30 Rafale fighter jets, a statement by the Egyptian Armed Forces said Tuesday. "The deal would be financed through ...
A Kenyan doctor who became a vociferous opponent of Covid-19 vaccines has succumbed to the virus, weeks after saying the jabs were "totally unnecessary". Dr Stephen Karanja, chairman ...
The number of people infected with coronavirus in Africa reached over 4.5 million, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday. At least 120,420 people have ...
South Africa will resume its Johnson and Johnson Covid vaccine rollout on Wednesday following recommendations from its cabinet and the health regulatory authority. “It has since been established ...
The Botswana government received a batch of COVID-19 vaccine provided by China's Sinovac on Sunday. Wang Xuefeng, Chinese ambassador to Botswana, said at the handover ceremony that the donation is a gift to Botswana from the Chinese government, a symbol of the two countries' time-tested friendship, and a new milestone in China and Botswana's joint ...
Uganda has rolled out a major COVID-19 vaccination targeting 1.4 million refugees to contain the spread of the virus in the country's crowded refugee resettlements, a UN refugee ...
