Africa

Maj.-Gen. Richard Gyane, the commandant, Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC), Accra, Ghana, says the ECOWAS sub-region is now...

PORT SUDAN  The Sudanese Health Ministry on Friday announced that the death toll from the cholera outbreak has risen to...

GENEVA The UN Children's Agency (UNICEF) said Friday that children in Burundi are bearing the brunt of the pox outbreak...

BAMAKO, Mali The Niger military administration on Friday postponed the start of the new academic year in schools and universities...

NAIROBI, Kenya South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has reiterated Africa’s demand for permanent representation in the UN Security Council (UNSC)....

KANO, Nigeria Nigerian authorities are warning of potential severe flooding in 11 states following Cameroon's decision to release water from...

ACCRA, Ghana Ghana’s main opposition party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), led nationwide protests on Tuesday, accusing the Electoral Commission...

MOGADISHU, Somalia Somalia announced on Wednesday that it has apprehended a senior member of the terrorist organization al-Shahaab in the...

Chad, the World Health Organisation and other partners renewed their commitment to eradicating Guinea-worm disease, also known as Dracunculiasis, during...

KIGALI, Rwanda The European Union on Tuesday announced new funding worth €40 million (about $44.4 million) for local manufacturing and...