Africa
Donors pledge $30 billion for Africa’s agriculture
KIGALI, Rwanda Africa’s development partners committed $30 billion Friday to agricultural development and food sovereignty on the continent during the...
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South Africa concludes deal to send cheetahs to India
JOHANNESBURG South Africa reached a deal with India to reintroduce cheetahs to the South Asian country and will be sending...
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France rebukes Russian accusations on Africa as ‘shameless lies
ANKARA France on Thursday hit back at accusations made by Russia's foreign minister that it was interfering in the domestic...
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Ethiopia’s premier in Sudan for talks on bilateral issues
KHARTOUM, Sudan Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, who arrived in Sudan's capital Khartoum on Thursday, met the North African country's...
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US operation kills senior Daesh/ISIS operative in northern Somalia
Bilal al-Sudani killed alongside 10 Daesh/ISIS operatives in 'mountainous cave complex,' say US officials WASHINGTON A US military raid in...
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UN calls for talks between Rwanda, DRC after shooting targeting Congolese fighter jet
DOUALA, Cameroon A UN diplomat expressed deep concern Thursday over a shooting incident targeting a Congolese fighter jet in the...
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Death toll in DR Congo boat accident put at 72
KIGALI, Rwanda At least 72 people are confirmed to have died after a motorized boat capsized last week in a...
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Death toll in bomb attack on Nigerian herders climbs to 40: Official
40 corpses recovered from site of attack in north-central Nasarawa state LAGOS, Nigeria The death toll from a bomb blast...
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Tropical storm Cheneso kills 16 in Madagascar
KIGALI, Rwanda At least 16 people have been killed while 19 are missing after strong tropical storm Cheneso hit Madagascar,...
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US government restricts visas to Nigerians ahead of polls
KANO, Nigeria The United States has announced the restriction of visas to Nigerians weeks ahead of general elections in the...
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