African News
World Bank, French Development Agency give Uganda aid of over $600-million
By: Reuters 6th September 2024 The World Bank and French Development Agency have given Uganda more than $600-million to fund infrastructure development and manage waste in the... →
UN mission suspects war crimes in Sudan, calls for peacekeeping force
By: Reuters 6th September 2024 Both sides in Sudan's civil war have committed abuses on a large scale which may amount to war crimes or crimes against humanity, a UN-mandated... →
Climate change costs Africa up to 5% of GDP, UN climate head says
By: Reuters 5th September 2024 The impact of global warming is costing African nations up to 5% of their economic output, the United Nations climate chief said on Thursday,... →
Congo receives long-awaited mpox vaccine doses
By: Reuters 5th September 2024 Democratic Republic of Congo received its first batch of mpox vaccines on Thursday, which health authorities hope will help curb an outbreak that... →
UN chief warns Africa's inadequate access to debt relief is recipe for social unrest
By: Reuters 5th September 2024 African countries' inadequate access to debt relief and scarce resources is a recipe for social unrest, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio... →
China offers Africa $51-billion in fresh funding, promises a million jobs
By: Reuters 5th September 2024 President Xi Jinping pledged on Thursday to step up China's support to the world's fastest-growing continent with funding of nearly $51-billion,... →
Egypt's Sisi in Turkey in first visit for 12 years as relations thaw
By: Reuters 4th September 2024 Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi arrived in Ankara on Wednesday for talks with Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan, the first such... →
Tunisian public prosecutor orders detention of presidential candidate Zammel
By: Reuters 4th September 2024 Tunisia's public prosecutor on Wednesday ordered the detention of presidential candidate Ayachi Zammel pending trial, the latest move in what... →
