African News
Germany to donate 100 000 mpox vaccine doses to combat outbreak in Africa
By: Reuters 26th August 2024 Germany will donate 100 000 mpox vaccine doses from its military stocks to help contain the outbreak on the African continent in the short term as... →
Ghana presidential contenders promise to ease hardship as campaign ramps up
By: Reuters 26th August 2024 The two main contenders in Ghana's presidential election have launched duelling manifestos promising fiscal stability, jobs and a path out of the... →
Libya armed mobilisation causes concern, UN says
By: Reuters 23rd August 2024 The United Nations (UN) Libya mission said late on Thursday it was concerned about reports of forces mobilising in Tripoli and threats of force to... →
Egypt plans to return oil, gas production to normal from 2025, PM says
By: Reuters 22nd August 2024 Egypt plans to return oil and gas production to normal levels from 2025 with the help of international partners, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly... →
At least 10 killed by gunmen in northern Nigeria, residents say
By: Reuters 22nd August 2024 Gunmen in Nigeria killed at least 10 farmers on Wednesday in an attack on a village in the northern Niger state, residents said. Armed gangs, known... →
Thailand confirms mpox case is clade 1b, second outside of Africa
By: Reuters 22nd August 2024 Thailand on Thursday confirmed an mpox case reported this week was the clade 1b strain of the virus, the second confirmed case of the variant... →
Aid trucks trickle into Darfur as army pauses delivery ban
By: Reuters 22nd August 2024 A fraction of available aid has passed through the Adre border crossing from Chad into Sudan's hunger-ravaged Darfur region this week following a... →
Committee to call on Lamola, Dirco to provide feedback on efforts to help free two engineers imprisoned in Equatorial Guinea
By: Tasneem Bulbulia 21st August 2024 The families of Frik Potgieter and Peter Huxham, two South African engineers who have been imprisoned in Equatorial Guinea for 558 days, this week... →
