France announces Mali troop pullout and rethink of counterterrorism plan for Sahel
PARIS — France alongside its European and international partners announced Thursday the end of its nine-year military counter-insurgency operation in
Nigeria Seeks to Recover up to $4 Billion in Oil Revenue Losses
Abuja, Nigeria — With rising oil prices, Nigeria is cracking down on oil theft as part of the country’s
Pandemic and Security Top 35th African Union Summit
ADDIS ABABA — The African Union has begun a summit in Addis Ababa, and the theme this year is
Guterres says Africa is ‘source of hope’ for the world
The UN Secretary-General on Saturday said that Africa was “a source of hope” for the world, highlighting the examples of the African Continental Free Trade Area and the Decade of Financial and Economic Inclusion for African Women.
Amid Coups and Covid, Africa Focuses on What’s Most Important: Soccer
Many countries competing in the Africa Cup of Nations are enduring security, economic and political crises, but the tournament offers
Mali Orders Expulsion of French Ambassador
Mali said it is expelling the French ambassador because of “hostile and outrageous” comments by former colonial power France
Teenage COVID-19 Vaccination Process Meets Resistance in Malawi
BLANTYRE — Malawi’s government says is registering low numbers of teenagers taking the COVID-19 vaccine. This is largely because parents
Burkina Faso Bishops urge military junta to focus on common good
Following the coup deposing Burkina Faso’s President Roch Kaboré, local Bishops say the new military junta should serve the people, as the nation faces important challenges, including an Islamist insurgency. Read all
Cases drop for first time as Africa’s fourth COVID-19 wave ebbs
For the first time in Africa since the peak of the Omicron wave, weekly COVID-19 cases dropped significantly and deaths dipped, the World Health Organization (WHO) informed on Thursday.
WFP-backed challenge boosts food system in Rwanda and beyond
Supporting innovations in the food system in Rwanda is the goal of a UN-backed initiative launched in the capital, Kigali, on Wednesday.