Somalia Defuses Tensions at Home, Restores Kenya Ties
The Somali leader dropped his divisive bid to extend his term, and the country also moved to mend fences with
Latest deadly Ebola virus outbreak in DR Congo declared over
The 12th Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), was declared officially over on Monday, just three months after the first case was reported in North Kivu, but it marks the end of the country’s fourth outbreak of the deadly disease in less than three years, said the World Health Organization (WHO).
Cameroonian Startup Creates Soil Analysis Kit for Farming Efficiency
EDéA, CAMEROON — Cameroon farmer Rostand Simeu, 26, last year spent all his savings to start a plantain and banana plantation. But, like all new farmers, he has struggled
Sudan to Receive $400 Million from Saudi Arabia, UAE for Agriculture, State Media Says
CAIRO/KHARTOUM — Sudan will receive $400 million from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to fund agricultural production inputs
Chad’s Veteran Leader Deby Targets Sixth Term in Presidential Vote
Voters in Chad head to the polls Sunday for a presidential election in which Idriss Deby is widely expected to
Malawi Teachers Resume Strike Over COVID-19 Risk Allowances
BLANTYRE, MALAWI — Teachers in Malawi’s public schools have resumed a nationwide strike after the government backed out of a
Pope sends condolences for death of Cardinal Christian Tumi
Pope Francis expresses his condolences for the death of Cardinal Christian Tumi, and praises the Cameroonian Archbishop’s defense of democracy and promotion of human rights.
Eritrea Agrees to Withdraw Troops from Tigray, Ethiopia Says
The announcement comes amid mounting international condemnation of atrocities in Tigray, and days after an American presidential envoy visited Ethiopia’s
Libya: UN envoy hails new national government after years of ‘paralysis and internal divisions’
After years of “paralysis and internal divisions”, progress towards a lasting peace through stable national government and dialogue, is being made in Libya, the top UN envoy for the country said on Wednesday.
Cameroon Election of Octogenarians to Top Posts Draws Mixed Reactions
YAOUNDE, CAMEROON — There have been mixed reactions in Cameroon to 88-year-old President Paul Biya’s orders that his party-dominated