North-Africa
UN Welcomes Libyan Agreement Advancing Efforts Toward National Elections
After more than a decade without national elections, Libya’s rival political factions have agreed on the rules for voting and the make-up…
Topic
Economy
West-Africa
U.S. Often Votes Against African Interests at the United Nations
The United States was the lone country to reject a UN resolution endorsing a new world map designed to more accurately represent…
North-Africa
Spain’s Intelligence Services Were Warned of a Migrant Surge in Ceuta
Declassified Spanish government records reveal that intelligence officials warned authorities one day before a mass migrant crossing into Ceuta, after detecting social…
East-Africa
Zimbabwe Rural Teachers Reduce Workweek to Three Days Amid Low Pay
Rural teachers in Zimbabwe say they will work only three days a week, with the Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ)…
Central-Africa
WFP Says Food Aid Is Critical to Fighting Ebola Outbreak in DR Congo
As Ebola races through eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, the World Food Programme is urging responders to put food assistance at…
West-Africa
Power Blackouts in Gambia Trigger Protests Ahead of December Election
With rolling blackouts fueling mounting public anger ahead of the December presidential election, President Adama Barrow has declared the country’s prolonged electricity…
West-Africa
World Projected to Exceed 1.5°C Global Warming Threshold
The world is likely to breach the 1.5°C global warming limit within the next few years, and even the most favourable outlook…
North-Africa
Algeria’s Niger Deployment: What It Signals Beyond the Jets
Four Algerian aircraft landed in Niamey after mutinous soldiers seized a military base near the capital’s airport and moved toward the presidential…
West-Africa
Liberia Moves Forward With Cocaine Trafficking Case Against Former Vice President
The cocaine-trafficking case involving former Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor is set to move directly toward trial after her lawyers withdrew a request…
Southern-Africa
U.S. HIV Funding Cuts Put Thousands in Namibia at Risk
A looming reduction in U.S. funding for Namibia’s HIV response is triggering concern among organisations supporting people living with HIV, even as…
North-Africa
Three Years After Morocco Earthquake, Survivors Still Await Aid
Nearly three years after a catastrophic earthquake devastated Morocco’s Al Haouz region, killing more than 2,900 people and injuring over 5,500, the…
