East-Africa
MSF Expands Migrant Aid as Thousands More Leave South Africa
Thousands of migrants have departed South Africa after targeted attacks and mounting pressure from anti-migrant groups calling for undocumented migrants to leave.…
Topic
Economy
East-Africa
Zambia Set to Sign Revised Health Deal With United States
Zambia is poised to sign a five-year, U.S.$1.5 billion health funding agreement with the United States after reaching a resolution over the…
West-Africa
Nigeria Warns UN Cash Crisis Must Not Harm Developing Countries
Nigeria has urged the United Nations not to allow its ongoing liquidity crisis to weaken human rights assistance for developing and conflict-affected…
Central-Africa
Illicit Drug Trade Turns Streets Into Pharmacies Across Central Africa
More than 250 tons of medical products were confiscated in Central Africa over six years, according to a new UN report highlighting…
West-Africa
Nigeria Opposes Ex-Minister’s Attempt to Cite UK Acquittal in Asset Case
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is urging a Nigerian court to dismiss Diezani Alison-Madueke’s bid to use her acquittal in the…
Southern-Africa
Namibia Takes Steps to Contain Outbreak After EU Suspends Meat Imports
Namibia is moving to contain a foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in the //Kharas Region after President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah warned that the spread could…
Southern-Africa
Anti-Migrant Vigilantes Disrupt South Africa’s Reopening of Asylum Applications
Tension erupted at the Home Affairs Refugee Reception Centre in Durban when about 15 anti-immigrant demonstrators confronted asylum seekers waiting in line.…
West-Africa
Mali Army Retakes Kidal With Support From Russia
Mali’s army, supported by Russian paramilitary forces, has regained control of the northern town of Kidal after Tuareg separatists declared a “strategic…
East-Africa
Hailstorm Leaves a Trail of Destruction in Zimbabwean Town
Large hailstones battered Masvingo in southeastern Zimbabwe, damaging homes, vehicles and other property. Residents said unusually large chunks of ice struck the…
West-Africa
Ghana Establishes New Agency to Pursue Opportunities in Global Space Economy
Ghana is preparing to elevate its space ambitions by converting the Ghana Space Science and Technology Institute (GSSTI) into a fully fledged…
West-Africa
Nigeria Orders Investigation Into Military Plane Crash in Ondo
A Nigerian Air Force ATR-42 carrying 25 passengers and seven crew members crashed into a swamp near a naval base in Igbokoda,…
