Africa Headlines
Sat, 17 Jul 2021 17:38:28 GMTEthiopia: Tigray Forces Say 1,000 Ethiopian Soldiers Freed From Captivity
[Nation] The Tigray Peoples Liberation Front (TPLF) has announced release of 1,000 Ethiopian government soldiers who had been in captivity for weeks.
Sat, 17 Jul 2021 13:07:05 GMTNigeria: NBC Bars TV, Radio Stations From Naming Victims of Terrorist Attacks
[This Day] Festus Akanbi
Sat, 17 Jul 2021 17:47:29 GMTNigeria: Buhari - Nigeria's Challenges Will Come to an End
[This Day] President Muhammadu Buhari has said that he is convinced that the challenges confronting Nigeria will certainly come to an end.
Sat, 17 Jul 2021 17:46:43 GMTNigeria: Osinbajo - Leaders Must Be Calm in Crisis Period
[This Day] Says leaders must act in faith always
Sat, 17 Jul 2021 11:09:31 GMTBurundi: Tanzania, Burundi Eye Closer Links
[Daily News] TANZANIA and Burundi have agreed to implement infrastructure projects that connect the two countries, in a grand move that will continue facilitating the movement of people, goods, and services.
Tue, 29 Jun 2021 11:38:47 GMTMauritius: Journalists Receive Training On LGBTQ Reporting
[Government of Mauritius] A training on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) reporting, aimed at familiarising journalists and reporters with different writing techniques to ensure a fair, accurate, and inclusive reporting of LGBTQ ...
Tue, 06 Jul 2021 10:42:40 GMTSierra Leone: Communist Party of China Over the Past 100 Years - Share the Same Destiny With the People Throughout
[Concord] Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to the Republic of Sierra Leone
Tue, 13 Jul 2021 12:35:04 GMTKenya: Key Staff in Bungoma County Assembly to Contest Political Seats
[Nation] With less than 13 months to the next General Elections, a section of members of cabinet, chief officers and directors serving in Bungoma Governor Wycliffe Wangamati's administration have showed interest in running for political seats in next...
Tue, 13 Jul 2021 05:02:38 GMTKenya: Key Staff in Wangamati's Administration Eyeing Political Seats in Next Year's Polls
[Nation] With less than 13 months to the next General Elections, a section of members of cabinet, chief officers and directors serving in Bungoma Governor Wycliffe Wangamati's administration have showed interest in running for political seats in next...
Sun, 18 Jul 2021 08:54:14 GMTNigeria: Covid-19 3rd Wave - Nigerian Govt Places Six States, FCT On Red Alert
[Premium Times] These steps are critical as we begin to see worrisome early signs of increasing cases in Nigeria, officials say.
Sun, 18 Jul 2021 08:54:13 GMTNigeria: Ogun Residents React to Governor's Claim of Completing 325 Projects
[Premium Times] "If I ask him to show us those projects, it might sound rude to him as a governor, but both stakeholders and politicians in Ogun West have heard him and at the appropriate time we would find out."
Sun, 18 Jul 2021 08:54:13 GMTNigeria: Lugard As Pastor Adefarasin's Electoral Act Amendment Devil
[Premium Times] Seventy six years after his death on April 11, 1945 and cremation at the Woking Crematorium, Woking Borough in Surrey, England, poor Frederick John Dealtry Lugard has been killed many times thereafter by Nigerians. Though he died peac...
Sun, 18 Jul 2021 08:54:10 GMTNigeria: Aff's Unique Journey Towards Ending Corruption in Nigeria
[Premium Times] The Foundation's intervention was described as a rare feat in civil society work.
Sun, 18 Jul 2021 08:51:03 GMTBurundi: Samia's State Visit to Burundi - Smooth Trade Beckons
[Daily News] PRESIDENT Samia Suluhu Hassan has instructed the Minister for Industry and Trade Prof Kitila Mkumbo to work on all barriers facing the Tanzanian and Burundian business community.
Sat, 17 Jul 2021 18:19:30 GMTNigeria: "Don't Dare Me," Zamfara Governor Warns Deputy
[Premium Times] "I won't join issue with him but if he dares me, I will give him the treatment he deserves," the Zamfara governor says.
Sat, 17 Jul 2021 18:19:26 GMTNigeria: Bandits Kill Village Head, Kidnap Many in Fresh Attacks
[Premium Times] "In our village alone, 20 people were kidnapped from their farms yesterday afternoon," says a resident of Shinkafi.
Sat, 17 Jul 2021 18:17:31 GMTSouthern Africa: South African Violence Will Damage SADC Region, Warns Nyusi
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi, in his capacity as the current chairperson of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), has warned that the current rioting and looting in South Africa may have knock-on effects throughout t...
Sat, 17 Jul 2021 18:17:31 GMTMozambique: Mrg Metals Confirms Very High Grade Minerals Found At Nhacutse
[AIM] London -- The Australian based mining company MRG Metals on Friday announced that samples taken from its concession at Nhacutse, which lies in its Corridor South project in the southern Mozambican province of Gaza, confirm that Nhacutse contain...
Sat, 17 Jul 2021 18:17:29 GMTMozambique: Number of Active Covid-19 Cases Hits New Record
[AIM] Maputo -- According to the latest statistics from the Mozambican health authorities, the number of active cases of the Covid-19 respiratory disease reached the record figure of 19,923 on Friday.
Sat, 17 Jul 2021 18:16:21 GMTTanzania: Samia in Burundi to Cement Trade and Diplomatic Ties
[East African] Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan on Friday landed at the Melchior Ndadaye International Airport in Bujumbura for a two-day official visit in which she is expected to market her country as an investment destination and sign bilat...
Sat, 17 Jul 2021 18:15:13 GMTEgypt: Mashat Stresses Importance of Cooperation With FAO to Ensure Food Security
[Egypt Online] International Cooperation Minister Rania Mashat asserted the importance of close cooperation between Egypt and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to push forward national plans to achieve food security an...
Sat, 17 Jul 2021 18:15:12 GMTEgypt: Environment Minister - Signing of Document On Egypt's Adaptation Plan to Reduce Risk of Climate Change
[Egypt Online] Environment Minister Yasmine Fouad said on Saturday 17/07/2021 that the signing of a document on formulating and developing Egypt's National Adaptation Plan (NAP) will help reduce the risks of climate change and build resilience throug...
Sat, 17 Jul 2021 18:15:12 GMTEgypt: Tourism Ministry Says Ukrainian Language to Be Added to Hotline to Facilitate Contact With Ukrainian Tourists
[Egypt Online] Deputy Tourism and Antiquities Minister Ghada Shalaby asserted on Saturday 17/07/2021 the ministry's keenness on encouraging Ukrainian tourists to visit Egypt, noting that the ministry will add the Ukrainian language to the ministry's ...
Sat, 17 Jul 2021 18:15:12 GMTEgypt: Minister - Egyptians in Germany Ready to Support Egyptian Community After Germany Floods
[Egypt Online] Emigration Minister Nabila Makram on Saturday 17/07/2021 said that a number of Egyptians living in Germany had expressed their readiness to provide support and aid to members of Egyptian community in Germany after the recent floods tha...
Sat, 17 Jul 2021 18:15:12 GMTEgypt: Egypt Among Best 10 Competitive Countries in Business Skills in Mena Region
[Egypt Online] The Cabinet's Information and Decision Support Center has highlighted Egypt's improving position in the 2021 Coursera Global Skills Report, according to an infographic published by the IDSC on Saturday 17/07/2021.
Sat, 17 Jul 2021 18:15:06 GMTEgypt: PM - Sisi Orders Govt to Continue Receiving, Solving People's Complaints
[Egypt Online] Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli has reviewed a report on the efforts made by the cabinet's unified government complaints system to address citizens' complaints from 2017 to 2021.
Sat, 17 Jul 2021 17:41:45 GMTUganda: Uganda Airlines 'Exiting' Deal With Dubai Firm Over Airport Fuel Fiasco
[East African] Uganda Airlines is considering cancelling the contract with its fuel supplier, Dubai-based MixJet Flight Support, after two incidents in which the carrier's flights were delayed at the Julius Nyerere International Airport in Dar es Sal...
Sat, 17 Jul 2021 17:41:05 GMTMalawi: Govt Dares Parley Committee and Media to a Tour On Us$50m Shire River Basin Projects
[Nyasa Times] The Ministry of Natural Resources has disclosed its plan to take members of Parliament (MPs) under the Parliamentary Committee on Natural Resources and Climate Change and journalists from selected media houses on a tour to the projects,...
Sat, 17 Jul 2021 17:40:09 GMTTanzania: Six Reasons Why Miss Tanzania Was Blocked From Miss World Beauty Pageant
[Citizen] Dar es Salaam -- The francise holder of Miss World Tanzania has finally spelt out six reasons that led to the removal of Miss Tanzania 2020/2021, Rose Manfere from representing the country at Miss World beauty pageant.
Sat, 17 Jul 2021 13:53:13 GMTAfrica: Biden Must Urge Merkel to Support Waiver of Intellectual Property Restrictions for COVID-19 Medical Tools
[MSF] NEW YORK, JULY 14, 2021--As President Joe Biden is scheduled to meet tomorrow with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, waiving intellectual property restrictions on COVID-19 vaccines, treatments, and tests must be at the top of their agenda in ord...