15 African countries set for launch of Single African Air Transport Market
DAKAR (Senegal)— After minimal progress since its launch in January 2018, the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM) appeared to reach a decision this week […]
Fire ravages 34.2 sqkm of Mount Kilimanjaro ecosystem
DAR ES SALAAM— A TOTAL of 34.2 square kilometres of Africa’s rooftop has been destroyed by the raging fire that erupted on the mountain for […]
Comoros Security Court Sentences Ex-President to Life in Prison
A court in Comoros, the island nation off Mozambique, has found former President Ahmed Abdallah Sambi guilty of treason for selling passports to people from […]
UN strongly condemns airfield attack in Central African Republic; 1 peacekeeper killed
UNITED NATIONS— The United Nations (UN) on Saturday strongly condemned an attack on an airfield in southeastern Central African Republic (CAR) which left a Moroccan […]
Al-Shabab Militants Storm Mogadishu Hotel
Al-Shabab militants have carried out a complex attack on a hotel located in a secure area not far from the presidential palace in Mogadishu and […]
One year since the emergence of COVID-19 virus variant Omicron
It was 26 November 2021 that WHO declared that the world was facing a new variant of concern: Omicron. It would go on to change […]
Congo Schedules Presidential Elections for Dec 2023
KINSHASA — Democratic Republic of Congo said it will hold presidential and parliamentary elections on Dec. 20, 2023, kicking off a year of complex preparations […]