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World Bank warns global economy could easily tip into recession in 2023
Jan 11, 2023 05:57The World Bank slashed its 2023 growth forecasts on Tuesday to levels teetering on the brink of recession for many countries as the impact of central bank rate hikes intensifies, Russia's special operation in Ukraine continues, and the world's major economic engines sputter.
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Wealthy European nations eye natural gas in poor Africa amid energy crunch
Nov 14, 2022 11:37Rich European nations’ race to gain access to African natural gas reserves has raised concerns among climate activists at COP27 United Nations Climate Change Conference underway in Egypt.
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Egypt’s prominent activist starts ‘full hunger strike’ in prison
Nov 01, 2022 15:56Egypt’s most prominent political activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah has gone on “full hunger strike” starting from Tuesday in protest at his prolonged imprisonment and plans to stop drinking water as well on the first day of a global climate summit, when the North African country comes under the spotlight, his family said.
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Militant attacks in Africa increase 300% despite US operations: Report
Oct 23, 2022 05:51A new report from the Pentagon has shown that militant attacks increased 300 percent in Africa over the past decade.
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At least 50 killed, 300 injured in Chad as anti-military protests turns violent
Oct 21, 2022 07:48At least 50 people were killed and nearly 300 injured in Chad on Thursday after security forces opened fire at anti-government demonstrators in the country's two largest cities as they took to the streets to demand a transition to democratic rule.
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WHO chief says time limited to prevent genocide in Tigray
Oct 20, 2022 10:09World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has warned that there is a very narrow window to prevent genocide in Ethiopia's conflict-torn Tigray region and called for urgent action.
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Burkina Faso's military officers remove leader Damiba
Oct 01, 2022 08:38Burkina Faso army Captain Ibrahim Traore has ousted military leader Lt Col Paul-Henri Damiba, in what marks the second coup in the West African country this year.
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Drought puts 3.6m children at risk of dropping out of school in Horn of Africa: UN
Sep 27, 2022 12:18Nearly four million children are at risk of dropping out of school due to the drought in the Horn of Africa, the United Nations has warned, amid fears that it could lead to “a lost generation”.
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African leader warns of pressure to pick sides in Ukraine
Sep 21, 2022 02:39The chairman of the African Union (AU), Senegalese President Macky Sall, has warned of mounting pressure to choose sides in the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, saying the continent "does not want to be the breeding ground of a new Cold War."
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'Hustler' Ruto becomes Kenya's fifth president after close election
Sep 14, 2022 07:21William Ruto was sworn in as Kenya's fifth president on Tuesday, a week after the Supreme Court rejected a challenge by his defeated opponent in a close-fought election he won by portraying himself as an underdog "hustler" battling the elite.