Africa

Coronavirus cases worldwide up 14% in past week: WHO

Mar 31, 2021 03:02

More than 3.8 million novel coronavirus cases were registered worldwide in the past week, which is 14% more than during the previous seven-day period, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a weekly bulletin released in Geneva on Wednesday.
Ethiopian PM says Eritrea agreed to withdraw troops from border region

Mar 26, 2021 11:51

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed says Eritrea has agreed to pull out its troops from border regions in Ethiopia, days after he admitted that the foreign forces were present in the country’s northern region of Tigray.
Libya wants all foreign mercenaries out ‘immediately’

Mar 26, 2021 11:47

Libya's new interim government has demanded the "immediate" withdrawal of all foreign mercenaries amid efforts to end a decade of violence in the North African country.
Eritrean troops massacred 100 civilians in Ethiopia’s Tigray: Report

Mar 25, 2021 00:30

Eritrean troops have reportedly killed over 100 civilians in Ethiopia’s northern region of Tigray in what may amount to crimes against humanity.
Belated acknowledgment: Ethiopia confirms Eritrean soldiers' role in Tigray conflict

Mar 24, 2021 06:19

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has confirmed for the first time that troops from Eritrea entered Tigray during the recent conflict in the northern Ethiopian region.
Ethiopia does not want war with Sudan amid Tigray conflict: PM

Mar 24, 2021 00:41

Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed says his country does not want to go to war with Sudan at a time of internal conflict in its northern Tigray region, which has also brought Ethiopia and Sudan to the brink of fighting over a contested border region.
Niger government says 137 killed in Sunday attacks

Mar 23, 2021 02:44

Sunday's attacks by gunmen in villages in Niger's Tahoua region left 137 people dead, the government said Monday, in a massacre that has underscored the huge security challenges facing new President Mohamed Bazoum.
Iran eyes to nearly double exports to Africa in 3 years

Mar 21, 2021 03:06

Iran has earmarked a special fund to strengthen exports to African countries as it seeks to nearly double shipments to the region to $1.1 billion a year by March 2024.
Peace-building suffers during pandemic obsession

Mar 17, 2021 10:45

Evidence suggests that committed foreign aid being redirected from peace-building programs into efforts to deal with COVID-19 is likely to have even more of an impact on the ground than a decrease in foreign aid. A further reduction in funding and troops for UN peacekeeping missions is also likely.
Experts warn of protracted pandemic amid ‘vaccine apartheid’

Mar 17, 2021 10:41

The US has been criticized for purchasing 200 million more COVID-19 vaccines for its own citizens and pushing poorer countries and vulnerable populations to the back of the queue, while experts estimate that low-income countries will experience wide access after 2022.