Zambia, US Ambassador Persona Non-Grata
The president of Zambia Edgar Lungu has asked the United States to withdraw its ambassador, after the diplomat criticized the jailing of two men for […]
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Cameroon’s Parliament debates Anglophone autonomy
Cameroon’s parliament is debating whether to grant more autonomy to the country’s Anglophone regions where thousands of people have died in a separatist conflict. […]
Libya: GNA reins in Egypt for hostage-linked comments
UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) Monday laid into Egypt after president Fattah al-Sisi accused the internationally recognized Libyan administration of being held hostage by […]
Ethiopia secures $3 bln funding from World Bank
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Friday announced the Horn of Africa nation had got $3 billion funding from the World Bank. The World Bank […]
Morocco: Gambia to open consulate mission in Dahkla
Gambia will soon open a consulate in Dahkla, foreign minister Mamadou Tangara announced Thursday as he met with his Moroccan counterpart, Nasser Bourita. The Gambian […]
Nigeria announces visas on arrival for all African visitors in 2020
Nigeria’s president Muhammadu Buhari has announced Nigeria will begin issuing visas on arrival for all African nationals from next year. Buhari announced the plan while […]
Sahara: Jamaica Renews Support to UN-Led Efforts Seeking Lasting Political Solution
Jamaica’s top diplomat Kamina Johnson Smith has renewed her country’s full backing to the efforts engaged by the United Nations to find an enduring and […]
Forum on peace, security in Africa kicks off in Egypt
The first Aswan Forum for Sustainable Peace and Development kicked off on Wednesday in the upper Egyptian city of Aswan. The forum aims to address […]
Tunisia: President fires State-run news agency boss over repetitive blunders
Tunisian President has sacked head of the state-run news agency TAP, Rachid Khechana, over repetitive errors, year into the job. The sacking came following a […]
Nobel winner Abiy warns against military superpowers’ presence in Horn Africa
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Tuesday said militant groups and global military powers both pose a threat to peace and stability in the Horn […]