UN resumes evacuation of migrants from Libya
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has started the evacuations of migrants from Libya to Niger for resettlement in third countries. The UN […]
Month: May 2018
Algeria: African Union’s body criticizes African migrants’ expulsion
The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights condemned the arbitrary measures that the Algerian authorities are taking against migrants through widespread arrest campaigns, violence […]
African Development Bank debars CHINT Electric for 36 months for fraudulent practices
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) announced on Monday the conclusion of a settlement agreement with CHINT Electric Co., Ltd., a power transmission and distribution […]
President Buhari to seek medical care in the UK (again)
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari is seeking fresh treatment in London for an undisclosed illness. The president has left the West African nation on Tuesday for […]
African nations at risk of debt distress despite growth – IMF
The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday warned that Sub-Saharan African nations are at growing risk of debt distress. This came in the IMF regional economic […]
Ebola outbreak confirmed in DRC
Ebola outbreak has killed at least 17 people in northwestern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the war-stricken nations’ ministry of health said in a statement. […]
Swahili becomes first native African language to get Twitter recognition
Social media platform Twitter has officially recognized the use of Swahili as a language on the platform. It became the first African language to achieve […]
Mauritania pledges to supply electricity to Mali
Mauritania will supply electricity to Mali up to 40 to 50 megawatts. This decision is the major result of a short visit Malian Prime Minister, […]
UN Chief denounces attack on village in north-west Nigeria
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned an attack this weekend on a village in the Nigerian province of Kaduna and underscored the need […]
Largest-ever global response to cholera targets 2 million people in Africa
The largest cholera vaccination drive in history targeting two million people across Africa is underway, the United Nations announced on Monday, in response to a […]