Africa
27 Mar
The African Steward Advocacy (AFSTAD) has welcomed Senegal’s fifth President, Basirou Diomaye Faye.Its acceptance of the new 44-year-old leader was contained in a congratulatory statement issued yesterday by its Global Coordinator, Hammed Saheed Oloro...
26 Mar
Planting trees in the wrong places can actually contribute to global warming, scientists said on Tuesday, but a new map identifies the best locations to regrow forests and cool the planet. Trees soak up carbon dioxide and restoring areas of degraded woodlands or planting saplings to boost forest cover is one tool in the fight…
26 Mar
Togolese lawmakers adopted a new constitution on Monday, moving the country from a presidential to a parliamentary system and giving parliament the power to elect the president of the small West African country. The president will be chosen "without debate" by lawmakers "for a single six-year term", and not by the public, according to the…
26 Mar
Four people, including three police officers, have been killed in a suspected attack by Al-Shabaab jihadists in a Kenyan town near the border with Somalia, police said. The explosion occurred on Monday at a hotel near a police station in Mandera, northeastern Kenya, an area often targeted by the Somalia-based group. Police said several other…
26 Mar
A major rescue effort is underway in the US city of Baltimore after a container ship struck a key bridge, sending several vehicles plummeting into the Patapsco River. Here is a recap of some of the worst bridge collapses around the world in the past 10 years. - 2022: Nearly 140 dead in India -…
26 Mar
The National Health Service (NHS) is facing a deepening staffing crisis as a growing number of foreign-born nurses leave the United Kingdom for better-paying jobs and working conditions in other countries. The number of nurses leaving the UK has quadrupled since before the pandemic and doubled in just a single year, according to a recent…
26 Mar
The Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA) has called on China to make more efforts towards understanding and implementing Nigeria's foreign policy trajectory, which majors on development, democracy, demography and diaspora.
24 Mar
Senegal began voting Sunday for a new president in an unpredictable race following three years of turmoil and political crisis.
24 Mar
Somalia's intelligence agency said 16 suspects had been arrested over a deadly attack on a popular hotel in the capital Mogadishu 10 days ago.
22 Mar
Niger says 23 of its soldiers have been killed in a "terrorist" ambush near the borders with Burkina Faso and Mali in a western region prone to jihadist attacks.
22 Mar
Libya's shutdown of its main border crossing with Tunisia this week will remain in force until authorities put an end to smuggling involving powerful armed groups, an official said on Friday.
22 Mar
Uganda's veteran leader, Yoweri Museveni, has appointed his son to head the country's defence forces, the East African nation's government said, capping a dizzying rise for Muhoozi Kainerugaba.