Cairo, Jan 11 (IANS) Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and his Jordanian counterpart Ayman Safadi discussed efforts to resume the stalled Israeli-Palestinian peace process ahead of a quartet meeting on the issue. During a meeting in Cairo on Sunday, the two top diplomats focused on the ways to support the Palestinian cause, Xinhua news agency […]

Khartoum, Jan 11 (IANS) The African Union (AU) has announced failure of the latest round of talks between Sudan, Egypt and Ethiopia regarding the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) built on the Nile river, according to a state media report. On Sunday, Naledi Pandor, the international relations and cooperation minister of South Africa, expressed regret […]

Khartoum, Jan 10 (IANS) Sudanese officials met an African Union (AU) experts team during which the two sides held a discussion over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) built on the Nile river, the country’s Irrigation and Water Resources Ministry said. “Sudan’s negotiating team over the GERD, headed by Sudan’s Irrigation and Water Resources Minister […]

Brussels, Jan 8 (IANS) The European Union’s (EU) retail trade dropped 5 per cent and 6.1 per cent in the euro area in November 2020 compared with the previous month, according to the bloc’s statistic agency. In a report issued on Thursday, Eurostat said the reintroduction of Covid-19 containment measures by several member states in […]

Khartoum, Jan 7 (IANS) Sudan signed the Abraham Accords with the US, paving the way for the African nation to normalise relations with Israel after the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain. The document, signed by Sudanese Justice Minister Nasreddin Abdel Bari and visiting US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Wednesday, highlights “tolerance, dialogue and co-existence […]

Cairo, Jan 7 (IANS) Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry and his Israeli counterpart Gabi Ashkenazi discussed efforts to resume the Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. During the phone conversation on Wednesday, the two Ministers discussed the ongoing preparations for the meeting of the quartet group comprising Egypt, Jordan, France and Germany, which is supposed to […]

Addis Ababa, Jan 5 (IANS) Conflict in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray regional state has displaced 2.2 million people, a government official said. “There are 2.2 million Internally Displaced People (IDPs) in Tigray, half of them are whose houses were burnt and lost all their properties, the other half fled by foot to regional cities including Axum, […]

Khartoum, Jan 5 (IANS) Sudan has voiced reservation over participation in a ministerial meeting on the disputed Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) built on the Nile River, said the country’s Irrigation and Water Resources Ministry. “Based on the outcome of the tripartite ministerial meeting held on Sunday, Sudan requested convening of a bilateral meeting with […]

Khartoum, Jan 4 (IANS) Sudan, Egypt and Ethiopia have agreed to suspend the tripartite talks over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) built on the Nile River, for one week. The three countries announced the decision in a joint communique issued following a video meeting on Sunday in presence of the African Union (AU) experts […]

Khartoum, Jan 3 (IANS) Sudan, Egypt and Ethiopia will hold a new round of talks on Sunday over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the Nile river under the patronage of African Union (AU). “This meeting will discuss Sudan’s proposal aimed at reactivating the negotiations via giving a greater role for the AU experts […]

Cairo, Jan 3 (IANS) Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi held talks with Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah in Cairo, where they discussed reconciliation between Qatar and its boycott by the Arab quartet. During the meeting on Saturday, the Minister handed a letter to Sisi from Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, including […]

Addis Ababa, Jan 3 (IANS) The Ethiopian government has deployed airplanes and helicopters in its fight against a recent locust invasion, an official said here. On Saturday, Abera Lemma, Public Relations Director at Ethiopia Ministry of Agriculture (MoA), said the aircraft were being used to assess the extent of the invasionm as well as to […]

Addis Ababa, Jan 2 (IANS) The African Union (AU) has urged all the countries of the continent to ensure economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic as the New Year begins. “As we mark the end of the year 2020, we also mark the end of one of the most extraordinary and challenging years in living […]

Khartoum, Jan 2 (IANS) Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has announced formation of the National Mechanism for Protection of Civilians. “The formation of the national mechanism for the protection of civilians has completed,” Xinhua news agency quoted Hamdok as saying in a speecg on Friday marking the country’s 65th Independence Day. “The mechanism includes a […]

Bangui, Dec 31 (IANS) The Democratic Opposition Coalition 2020 (COD-2020), a platform of opposition parties of Central African Republic (CAR), has called for the cancellation and rerun of the recently-held presidential and legislative elections. In a statement, the COD-2020 cited low voter turnout in provinces under threat from armed rebels and electoral irregularities linked to […]

Brussels, Dec 30 (IANS) The European Union (EU) leaders formally signed the post-Brexit trade deal with Britain on Wednesday. EU chiefs Ursula von der Leyen and Charles Michel, the heads of the European Commission and European Council, smiled at a brief televised ceremony to put their names to the 1,246-page Trade and Cooperation Agreement. Taking […]

Brussels, Dec 30 (IANS) Leaders of the European Union (EU) on Wednesday formally signed the post-Brexit trade deal with the UK. Taking to Twitter, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen confirmed that she and European Council President Charles Michel “signed the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement” in Brussels. “(UK) Prime Minister Boris Johnson will […]

Algiers, Dec 30 (IANS) Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has returned home after recovering from Covid-19 at a specialised hospital in Germany, where he was shifted for treatment in October. “Being away from home is too hard, and the accumulating duties are harder,” Xinhua news agency quoted Tebboune as saying on Tuesday night upon his arrival […]

Brussels, Dec 30 (IANS) The European Council announced that it has adopted a decision on the signing of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement and its provisional application as of January 1, 2021. The agreement will now be signed by the two parties on Wednesday, Xinhua news agency quoted the statement as saying on Tuesday. […]

Johannesburg, Dec 29 (IANS) Due to an unabated increase in the number of fresh coronavirus cases across South Africa, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the country would return to level three lockdown with immediate effect. “The number of new coronavirus infections is climbing at an unprecedented rate,” Xinhua news agency quoted Ramaphosa as saying in a […]

Cairo, Dec 29 (IANS) The Arab League (AL) expressed concerns over the escalated financial crisis of the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), the Cairo-based pan-Arab body said in a statement. “The crisis has taken a dangerous turn in the past weeks when the UNRWA was unable to pay the salaries of its employees for […]

Brussels, Dec 29 (IANS) Representatives of the European Union (EU) member states have agreed on the provisional application of the trade and cooperation agreement with the UK starting from January 1, 2021, a spokesperson for the bloc said. “Green light for Brexit Deal: EU Ambassadors have unanimously approved the provisional application of the EU-UK Trade […]

Bangui, Dec 28 (IANS) Central Africa Republic (CAR) witnessed sporadic disturbances in its first round of voting in the presidential and legislative elections. No major security incidents were reported in the elections which took place on Sunday and the whole country enjoyed a relative calm, reports Xinhua news agency. In the capital Bangui, several polling […]

Cairo, Dec 28 (IANS) The Egyptian government has announced a series of new restrictions to control the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. The new measures will come into force on January 3, Xinhua news agency quoted the Egyptian cabinet as saying in a statement on statement. It added that business establishments and people who violate […]

Niamey, Dec 28 (IANS) More than 7.4 million Nigerien people voted on Sunday in the presidential and legislative elections. The first round of Niger’s presidential and legislative elections started around 8 a.m. at about 26,000 polling stations nationwide, Xinhua news agency reported. Voters will choose among 30 candidates the successor of the incumbent President Mahamadou […]

Addis Ababa, Dec 26 (IANS) The death toll from a recent armed attack in Ethiopia’s Benishangul-Gumuz regional state has risen to 207, the country’s federal rights group has confirmed. Among the victims were 133 adult men, 35 adult women, some 20 elderly persons as well as 17 children, one of them a six-month-old baby, the […]

Addis Ababa, Dec 26 (IANS) The Peace and Security Council of the African Union (AU) has urged all armed groups and political actors in the Central African Republic (CAR) to refrain from any actions that might obstruct Sunday’s legislative and presidential elections. On Friday, the Council also called on the stakeholders to refrain from any […]

Tunis, Dec 26 (IANS) A state of emergency in Tunisia which was first declared five years ago, has been extended for an additional six more months, President Kais Saied announced. “President Saied decided to extend the state of emergency in the entire territory of the republic for a period of six months, starting from December […]

Cairo, Dec 25 (IANS) The trade and industry ministers of Egypt, Jordan and Iraq have agreed to start actual steps of implementing commercial and industrial integration among the three Arab countries. During the virtual meeting on Thursday, the three ministers agreed to send an Egyptian technical team to Iraq within the coming few days, with […]

Addis Ababa, Dec 25 (IANS) The UN Children’s Fund (Unicef) has appealed for a funding worth $116.5 million to help 2.3 million vulnerable Ethiopians. In a statement on Thursday, Unicef said it needs 1the funding to meet the needs of 2.3 million people between December 2020 and January 2021 living in the conflict-ridden northern Tigray […]

Rabat, Dec 25 (IANS) Direct flight routes between Morocco and Israel will be launched in two to three months, a Minister confirmed here in a statement. The announcement was made by Moroccan Minister of Tourism, Handicrafts, and Air Transport Nadia Fettah Alaoui on Thursday, reports Xinhua news agency. Her confirmation came two days after an […]

Cairo, Dec 25 (IANS) The Egyptian Armed Forces have recently intensified military exercises and drills as a “deterrent message” to some regional powers, and an assurance of their readiness against any threats, according to political and defence experts. “The four strategic directions of Egypt, the Mediterranean at north, Sinai at east, Libya at west and […]

Brussels, Dec 25 (IANS) Just seven days before the Brexit transition period was slated to end on December 31, the European Union (EU) and the UK announced the reaching of an agreement that will govern the trade and security relationship between the two sides starting from January 1, 2021. The European Parliament and EU member […]

Brussels, Dec 25 (IANS) Seven days before the Brexit transition period ends on December 31, the European Union (EU) and the United Kingdom (UK) announced the reaching of an agreement that will govern the EU-UK trade and security relationship starting from January 1, 2021. The European Parliament and EU member states hailed the last-minute deal […]

Addis Ababa, Dec 24 (IANS) More than 100 people were killed in an armed attack earlier this week in west Ethiopia, the country’s federal rights group confirmed. The bloodshed took place in the village of Bekoji, Metekel zone in the western regional state of Benishangul-Gumuz on Tuesday night and was carried out by armed men […]

Khartoum, Dec 21 (IANS) Sudan and Ethiopia have agreed to resume meetings of the joint border committee on Tuesday at a time when the border area has been witnessing recent skirmishes. “The joint border committee between Sudan and Ethiopia will resume work on December 22,” Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok’s office said in a statement […]

Addis Ababa, Dec 20 (IANS) Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said recent border skirmishes along the Ethiopia-Sudan border areas “will not break” the historic ties between the two neighbouring countries. “The government is closely following the incident with local militia on the Ethio-Sudan border,” Xinhua news agency quoted Ahmed as saying in a Twitter post […]

Cairo, Dec 20 (IANS) Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi discussed efforts to resume the Middle East peace process with Foreign Ministers of Jordan and Palestine. During a meeting in Cairo on Saturday, Sisi affirmed to the Jordanian and Palestinian foreign ministers that his country will continue its tireless efforts to solve the Palestinian cause, Egyptian Presidential […]

Kampala, Dec 20 (IANS) Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni announced that the country’s second Deputy Prime Minister Ali Kirunda Kivejinja died of the novel coronavirus at a hospital in the capital Kampala. Addressing his 2021-2026 re-election campaign rally in the western city of Hoima, Museveni said on Saturday that Kivejinja who had been admitted at Mulago […]

Cairo, Dec 20 (IANS) The Foreign Ministers of Egypt, Jordan and Palestine met in Cairo and discussed methods of reviving the Middle East peace process and resuming negotiations between the Palestinian and the Israeli sides, said the Egyptian Foreign Ministry. The three Ministers on Saturday “stressed that the Palestinian cause is the central Arab issue […]

Brussels, Dec 19 (IANS) Michel Barnier, the European Union’s (EU) chief negotiator, has warned that the ongoing negotiations on a post-Brexit trade deal with the UK were now at a “moment of truth” with only “a few hours” left for an agreement to enter into force by January 1, 2021. “It’s the moment of truth. […]

Brussels, Dec 15 (IANS) The raging coronavirus pandemic is slowing down the progress in talks over the European Union’s (EU) new migration and asylum pact due to the lack of physical meetings and negotiations, European Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson said. While the approach of the EU member states discussing the asylum issues is […]

Khartoum, Dec 15 (IANS) Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has reaffirmed the country’s adherence to the leadership of the African Union (AU) over the issue of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the Nile river. “Our official position continues to adhere to African Union’s leadership in the Renaissance Dam issue,” Xinhua news agency quoted […]

Khartoum, Dec 15 (IANS) Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok said on Monday that the northeast African country’s removal from the US list of states sponsoring terrorism will “help tackle debts and improves the investment environment”. “This is a historic day. Today we return to the international community. This decision helps to implement programs of the […]

Brussels, Dec 14 (IANS) The decreasing role of the European Union (EU) in value chains is linked to technological innovation and human capital, a new study found. Noting that the most obvious explanation for the EU’s declining global trade integration is its “relatively smaller size in the world economy”, the study by Brussels-based think-tank Bruegel […]

Dodoma, Dec 12 (IANS) The government of Tanzania has approved the installation of a cable car on Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest mountain, an official said. On Friday, Paul Banga, the Tanzania National Parks Authority (TANAPA) assistant conservation commissioner for national parks development, said the government has given TANAPA the green light to invest in the […]

Brussels, Dec 12 (IANS) Leaders of the European Union (EU) reached an agreement to cut the bloc’s greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55 per cent by the end of next decade from the 1990 level, European Council President Charles Michel announced. “Europe is the leader in the fight against climate change. We decided to […]

Brussels, Dec 11 (IANS) The European Commission has proposed a back-up plan which aims to ensure, among others, the basic reciprocal air and road connectivity between the European Union (EU) and the UK if the two sides fail to agree to a post-Brexit trade deal. “Negotiations are still ongoing. However, given that the end of […]

Brussels, Dec 11 (IANS) The leaders of the 27 European Union (EU) member states have reached an agreement on the bloc’s long-term budget and recovery fund, paving way for the implementation of a landmark recovery package worth over 1.8 trillion euros ($2.19 trillion) to tackle the socio-economic consequences of Covid-19 pandemic. The landmark recovery package […]

Rabat, Dec 11 (IANS) Morocco has agreed to resume official contacts and establish diplomatic relations with Israel as soon as possible, a statement by the Moroccan Royal Cabinet said. Moroccan King Mohammed VI has informed US President Donald Trump during a telephonic conversation on Thursday that his country “will also work on developing innovative relationships […]

Brussels, Dec 10 (IANS) The European Commission has unveiled an agenda to ramp up anti-terrorism efforts across the European Union (EU) and also heighten the bloc’s fight against violent extremism. “The recent spate of attacks on European soil have served as a sharp reminder that terrorism remains real and present danger and as this threat […]

Khartoum, Dec 10 (IANS) Sudan has called for continuing negotiations over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the Nile river until a satisfactory binding agreement was reached. The call was made on Wednesday by Sudan’s Foreign Ministry during a briefing it held for the ambassadors of the European Union (EU) and North and South […]

At least 6 people killed in suicide terror attack near Mogadishu Airport

Africa crosses 2 million COVID-19 cases, death toll nears 50,000

Death toll in Uganda’s violent protests rises to 16

Africa’s confirmed COVID-19 cases pass 1.9 mln

Protests break out in Peru following President’s impeachment

119 illegal immigrants rescued off Libyan coast: IOM

Libyan daily oil production tops 1 million barrels

Nearly 300 illegal migrants rescued off Libyan coast: UNHCR

South African pharma firm signs deal with Johnson & Johnson to produce COVID-19 vaccine

Hungary records 3,149 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hour

Boko Haram gunmen attack community in NE Nigeria

Africa’s confirmed COVID-19 cases near 1.7 million: Africa CDC

UN says 3.6 mln people affected by floods, landslides in East Africa since June

22 killed in church collapse in Ghana

Africa’s COVID-19 cases pass 1.68 mn as death toll surges to 40,690

Nigerian President calls on nation to end street protests against police brutality

Libyan parties reach agreement during UN-sponsored joint military talks

18 militants killed in southern Somalia

Nigerian military confirms Boko Haram fighters killed in airstrikes

South Sudan warned of surge in COVID-19 amid relaxation in measures

Africa’s highest peak Mount Kilimanjaro on fire

Africa’s COVID-19 cases pass 1.58 mln as death toll hits 38,597

12 Malian soldiers killed as militants attack security checkpoint

7 Indian nationals kidnapped in Libya released

Gunmen kill 12 villagers in north Nigeria

Human smugglers forcefully eject migrants from Djibouti, 8 drown

WHO says 1.5 million COVID-19 cases now registered across Africa

Three killed, two injured after serviceman opens fire in DR Congo’s South Kivu province

WHO Africa to look into dozens of COVID-19 herbal remedies to be tested in Phase 3 trials

6.1 magnitude earthquake hits Papua New Guinea

Indian Embassy in Madagascar to become solar-powered on October 2

Mali’s President appoints former foreign minister to lead transitional Cabinet

UNSC adopts draft resolution to appoint Libya Special Envoy without delay

Mali’s military, civil society agree to form 18-month transitional govt

50 dead in DR Congo mining well landslide

8 people killed in armed attack in Mali

INS Nireekshak in Mauritius to search sunken tug Sir Gaetan Duval

Ousted Malian President to leave for UAE for treatment following stroke

3 people injured in explosion of French military car in Mali

3 people injured in explosion of French military car in Mali

India mobilizes efforts to assemble two teams of medical specialists to be deployed in hospitals in DRCongo and South Sudan

India, Nigeria discuss bilateral ties, resolve to strengthen cooperation in defence, trade

Shambhu S Kumaran appointed India’s envoy to Micronesia, Palau

UN stresses need for return to political process in Libya

Killing of specially-abled boy irk locals in Johannesburg

Indian naval ship INS Nireekshak assisting in salvage operations in Mauritius

Malian rebels free ousted President Keita after detaining him over a week

INS Nireekshak reaches Mauritius to help in containing oil spill

WHO lacks resources to fight COVID-19 in Africa

ECOWAS delegation calls for establishing civilian government in Mali

Cargo plane crash killed 17 in South Sudan

Detained Malian President may be deported to Senegal: Military source

All staff at Mali’s Indian Embassy safe, Indians advised to return home: Ambassador

Mali President resigns hours after reports of his ‘arrest’ by mutiny troops surface

Indian Embassy in Mali monitors developments in country: Ambassador

Mali mutiny leaders ‘arrest’ President, Prime Minister

Gunfire heard at Mali army base, reports of possible mutiny

Somali forces end 4-hour siege at Mogadishu hotel, 10 killed

Indian Coast Guard sends 10-member team to help Mauritius control oil spill

Nigeria in turmoil over China’s debt-trap diplomacy

India-Nigeria sign MoU on space cooperation

5.6 magnitude quake hits southwest of Africa

19 Indians stranded in Comoroas board flight for India

8 people dead, 14 injured in bomb attack on military base in Somalia

African lion duo at Los Angeles Zoo euthanized

Two dead, 16 injured as terrorists open mortar fire at Nigeria’s Maiduguri

Over 60 killed in violence in Sudan’s Darfur

ECOWAS leaders to hold summit on Monday after failure of Malian Mediation Mission

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa (File photo)

Nigerian Foreign Minister tests positive for coronavirus

Libya denounces Egypt’s ‘will not stand idle’ threats

Diplomatic crisis deepens as African workers upset over exploitation by Chinese mining firms

Zimbabwe deports Pakistani diplomat for flouting illegal trafficking rules: Sources

Kenyan court declares USD 3.2 billion railway contract with China illegal

Gunmen kill at least 24 Malian soldiers in ambush

Over 100 UN peacekeepers in Mali infected with coronavirus

Africa records over 200 000 COVID-19 cases

Africa COVID-19 tally exceeds 1.68 lakh cases, toll over 4,700

New Ebola outbreak detected in Congo

10 killed in bombing attack on passenger bus in Somalia

Al-Shabaab terrorists kidnap, kill 9 doctors in southern Somalia

IMF provides Jamaica with USD 520 mn to combat COVID-19

UN peacekeepers killed in improvised explosive attack in Mali

1,90,000 people could die of COVID-19 in Africa if not controlled : WHO

The United Nations Childen’s Fund (UNICEF) welcomed the landmark move by Sudan’s transitional government this week to criminalize female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C), with a three-year jail sentence for offenders “This practice is not only a violation of every girl child’s rights, it is harmful and has serious consequences for a girl’s physical and mental health,” said Abdullah […]

In northeast Nigeria, where armed conflict has forced millions from their homes, the UN’s migration agency, IOM, is supporting the construction of quarantine shelters, as the region braces for an outbreak of COVID-19 which, it warns, would have ‘devastating consequences’ for those who have been displaced. Displaced people there already face outbreaks of several deadly […]

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Government and people of Sudan could experience “untold suffering” unless donors act fast to shore up a country still in transition, the top UN human rights official warned on Tuesday. One year after long-time ruler Omar al-Bashir was removed from power, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights […]

According to UNHCR, so far this year, 3,277 persons have arrived in Italy by sea, and 1,135 in Malta, significantly lower figures than those arriving in Spain (4,934) and Greece (7,569). The fate of migrants and asylum-seekers attempting to reach European shores from Libya has become even more uncertain due to COVID-19 and the recent […]

According to UNHCR, the human rights situation inside Libya is extremely complicated, in the context of intensifying combat, the coronavirus crisis and the high number of economic migrants, refugees and internally displaced people needing material and humanitarian assistance. Around 1,500 people remain in detention centers in appalling conditions, arbitrary detentions continue to take place and […]

This pandemic has already had a devastating impact on Africa and its effects will deepen as the rate of infection rises. It is a setback for the progress we have made to eradicate poverty, inequality and underdevelopment,” African Union Chairperson and President of South Africa, H.E. Cyril Ramaphosa said. “While recent announcements from international partners are very welcome, […]

The World Bank approved today a $13.95 million to prevent, detect and respond to the threat posed by COVID-19 and strengthen national systems for public health preparedness in Niger. The Niger COVID-19 Emergency Response Project will support the government’s plan by supporting rapid procurement of critical medication and equipment needed for treatment of coronavirus infections. […]

A new case of Ebola virus disease was confirmed today in the city of Beni in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). “While not welcome news, this is an event we anticipated. We kept response teams in Beni and other high risk areas for precisely this reason,” said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General.   […]