Africa

About fifteen people have reportedly died in an attack by gunmen, in Bugarama district, Rumonge province, Southern Burundi, according to eyewitness.The attack which started on Sunday and carried over into Monday, occurred as Rwanda is…

Houthi militias have displaced thousands of Yemenis over the past years. According to a report, the militias have also targeted those displaced in the camps on the outskirts of Marib governorate with missiles. While disclosing this in a…

At least 6 people have died after a cargo plane crashed in South Sudan shortly after taking off from the airport in the country’s capital.The director of Juba International Airport, Kur Kuol, said eight people were on board of the plane…

Somali pirates have released the remaining three Iranian crew of the hijacked FV Siraj.This was disclosed on Friday August 21, 2020, by the Kenya-based Upstage Support Partnership.The vessel, FV Siraj, which was captured in March 2015…

The United Nations World Food Programme has partnered Egypt’s Ministry of Social Solidarity to provide financial assistance to more than 40,000 mothers registered under the Ministry’s ‘Takaful and Karama’ program and their children under 2…

The West Africa bloc ECOWAS on Tuesday condemned a military putsch in Mali and pledged a range of retaliatory actions, including financial sanctions.Rebel soldiers arrested Mali’s President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and Prime Minister Boubou…

Malian President, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, and Prime Minister Boubou Cisse have been detained by mutinying soldiers in the capital, Bamako.This military action on Tuesday August 18, 2020, was as a result of the escalation of a months-long…

Sudan government has agreed to integrate a major rebel group into the army within 39 months.On Monday August 17, 2020, Sudan and a major rebel group signed an agreement to integrate the rebels into the army in a bid to broker peace…

Police have reported that unknown gunmen have shot dead a Somali regional minister in the town of Jowhar, Middle Shabelle region.Abdifatah Hassan, a police official in Jowhar town said that Hirshabelle State Agriculture Minister Abdukadir…

The government of Egypt has approved a new law which protects the identity of women who come forward to report sexual harassment or assault thus encouraging the female folks to report cases of sexual violence.The law, which gives victims…

Not less than 17 people have died and more than a dozen wounded in a gun and bomb attack by the al-Shabab armed group on a hotel in Somalia's capital.According to the government spokesman, Ismael Mukhtar Omar, the hotel's siege on Sunday…

The Liberian Ministry of Health has received ten new hard top ambulances from the World Bank to ensure the safe transfer of patients to health facilities across the Country.The donation made will strengthen President George Manneh…

59 Sierra Leoneans stranded in Senegal since the outbreak of COVID-19 have returned home safely via air charter flight this week.This brings to 2,800 the number of people assisted with voluntary return in the region by the International…

Not less than 35,000 Yemeni families have been reportedly affected by the floods which struck the nation in the past two weeks.This was stated in a report issued by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs…

Somalia’s International Partners — African Union Mission in Somalia, Belgium, Denmark, Ethiopia, European Union, Finland, France, Germany, Intergovernmental Authority on Development, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Netherlands, Norway,…

At least four people have died while 3 people wounded in a ferry crash which occurred in the Nile river near the Egyptian village of Dimishly.Only two bodies were recovered while authorities continue with the search for the remaining two.…

Egypt has announced that it intends to extend medical aid diplomacy to Lebanon after a meeting between the two presidentsThis decision was made as an effort to tend to the aftermath of the explosion which happened on August 4, 2020 in…

The United Nations Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organisation, UNESCO, has announced the commencement of efforts towards the mobilization of fund and expertise to protect the cultural heritage damaged by flooding in Yemen.The…

A Malaysian court has sentenced an Indian man to 5-month jail for violating a home quarantine order which lead to dozens of new coronavirus infections.The 57-year-old resident of Malaysia, who owns a restaurant in the northern state of…

South Sudanese army spokesman has said that clashes between soldiers and civilians have left 127 people dead.Major General Lul Ruai Koang disclosed this on Tuesday August 12, 2020, during a press briefing.Koang stated that the fighting…

Ali Al-Nuaimi, a high-ranking official in the internationally-recognised Yemeni government has been detained at Cairo International Airport for allegedly in possession of over $1 million.Ali Al-Nuaimi, who is the director of Prime…

The Turkish army has launched a new base in the area of Jabal Al-Akrad near the northern city of Latakia in Syria.The new base, according to Turkish sources, is intended t undermine the Syrian army's move towards the district around…

Traders in Sudan have lamented the suspension of export ban on raw peanuts by the government.The country has been a top producer of peanuts for so long.But traders of the product has been left reeling, following the export ban by their…

Algerian government has disclosed plan to reassess a deal with the European Union, ahead of a free trade agreement due to come into effect on September 1.This was disclosed on Tuesday August 11, 2020, by the Algerian President,…

The Yemeni National Commission for Education, Culture and Science has reported that a total of 111 homes have been destroyed due to heavy rain and floods in the old city of Sanaa over the past weeks.This was announced In a statement…

Ethiopia has rejected the agreement on Renaissance DamEgyptian and Ethiopian officials released separate statements to express the divergence between the two sides.While disclosing this on Sunday August 9, 2020, Ethiopia stated that it…

Gunmen have killed six French tourists and two Nigeriens in a wildlife park in Niger.While confirming this on Sunday August 9, 2020, an official stated that the gunmen were on motorcycle when they carried out the attack.The attackers…

Algerian government has announced plan to further ease its coronavirus lockdown from Sunday by shortening an overnight curfew and lifting some travel restrictions.Algeria resumed some economic activity, mainly in the construction and…

Not less than 15,000 Ethiopian returnees, many of whom are vulnerable women and children languishing at quarantine sites, have received critical emergency assistance as the country continues to curb the spread of Covid-19.The Norwegian…

Egypt and Greece have signed an agreement to an exclusive economic zone in the eastern Mediterranean between the two countries. This was disclosed on Thursday August 6, 2020, by the Egyptian Foreign Minister, Sameh Shoukry, at a joint press…