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Peace monitors call for swift probe into violence in South Sudan 09 Mar 2025 - 06:42 pm

Juba: South Sudan peace monitors on Sunday called for speedy investigations into the violence in Upper Nile State and the attack on a...

Nigeria seeks to cash in on soaring cocoa prices 09 Mar 2025 - 05:05 pm

Abuja: Booming cocoa prices are stirring interest in turning Nigeria into a bigger player in the sector, with hopes of challenging top producers...

Ethiopian Airlines marks International Women's Day with 6 all-women-functioned flights 09 Mar 2025 - 12:57 am

Addis Ababa: Africa's leading carrier Ethiopian Airlines said on Saturday in a press release that it has operated all-women functioned flights to six...

South Sudan president calls for calm after deadly attack on government forces, UN aircraft 07 Mar 2025 - 08:37 pm

Juba: SouthSudanPresident Salva Kiir on Friday appealed for calm and reiterated his commitment to peace, hours after 27 people were killed in a...

Ethiopia launches air strikes against al-Shabab in Somalia 07 Mar 2025 - 08:11 pm

Addis Ababa: Ethiopia's air force has carried out air strikes against al-Shabab militants in Somalia's Middle Shabelle Region, Ethiopia's state-affiliated Fana Broadcasting Corporate...

Two dead, 186 missing as migrant boats capsize off Yemen and Djibouti coasts 07 Mar 2025 - 04:42 pm

Geneva: The United Nations announced that two people have died and at least 186 others are missing after four boats carrying migrants capsized...

UN Security Council warns against formation of parallel government in Sudan 06 Mar 2025 - 06:21 pm

New York: The United Nations Security Council warned on Thursday against the formation of a parallel government in Sudan, emphasizing that such a...

Ethiopian company launches electric scooters production 06 Mar 2025 - 12:07 am

Addis Ababa: Ethio Engineering Group (EEG) in partnership with a Chinese firm has launched the manufacturing of electric scooters at its Bishoftu Automotive...

Mali suspends artisanal mining permits granted to foreigners 06 Mar 2025 - 12:03 am

Bamako:Permits for artisanal mining in Mali granted to "individuals of foreign nationality" have been suspended on the orders of Malian President Assimi Goita,...

Leak at new gas field off Senegal, Mauritania 05 Mar 2025 - 05:47 pm

Dakar: Work is under way to repair a gas leak at a new offshore natural gas field off Senegal and Mauritania which poses...

Dozens of Kenyans rescued from scam centres stuck in Myanmar 03 Mar 2025 - 11:07 pm

Nairobi: More than 60 Kenyans rescued from Myanmar's notorious cyberscam compounds are trapped at the border with Thailand in "dire" conditions, according to...

Egypt rejects attempts to form parallel Sudanese govt: statement 03 Mar 2025 - 01:14 am

Cairo: Egypt rejected on Sunday attempts aimed at establishing a rival government inSudan, warning that such moves jeopardised the "unity, sovereignty and territorial...

Uganda reports second death from Ebola outbreak 01 Mar 2025 - 07:05 pm

Kampala: A young child has died of the Ebola virus in Uganda, the second victim of an outbreak that was announced in late...

Ramadan in war-torn Sudan eclipsed by famine and inflation 01 Mar 2025 - 01:14 pm

Port Sudan: In the safety of Sudan's eastern coast, residents preparing for Ramadan were struggling to afford basic holiday staples as the war...

Ethiopian Airlines launches passenger flight to Portugal's Porto 28 Feb 2025 - 10:39 pm

Addis Ababa: Ethiopian Airlines, Africa's leading carrier, has announced the launch of a new passenger flight service to Porto, Portugal. The airline said...

60 people killed in Zimbabwe's rainfall-related incidents 28 Feb 2025 - 04:58 pm

Harare: A total of 60 people have died and nine others have been injured in rainfall-related incidents across Zimbabwe since the start of...

Mauritius, La Reunion on high alert for dangerous cyclone 27 Feb 2025 - 06:49 pm

Port Louis, Mauritius: The Indian Ocean islands of Mauritius and La Reunion were on high alert Thursday for an intense tropical storm, Cyclone...

Military plane crashes near Sudan capital: military source 25 Feb 2025 - 11:49 pm

Khartoum: A Sudanese military plane crashed Tuesday in Omdurman city, north of the Sudanese capital Khartoum, killing its crew and several Sudanese army...