World / Africa

Death toll in Nigeria boat capsize tragedy rises to 76 09 Oct 2022 - 11:55 pm

Lagos: The death toll from a boat accident in Nigeria's southeastern state of Anambra has risen to 76, the president said on Sunday....

Lesotho's new party set for election win, early results show 09 Oct 2022 - 09:32 pm

Maseru: A recently founded party led by a millionaire diamond magnate looked set on Sunday to win Lesotho's parliamentary election, having secured enough...

Financial crime watchdog adds Congo to money laundering watch list 08 Oct 2022 - 08:32 pm

Kinshasha: The Financial Action Task Force plans to put Democratic Republic of Congo on a list of countries subject to increased monitoring, the...

Somali Army kills 19 Al-Shabab Militants in repulsed attack 08 Oct 2022 - 02:28 pm

Somali Army killed recently 19 Al-Shabab Militantsafter they had attempted to attack on army base near Bal’ad district in Middle Shabelle region. According...

Nigeria's Buhari proposes record $47.3 billion budget for 2023 07 Oct 2022 - 09:49 pm

ABUJA: Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari is launching an ambitious plan to grow the West African nation's economy and end its security woes with...

CDC, WHO, Uganda to host regional meeting as Ebola spreads 06 Oct 2022 - 02:12 pm

NAIROBI, Kenya: The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says Uganda next week will host a ministerial meeting on the outbreak of...

Gambia urgently recalls syrups blamed for 66 child deaths 06 Oct 2022 - 02:04 pm

BANJUL, Gambia: Gambia has launched an urgent door-to-door campaign to remove cough and cold syrups blamed for the deaths of more than 60...

India awaits WHO information on any cough syrup link to Gambia deaths 06 Oct 2022 - 08:55 am

New Delhi: India is awaiting World Health Organization evidence of a link between an Indiancough syrupand the deaths of dozens of children in...

23 hostages from Nigeria passenger train reported freed 05 Oct 2022 - 09:29 pm

ABUJA, Nigeria: More than 20 people who were abducted from a passenger train in Nigeria have regained their freedom after more than six...

Ghana raises cocoa farmgate price by 21% for 2022/23 season 05 Oct 2022 - 08:11 pm

ACCRA: Ghana has raised the guaranteed farmgate price paid to cocoa farmers to 12,800 cedis ($1,248.78) per tonne for the main crop of...

Congo rejects US request to pull oil blocks from auction 05 Oct 2022 - 06:17 pm

KINSHASA: Democratic Republic of Congo's government has rejected a request by US climate envoy John Kerry to withdraw some oil blocks put up...

Roadside bomb kills three UN peacekeepers in Central African Republic 05 Oct 2022 - 11:36 am

Dakar: A roadside bomb killed three United Nations peacekeepers from Bangladesh and injured several others in northwest Central African Republic on Monday, the...

Ethiopia, Tigray head invited to peace talks in South Africa 05 Oct 2022 - 10:59 am

The leader of Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region and the central government have been invited to peace talks in South Africa this weekend as...

Cholera outbreak in Malawi has killed 110 since March 04 Oct 2022 - 10:02 pm

BLANTYRE: Cholera has spread to 22 of Malawi's 28 districts, killing 110 people and infecting 3,891 people since March when the first case...

Liberia arrests 2 after $100m of cocaine is seized 04 Oct 2022 - 07:27 pm

MONROVIA: Liberian authorities acting on US security intelligence have arrested two foreigners and are searching for two more suspected of trying to smuggle...

Jeff Bezos fund to push for Africa land restoration around UN climate summit 04 Oct 2022 - 06:24 pm

New York: Billionaire Jeff Bezos's environmental fund is seeking to build a coalition with African and European countries around this year's UN climate...

Burkina Faso coup leader says vote still expected by 2024 04 Oct 2022 - 05:14 pm

OUAGADOUGOU: Burkina Faso’s new junta leader said on Monday that the West African nation will still aim to hold an election by 2024...

Africa sees record venture capital investment, bucking global decline 04 Oct 2022 - 11:53 am

JOHANNESBURG: African startups attracted a record $3.5 billion in venture capital investment in the first half of this year, bucking a global decline...