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The World Health Organization (WHO) chief, Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus, made a passionate appeal for his embattled home region of Tigray in Ethiopia on Thursday, saying he has “starving” relatives he cannot communicate with or send money to amid a blockade by

The United States Justice Department on Friday released a partially blacked-out version of the legal document that allowed the FBI to seize classified government records from former President Donald Trump’s Florida estate earlier this month, a move that could shed more light on

Rebels in the Tigray region of Ethiopia have accused the central government in Addis Ababa, and militias aligned with them, of launching what they call a “large-scale offensive” on Wednesday August 25, 2022. The government in Addis Ababa did not immediately respond to

The International Criminal Court’s Karim Khan recently visited the region and met with internally displaced people in Darfur, whom he said are “tired of promises”. In a Security Council briefing on August 23, 2022 the chief prosecutor urged the UN Security

As of August 21, 2022, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached  12,126,067    while  373,195,217 vaccinations have been administered across the continent. Reported deaths in Africa reached  256,242  and  10,363,429   people have recovered. South Africa has the

The first US ambassador to Sudan in 25 years has taken up his post in the latest easing of ties since Washington removed Khartoum from it state sponsors of terrorism list. “Ambassador John Godfrey arrived today in Khartoum, the first US

Early results from Angola’s most tightly contested vote in its democratic history have shown a wide margin for President Joao Lourenco, but the opposition is also claiming a lead. Ballot counting began after polls closed on Wednesday in the oil-rich nation,

A sovereign national dialogue began in Chad on August 24, 2022. Civil society organisations are among the approximately 1,400 participants. They have already taken steps to constantly monitor the dialogue, in order to make sure their proposals are taken into consideration