Africa Archive

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

President Emmanuel Macron has indicated France and Algeria should move beyond their “painful” shared history and look to the future at the start of a three-day visit to the North African country. “We have a complex, painful common past. And it

At least 17 U.S. Democratic lawmakers, including prominent progressives Ilhan Omar and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, were arrested at an abortion rights protest outside the Supreme Court in Washington on Tuesday, police said. The United States Capitol police said on Twitter that the

Antalya Diplomacy Forum this year host more than 70 countries, including 17 state heads of states to discuss the importance of diplomacy for peace and development. Politicians, diplomats, opinion makers and academics from around the world have gathered in Turkey to

Russia’s war on Ukraine is barely two weeks old but Kyiv is already attracting potential foreign fighters from as far away as Kenya. “If Ukraine decides to pay me a very good amount of money, which I know I cannot earn