Africa Archive

At least 30 people have died, while 20 remain missing after flooding and landslides caused by the passage of tropical storm Cheneso battered Madagascar. Tens of thousands of people were also left homeless across the Indian Ocean island nation, according to

Mr. Abdourahamane Diallo, Representative of UNESCO to Ghana, has called on governments to invest in education to achieve Sustainable Development Goal Four- ensuring inclusive and equitable quality education for all.  He charged the leaders to deliver education systems that could support

Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema urged the country’s creditors on Monday to agree to a quick debt restructuring to aid economy recovery efforts. Hichilema made the remarks during a visit to Zambia by International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, who

The mutilated body of a prominent Cameroonian journalist was found on Sunday near the capital Yaounde five days after he was abducted by unidentified assailants, the press union and a colleague said on Sunday. Media advocates described Martinez Zogo’s disappearance and

krainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy hoped that the defense leaders of NATO and other countries, convening on Friday, would reach “resolute decisions” to bolster Ukraine’s capability to stand up against Russian forces with cutting-edge battle tanks. The meeting at Ramstein Air Base

International Relations and Cooperation Minister, Dr Naledi Pandor, has reiterated South Africa’s position that the only path to peace is through diplomacy, dialogue and commitment to the principles of the Charter of the United Nations. This includes the principle that all

Paris was waiting for clarifications after its former colony Burkina Faso ordered Sunday hundreds of French troops to leave the West African country within a month. French President Emmanuel Macron told a news conference in Paris that the messages from Burkina

“an outright hate crime,” the ministry said: “Permitting this anti-Islam act, which targets Muslims and insults our sacred values, under the guise of freedom of expression is completely unacceptable.” Turkey canceled a planned visit by Sweden’s defense minister on Saturday in