Juba, Nov. 19, (dpa/GNA) – More than 30 people have been killed and 20 wounded in the disputed Abyei region between Sudan and South…
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Liberian president admits defeat to his competitor in presidential run-off election
MONROVIA, Nov. 18, (Xinhua/GNA) – Liberian President George Weah, admitted defeat on Friday to his competitor, Joseph Boakai, in the presidential run-off election through…
Liberia President George Weah concedes election defeat to Joseph Boakai
Monrovia, Nov 18 (Reuters/GNA) – Liberia President George Weah on Friday conceded election defeat to opposition leader Joseph Boakai after a tight race, ending…
Liberia election results: President George Weah calls Joseph Boakai to congratulate him
Nov 17 (BBC/GNA) – Liberian President George Weah has called his challenger in the presidential race, Joseph Boakai, to congratulate him on his victory.…
Presidential election kicks off in Madagascar
Antananarivo, Nov. 17, (Xinhua/GNA) – Madagascar kicked off its first round of the presidential election on Thursday, to select the national leader for the…
IMF reaches agreement with Kenya
NAIROBI, Nov. 17, (Xinhua/GNA) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF), said on Thursday it has reached a staff-level agreement with Kenya, paving the way…
Nigerian ex-central bank chief remanded in custody pending bail hearing
Abuja, Nov 17 (Reuters/GNA) – A Nigerian court on Friday remanded former central bank governor Godwin Emefiele in custody on charges of procurement fraud,…
Liberia election result: George Weah and Joseph Boakai in neck and neck race
Nov 16 (BBC/GNA) – With results in from more than 85% of polling stations in Liberia’s run-off election, opposition candidate Joseph Boakai is slightly…
Desertification experts warn of dramatic rise in dust storms globally
Bonn, Nov. 17, (dpa/GNA) – United Nations experts at a meeting in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, have warned of a dramatic increase in sand and dust…
Malawi’s President Chakwera bans himself and his cabinet from foreign travel
Nov 16 (BBC/GNA) – Malawi’s President Lazarus Chakwera has suspended with immediate effect all international travel for himself and his government in a bid…
The Mosque of Ibn Tulun: Cairo’s historic architectural masterpiece
Accra, Nov 14, GNA – The mosque of Ibn Tulun, is an enormous brick wall edifice considered the oldest and biggest mosque in Cairo,…
Nigerian Labour Unions Defy Court Order, Begin Nationwide Strike
Abuja, Nov. 14, (AllAfrica/GNA)The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), the Trade Union Congress (TUC), and their affiliates, including the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU),…
Rwanda Genocide – ‘Tumba Butcher’ Trial Gets Underway in France
Paris, Nov. 14, (AllAfrica/GNA) – The Cour d’ assises de Paris, will today, November 14, 2023 begin proceedings in a case involving the seventh…
Madagascar: Presidential Contenders Demand Election Boycott in Madagascar
Harare, Nov. 14, (AllAfrica/GNA) – Six well-known contenders for president of Madagascar said that they want to abstain from this week’s elections, exacerbating the…
Liberians pick next president in run-off election
Monrovia, Nov. 14, (dpa/GNA) – Liberian voters will choose the West African country’s next president in a run-off election on Tuesday.Incumbent President George Weah,…
At least 17 dead after militant attack in eastern Congo
Kinshasa, Nov. 14, (dpa/GNA) – An attack in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo by the Islamist militia Allied Democratic Forces (ADF)…
Nigeria’s Imo, Kogi, Bayelsa, Head to State Governor Polls
Abuja, Nov. 12, (AllAfrica/GNA)Over five million citizens in Imo State, Kogi State and Bayelsa State are heading to the polls to vote for their…
Sudan’s Paramilitary Say They Have Captured West Darfur Capital
Darfur, Nov. 12, (AllAfrica/GNA) – The international community has condemned reports of mass atrocities including murders, detentions, and looting of civilian homes and property,…
Rwanda Joins African Nations That Are Visa-Free For All Africans
Kigali, Nov. 12, (AllAfrica/GNA) – Rwandan President Paul Kagame has introduced visa-free travel for all Africans, making Rwanda the fourth African country to do…
Saudi Fund for Development Provides Over $580 Million in Development Loans to African Countries
By: Amadu Kamil Sanah, GNA Special Correspondent, Riyadh, Saudi. Arabia Riyadh, Nov. 11 GNA- Sultan Al-Marshal, the Chief Executive Officer, of the Saudi Fund…