Botswana hosts conference to advance African development

GABORONE, Nov. 25, (Xinhua/GNA) — It is important to capitalize on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), to boost intra-Africa trade, and position…

Kenya urges for swift action to curb proliferation of small arms in African region

NAIROBI, Nov. 26, (Xinhua/GNA) — Kenya has called for urgent and concerted efforts, to address the growing threat of small arms proliferation in the…

Separatist commander killed in Cameroon’s restive Anglophone region

YAOUNDE, Nov. 26, (Xinhua/GNA) – Two separatist fighters, including a commander, were killed when government forces of Cameroon struck their hideout early on Sunday,…

Tourist boat sinks with 45 people on board in Egypt, some rescued

Cairo, Nov. 25, (dpa/GNA) – A boat carrying 45 people, most of them tourists, sank in the Red Sea on Monday, Egyptian authorities said, adding that some…

Chad, Nigeria discuss strengthening regional security

YAOUNDE, Nov. 18, (Xinhua/GNA) — Chadian President, Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno, and Nigeria’s National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, met on Sunday to discuss enhancing…

Two civilians killed in armed attack in western Niger

NIAMEY, Nov. 18, (Xinhua/GNA) — Two civilians were killed and two others wounded, in a suspected terrorist attack Friday on a position of the…

Algeria concludes CAN 2025 qualifiers with 5-1 win over Liberia

ALGIERS, Nov. 18, (Xinhua/GNA) — Algerian football team, capped off its 2025 African Cup of Nations (CAN) qualifying campaign with a resounding 5-1 victory…

At G20, Brazil’s Lula announces effort to fight poverty and hunger

Rio de Janeiro, Nov. 19, (dpa/GNA) – Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has announced the launch of the Global Alliance against Hunger and Poverty at…

AfDB releases 511 mln USD to finance government programs in Niger

NIAMEY, Nov. 11 (Xinhua/GNA) — The African Development Bank (AfDB), released about 511 million U.S. dollars to finance four government programs in Niger, an…

Kenya rolls out reforms to boost passenger traffic at main airport

NAIROBI, Nov. 11 (Xinhua/GNA) — The Kenyan government on Monday, rolled out reforms at the main airport Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA), located in…

20 die after two minibuses collide in Cote d’Ivoire

ABIDJAN, Nov. 11, (Xinhua/GNA) — Twenty people were killed and 11 others injured Sunday, in a collision between two minibuses in southern Cote d’Ivoire,…

Sale of food at schools suspended in South Africa’s Gauteng amid rising food poisoning incidents

JOHANNESBURG, Nov. 10, (Xinhua/GNA) — The Department of Education in Gauteng Province, South Africa, on Friday issued a notice to suspend the sales of…

Equatorial Guinea VP warns against office sex after viral videos

Nov 8 (BBC/GNA) – Civil servants caught having sex in their offices will face “severe measures”, the vice-president of Equatorial Guinea has warned after…

Equatorial Guinea President activates Decree No. 118, sacks Baltasar Engonga

Nov 8 (BBC/GNA) – Authorities in Equatorial Guinea have dismissed Baltasar Ebang Engonga as Director General of the National Financial Investigation Agency (ANIF). This…

Chinese-funded bamboo project brings relief to flood-ravaged Kenyan communities

NAIROBI, Nov. 4, (Xinhua/GNA) — For decades, Francis Mayobo’s farm, located along the Nzoia River in western Kenya, was repeatedly inundated by floods that…

Rwanda marks 3 weeks without Marburg deaths amid containment efforts

KIGALI, Nov. 4, (Xinhua/GNA) — Rwanda has made progress in containing the spread of Marburg virus disease, as the East African country has reported…

5 killed as cholera outbreak declared in central Tanzania

DAR ES SALAAM, Nov. 4 (Xinhua/GNA) — At least five people were killed by cholera, and 500 others contracted the disease in the Ikungi…

Botswana’s first gas-to-power plant to connect national grid in 2025

GABORONE, Nov. 4 (Xinhua/GNA) — Botswana’s first coalbed methane independent power producer (IPP), Tlou Energy, intends to connect to the national grid early next…

Tanzania records major surge in Chinese tourist arrivals: official

DAR ES SALAAM, Nov. 4, (Xinhua/GNA) — The number of Chinese tourists visiting Tanzania’s tourist attractions, has been on a remarkable rise since the…

Kenya reports rising exports to African nations

NAIROBI, Nov. 4, (Xinhua/GNA) — Kenya’s exports to other African countries, boosted by increased shipment and strengthened bilateral relations, rose 26 percent in the…