Cairo, Jun. 12, (dpa/GNA) – Three British tourists have died after fire broke out on a boat off Egypt’s coast in the Red Sea,…
Africa
EU mulling up to €900 million in aid to Tunisia amid migration surge
Tunis/Brussels, Jun. 11, (dpa/GNA) – The EU commission says it is considering supporting Tunisia with an aid package of up to €900 million ($967.8…
Nigeria’s secret police detain former central bank governor
Abuja, Jun. 11, (Xinhua/GNA) — Nigeria’s secret police said on Saturday that the former governor of the central bank, who was suspended from office…
Big jump in gold output returns Ghana to position as Africa’s top gold producer
Accra, Jun. 11, (Xinhua/GNA) – Ghana has regained its position as Africa’s top gold producer and the 10th biggest producer globally with a 32…
Fighting resumes in Sudan after 24-hour ceasefire
Khartoum, Jun. 11, (dpa/GNA) – Fighting has broken out again in the Sudanese capital Khartoum after a 24-hour ceasefire, several Arabic media reported on…
FAO issues alert over return of fall armyworm in eastern Africa
NAIVASHA, Kenya, June 8 (Xinhua/GNA) — The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, on Thursday sounded an alert over the reemergence…
EAC adopts report on Somalia
DAR ES SALAAM, June 8, (Xinhua/GNA) — The heads of state of the East African Community (EAC), have adopted a report of the verification…
Red Cross brings 280 orphans from Khartoum to safety
Geneva, Jun. 8, (dpa/GNA) - The Red Cross has brought 280 children and 70 staff from a Khartoum orphanage to safety in order to avoid an armed…
EU, UN launch initiatives to spur rural development in Kenya
NAIROBI, June 8 (Xinhua/GNA) — The UN International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the European Union, on Thursday launched two new initiatives in…
Man killed after shark attack in Egyptian resort Hurghada
Cairo, June 8, (dpa/GNA) – A man has been killed in a shark attack in Egypt’s Red Sea resort of Hurghada, the Egyptian Environment…
One soldier killed in Boko Haram attack in northern Cameroon
Yaounde, Jun. 6, (Xinhua/GNA) – A soldier was killed after militants of the terror group Boko Haram attacked a military outpost in Cameroon’s Far…
Over 3,600 suspects arrested in Nigeria in crackdown on crimes: police
Lagos, Jun. 6, (Xinhua/GNA) – The police said Monday that 3,619 criminal suspects were arrested across Nigeria in the first five months of the…
Abducted Christians regain freedom in Nigeria
Lagos, Jun. 6, (Xinhua/GNA) – Sixteen people regained their freedom Sunday after being held for more than a month by unidentified gunmen who abducted…
Drought kills nearly 7 million livestock in Ethiopia: UN
Addis Ababa, Jun. 6, (Xinhua/GNA) – The Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) of the United Nations said Monday that ongoing drought in several parts…
30 killed in armed attacks on Nigerian villages
Lagos, Jun. 6, (Xinhua/GNA) – At least 30 people were killed in attacks by armed men on several villages in Nigeria’s northwestern state of…
At least 25 dead after attacks on Nigerian villages
Lagos, Jun. 4, (dpa/GNA) – Unidentified gunmen killed at least 25 people in an attack on villages in the Katsina-Ala district of Nigeria on Saturday, according to…
AU Commission calls for cessation of violence in Senegal
Addis Ababa, Jun. 4, (Xinhua/GNA) – Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat called for cessation of violence in Senegal. “The…
Jordan’s crown prince marries Saudi fiancée in royal ceremony
Cairo, June 1, (dpa/GNA) – Jordan celebrated its biggest royal wedding in decades on Thursday, as Crown Prince Hussein bin Abdullah and his Saudi…
UNICEF: 13.6 million children in Sudan need humanitarian aid
Nairobi, May 30, (dpa/GNA) – Fighting between the Sudanese military and the rival Rapid Support Forces (RSF), has left at least 13.6 million children…
Sierra Leone prepares for June 24 elections
By Francis Ntow Sharm El Sheikh (Egypt), May 30, GNA – The Government of Sierra Leone says it is ready to hold peaceful, free…