US pauses Syria sanctions, expands humanitarian aid for 180 days 

Cairo, Feb. 10, (dpa/GNA)  - The United States Treasury Department issued a six-month licence to allow earthquake relief to Syria, which would otherwise be prohibited due…

Russia’s Lavrov pleased with progress toward a military base in Sudan 

Khartoum, Feb. 10, (dpa/GNA)  - Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has expressed satisfaction over progress in the establishment of a military base during a visit to…

2022 FIFA Club World Cup: Real Madrid chase record-extending fifth title in Morocco

By Simon Asare Casablanca, Morocco, Feb. 10, GNA – Real Madrid are seeking to win their fifth FIFA Club World Cup title when they…

Merkel receives UNESCO Peace Prize for refugee policy

Nairobi, Feb. 9, (dpa/GNA) - Former German chancellor Angela Merkel accepted the Peace Prize of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in Ivory Coast…

Morocco in pole position to host 2025 AFCON with state-of-the-art sporting facilities

By Simon Asare Agadir, (Morocco), Feb. 2, GNA – The race to host the 2025 edition of the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) is…

Pope tells Congolese youth to fight corruption, make future better

Kinshasa, Feb 2, (dpa/GNA) – Pope Francis is counting on young people to lead Africa to a better future with fewer wars, suffering and…

Netanyahu speaks of ‘historic moment’ as Chad opens embassy in Israel

Tel Aviv, Feb 2, (dpa/GNA) – Chad affirmed its cordial relations with Israel, in opening an embassy in Tel Aviv on Thursday in the…

Tunisian’s self-immolation revives memories of Arab Spring’s catalyst

Tunis, Jan 23, (dpa/GNA) – A Tunisian man on Sunday, died after setting himself on fire, local residents and media said, an act that…

Al-Shabaab storm Somali government building, killing six

Mogadishu, Jan 23, (dpa/GNA) – A suicide bomber, rammed a car loaded with explosives into the gate of a government building in the Somali…

Yellen says Russian oil price cap could save African countries $6 bln annually

Dakar, Jan 20 (Reuters/GNA) – Russia’s war in Ukraine is hitting Africans particularly hard by exacerbating food insecurity and putting an unnecessary drag on…

Army: At least 35 dead after attack on Somalia military base

Mogadishu, Jan 17, (dpa/GNA) – At least 35 people were killed in an attack on a army base in central Somalia on Tuesday morning,…

Freighter runs aground briefly in Egypt’s Suez Canal

Cairo, Jan 9, (dpa/GNA) – A cargo ship which ran aground briefly in Egypt’s Suez Canal, was refloated with no disruption to traffic, shipping…

EU and UN call for immediate end to violence in South Sudan

Juba, Dec 29, (dpa/GNA) – The European Union and the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), have called for an immediate end to…

US-Africa summit: Joe Biden says US is ‘all in’ on Africa’s future

Dec. 17, (BBC/GNA) – US President Joe Biden has announced billions of dollars in support and investment for Africa at a summit with the…

Ukraine grain aid for Ethiopia arrives at port in Djibouti 

Addis Ababa, Dec. 5, (dpa/GNA) - A freighter loaded with donated Ukrainian wheat has docked in Djibouti as it makes its way to Ethiopia, part of a…

M23 rebels killed 50 civilians, forcefully recruited more, says Congo

Kinshasa, Dec. 2, (dpa/GNA) - About 50 civilians were killed amid fighting with M23 rebel forces in eastern Congo, according to the Congolese military on Thursday.  The…

Nigerian police chief Usman Alkali Baba sentenced to prison

Nov 30 (BBC/GNA) – A court in Nigeria has sentenced the police chief to three months in prison for disobeying an earlier order to…

COP27 summit agrees to help climate victims. But it does nothing to stop fossil fuels

Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt (CNN/GNA) — The world has failed to reach an agreement to phase out fossil fuels after marathon UN climate talks were “stonewalled”…

No fossil fuel deal in sight as COP27 nears end in Egypt

Sharm el-Sheikh, Nov. 18, (dpa/GNA) – A deal on phasing out climate-harming fossil fuels appeared to be far from attainable at a global climate conference in Egypt on Thursday,…

Germany supports Ukrainian wheat donation to Ethiopia

Berlin, Nov. 18, (dpa/GNA) - The German government is financing the shipment of a Ukrainian wheat donation to Ethiopia with $14 million, Federal Agriculture Minister Cem Özdemir…