Nairobi, Oct 17, (dpa/GNA) – The death toll in Nigerian floods has risen to more than 600, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs Sadiya Umar Farouq…
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Floods kill 24 people in northern Nigeria
Lagos, Oct. 10, (Xinhua/GNA) – At least 24 people have been killed and more than 18,000 others displaced by floods in the rainy season…
AfCFTA launches guided trade initiative for seven countries
Accra, Oct. 10, (Xinhua/GNA) – The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) secretariat based in Accra has launched a guided trade initiative for seven…
6th FAAPA GA Adopts 2 Proposals on Expanding Federation’s Executive Council, Creating Honorary Committee
Rabat, Oct 9, (MAP/GNA) – The 6th General Assembly of the Atlantic Federation of African News Agencies (FAAPA) adopted, Friday in Rabat, two proposals…
ECOWAS urges Burkina Faso’s people to settle their differences through dialogue
Bissau, Oct. 4, (Xinhua/GNA) – The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has called on the people of Burkina Faso to settle their…
Burkina Faso’s military leader Ibrahim Traoré: ‘No more red tape’
Oct. 03, (BBC/GNA) – Burkina Faso’s new military leader, Capt Ibrahim Traoré, has urged cabinet ministers to “move faster” to fix the country’s “urgent”…
Shots fired and military posts set up in Burkina Faso capital
Ouagadougou, Sept 30, (dpa/GNA) – The military in Burkina Faso, posted guards at central points in the capital Ouagadougou on Friday. Soldiers blocked access…
AfCFTA designed to lift Africa’s people out of poverty – AU Commissioner
By Francis Ameyibor Tema, Sept. 29, GNA – Dr Monique Nsanzabaganwa, Deputy Chairperson, African Union (AU) Commission, says the design of the African Continental…
Five killed after clashes erupt in western Libya
Tripoli, Sept 26, (dpa/GNA) – At least five people, including two children, were killed in clashes that erupted between two armed groups in Libya,…
Africa needs to upgrade its food systems during Year of Nutrition, reports warn
By Desmond Davies London, Sept. 26, GNA – As Africa continues with its Year of Nutrition, which was declared for 2022 by the…
Africa needs stronger influence on global economic order – President Akufo-Addo
New York, Sept. 22, GNA – President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Wednesday advocated for a more inclusive and effective global financial system that…
Support Africa’s agro-industry to improve global food security—President Akufo-Addo tells world leaders
New York, Sept. 21, GNA – President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has called on the investor community to support the roll-out of Africa’s lucrative…
Al-Qaeda release book on planning for the September 11 attacks
Cairo, Sept. 12, (dpa/GNA) - The Al-Qaeda terrorist network on Sunday released a book written by a senior member including a detailed timeline leading up to the…
Islamic State affiliate kills 30 civilians in Mali raid, militia says
Bamako, Sept 10, (Reuters/GNA) – Members of an Islamic State affiliate in Mali killed about 30 civilians in an attack this week on a…
Queen Elizabeth II and Africa: A long-standing relationship
Sept 9, (BBC/GNA) – Queen Elizabeth II is said to have had a special place in her heart for Africa, and she was on…
South Africa economy shrinks in second quarter
Pretoria, Sept. 7, (dpa-AFX/GNA) - South Africa’s economy contracted in the second quarter after the devastating floods in KwaZulu-Natal and load shedding weighed mostly on manufacturing, Statistics…
UN says devastating famine in Somalia imminent
Mogadishu, Sept. 6, (dpa/GNA) - Somalia is facing an imminent devastating famine, according to the United Nations. “Famine is at the door, and today we are receiving…
Calm returns to Libyan capital after militia fighting kills 32
Tripoliug 28, (dpa/GNA) – The Libyan capital Tripoli, was calm on Sunday, after fighting between rival armed factions, left 32 people dead, the Health…
EU condemns reports of airstrike on kindergarten in Ethiopia
Brussels, Aug n28, (dpa/GNA) – The European Union on Sunday, condemned reports of an airstrike on a kindergarten during renewed fighting in northern Ethiopia,…
Reports: Multiple dead after airstrike on kindergarten in Ethiopia
Berlin, Aug 26, (dpa/GNA) – Multiple civilians, including children, died in an airstrike on a kindergarten in the capital of the war-torn Ethiopian province…