Oct 26 (BBC/GNA) – Commonwealth leaders have agreed the “time has come” for a conversation about reparations for the slave trade, despite the UK’s…
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IMF approves $341 million for Ethiopia’s first loan program review
Oct 20 (Reuters/GNA) – The executive board of the International Monetary Fund approved the first review of Ethiopia’s $3.4 billion lending programme, the fund…
Over 1,000 mpox deaths recorded this year, African health body says
Nairobi, Oct. 18, (dpa/GNA) – The African Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported on Friday that 1,100 people have died from mpox since the beginning…
At least 94 die after fuel tanker explosion in Nigeria
Lagos, Oct. 16, (dpa/GNA) – At least 94 people have been killed following the explosion of a petrol tanker in Nigeria, police reports said on Wednesday. Some…
Somalia opens key conference to drive economic transformation
MOGADISHU, Oct. 15, (Xinhua/GNA) — Somalia on Monday started a two-day conference in Mogadishu, the national capital, to seek ways of sustaining its economic…
Africa’s e-waste crisis escalates amid calls for sound policy interventions
NAIROBI, Oct. 14 (Xinhua/GNA) — As the demand for electronic gadgets, including mobile phones, laptops and computers, grows in Africa, driven by rising middle-class…
Kenyan nomads on frontline of saving Africa’s vultures as poisoning threatens their survival
NAIROBI, Oct. 14 (Xinhua/GNA) — An often overlooked battle is unfolding on the sun-kissed plains of the Masai Mara National Reserve, one of Kenya’s…
From trash to treasure: Kenya’s green market leading in waste management
NAIROBI, Oct. 14, (Xinhua/GNA) — At the Karatina market in Nyeri County, central Kenya, Samuel Mutua and his team start their day early, collecting…
Mpox spreads to Zambia and Ghana, with 16 countries now affected
Geneva, Oct. 14, (dpa/GNA) – Two more African countries have reported cases of mpox over the past six weeks, bringing the total of affected nations to 16,…
Africa’s wildlife population has declined by 76 pct: WWF
NAIROBI, Oct. 12, (Xinhua/GNA) — The population of Africa’s iconic wildlife species, including mammals, reptiles, fish, amphibians, and birds, had declined 76 percent in…
Rwanda begins Marburg vaccinations to curb deadly outbreak
Kigali, Oct 6 (Reuters/GNA) – Rwanda said on Sunday it had begun administering vaccine doses against the Marburg virus to try to combat an…
Benin arrests three men over suspected coup plot
Sept 26 (BBC/GNA) – Three men in Benin, including a former minister and the man in charge of President Patrice Talon’s security, have been…
At least 8 killed following building collapse in Sierra Leone
FREETOWN, Sept. 16 (Xinhua/GNA) — At least eight people were killed on Monday, after a seven-story building collapsed in Freetown, the capital of Sierra…
UN to help Guinea-Bissau fight drug trafficking
BISSAU, Sept. 16 (Xinhua/GNA) — The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), will use “all necessary means” to support Guinea-Bissau’s judicial police,…
South African police launch manhunt after 7 family members gunned down
JOHANNESBURG, Sept. 15, (Xinhua/GNA) — The South African police have launched a manhunt for suspects, after seven family members were killed in the eastern…
Tanzania’s wildlife conservation authority drives back 500 marauding elephants to game reserves, national parks
DAR ES SALAAM, Sept. 9, (Xinhua/GNA) — At least 500 marauding elephants were driven back to game reserves and national parks by the Tanzania…
48 killed after gasoline tanker explosion in central Nigeria: official
ABUJA, Sept. 9, (Xinhua/GNA) — At least 48 people were killed after a gasoline-laden tanker, exploded on a busy highway in Niger, a state…
Car-free day celebrated in Ugandan capital to create awareness of sustainable urban environment
KAMPALA, Sept. 9, (Xinhua/GNA) — Kampala, Uganda’s capital, has successfully held its second edition of the Car-Free Day event, to promote sustainable transport and…
Under half of Algeria’s voters participate in presidential election
Algiers, Sept. 9, (dpa/GNA) – Around 48% of eligible voters cast their ballots in Algeria’s presidential election, which incumbent President Abdelmadjid Tebboune is widely expected to easily…
Fuel lorry, van collide in Nigeria, 48 people, 50 cattle die in fire
Lagos, Sept. 9, (dpa/GNA) – At least 48 people have died and more than 50 cattle were burnt to death in a collision between a fuel tanker…