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South Africa denounces US human rights report 14 Aug 2025 - 05:00 am

Johannesburg:South Africa's Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) has denounced the "South Africa 2024 Human Rights Report" issued by the United States...

Kenya hosts summit to push for science-led solution to climate crisis in Africa 14 Aug 2025 - 01:00 am

Nairobi: Kenya held a forum on Wednesday in the national capital of Nairobi for senior policymakers, scholars, and green campaigners to push for...

Morocco to host Arab Table Tennis Championship 2025 13 Aug 2025 - 08:14 pm

Doha: The Arab Table Tennis Federation has announced that Morocco will host the Arab Table Tennis Championship 2025, which will be held from...

Forest fire sweeps through northern Morocco 13 Aug 2025 - 05:42 pm

Rabat: A major mountain forest fire close to the tourist city of Chefchaouen in northern Morocco was spreading on Wednesday, according to media...

Drone strikes target army celebration in central Sudan: witnesses 13 Aug 2025 - 05:23 pm

Port Sudan, Sudan: Drone strikes targeted the Sudanese town of Tamboul, southeast of the capital Khartoum, on Wednesday during a celebration organised by...

Egypt firmly rejects unilateral Nile actions, vows to protect water security 13 Aug 2025 - 05:00 am

Cairo: Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi on Tuesday reiterated Egypt's "complete rejection" of unilateral measures in the Eastern Nile Basin, warning that the country...

Kenya's central bank cuts benchmark rate to spur economic activity, lending 13 Aug 2025 - 04:00 am

Nairobi: The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) on Tuesday reduced its benchmark lending rate to 9.5 percent from 9.75 percent to stimulate economic...

US envoy, Sudan army chief discuss peace plan 12 Aug 2025 - 11:41 pm

Port Sudan: Sudan's army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the United States' senior advisor for Africa Massad Boulos met in Switzerland to discuss...

Death toll from Lassa fever in Nigeria rises to 155 12 Aug 2025 - 04:46 pm

ABUJA: The death toll from the Lassa fever outbreak in Nigeria has risen to 155, with at least three fatalities recorded so far...

Sudan's RSF accused of killing over 40 in attack on Darfur camp 12 Aug 2025 - 06:00 am

Khartoum: Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) killed more than 40 civilians and wounded dozens in an attack on a displacement camp in...

UNICEF says universal birth registration key to advancing rights of African children 11 Aug 2025 - 02:00 am

Nairobi: The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) issued a policy note in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi on Sunday, reiterating the call to...

Malnutrition in Sudan's El-Fasher kills 63 in a week 10 Aug 2025 - 09:38 pm

Port Sudan: Malnutrition has claimed the lives of at least 63 people, mostly women and children, in just one week in Sudan's besieged...

Ghana holds memorial night for helicopter crash victims 10 Aug 2025 - 05:37 pm

ACCRA: The government of Ghana held an Evening of Reflections and Memorial on Saturday to conclude the three-day national mourning for the five...

Somali Defense Minister announces death of over 120 Al Shabaab Militants in military operations 09 Aug 2025 - 06:15 pm

Mogadishu:Somali Minister of Defense Ahmed Moalim Fiqi announced the killing of over 120 militants of the Al Qaeda-affiliated Al Shabaab movement, and the...

Ghanaian president urges unity as country mourns helicopter crash victims 09 Aug 2025 - 05:00 am

Accra: Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama on Thursday night urged national unity as the country mourned the victims of Wednesday's military helicopter crash....