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33 African countries in need of external assistance- FAO
A total of 45 countries and regions worldwide are in need of external assistance for food, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations has warned.
The FAO's latest "Crop Prospects and Food Situation" report, which…
DRC records first mpox virus cases in regions
The Republic of Congo has recorded its first cases of mpox in several regions, the health ministry said, an indication of how the disease may be spreading across Africa since sexual transmission was first confirmed on the continent last…
Zimbabwean prophet charges in court over child labour
A man calling himself Prophet Ishmael was charged in a Zimbabwean court, after police raided the compound where he led a religious sect and found more than 250 children being kept away from school and used as cheap labour.
Police also…
Senegal’s Top Opposition Leaders Releases From Prison Ahead Of Election
Senegal’s top opposition leader, Ousmane Sonko, was released from jail late Thursday ahead of the presidential election later this month, triggering jubilant celebrations across the capital.
Their release had been expected after…
South Africa: Suspects In Court For Murder Of Egyptian Monks
Two men accused of fatally stabbing three Egyptian monks belonging to the Coptic Orthodox Church in South Africa this week have appeared in court on Thursday and will remain in custody until their next court appearance.
Saeed…
South Africa,Ghana, Liberia And Ivory Coast Hit By Major Internet Outages
Outages have been reported in countries including South Africa,Ivory Coast, Liberia, Ghana and Burkina Faso,e.t.c.
The cause of the cable failures is not immediately clear.
"There seems to be a pattern in the timing of the…
Al-Shabab Attacks Hotel In Somali Capital
Militants from the al-Shabab group have attacked a hotel near the presidential palace in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, security sources and witnesses say.
The Islamist group has attacked the Syl Hotel before, which is popular with…
Senegal election: Campaign for jailed candidate takes to road
Backers of detained opposition presidential candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye are taking his campaign to the streets of Senegal with posters and bracelets, drumming up support in the hope he will be released before the vote.
Faye was…
Somalia secures 99% debt relief from international creditors
Somalia secured the cancellation of 99% of the debt it owed to members of the Paris Club of creditor nations, the Paris Club said a milestone in the war-scarred country's efforts to re-join the international financial system.
Countries…
Sudanese seek connections through Starlink after weeks of blackouts
Some Sudanese residents cut off from mobile networks for weeks due to war between rival military factions are using Starlink satellite connections to access the internet, as regular coverage started to return to other parts of the country.…