Kenyan Deputy President’s Impeachment Trial Begins
Rigathi Gachagua
Kenya's parliament has begun the final step to remove Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua from office just two years after he was elected on a joint ticket with the president.
An overwhelming majority voted in the National Assembly last week to ... Read More
Ethiopia Marks National Flag Day With Calls For Unity, Progr...
Ethiopians across the country on Monday marked the National Flag Day, underscoring the importance of the country’s unity, sovereignty, and territorial integrity.
A series of events celebrated the day to reinforce the East African country’s commitment to peace and development.
Speaking at ... Read More
Saudi Arabia, Egypt Strengthen Investment Ties, Urge Gaza An...
Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud
Saudi Crown prince Mohammed bin Salman attended talks in Cairo on Tuesday with the Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, where they agreed to boost trade and investment co operation and urged for ceasefires in Gaza and ... Read More
WHO Approves Bavarian Nordic’s Mpox Vaccine For Adoles...
The World Health Organization said on Monday it had approved Bavarian Nordic's (BAVA.CO), opens new tab mpox vaccine for adolescents aged 12 to 17 years, an age group considered especially vulnerable to outbreaks of the disease that has triggered global ... Read More
Ghana’s Digital Economy Poised For Rapid Growth: IPPG Roun...
Group photo of roundtable participants and the IPPG team after the meeting
Ghana’s rapidly expanding digital economy is set to drive future economic growth, according to business and trade experts who gathered for a roundtable discussion in Accra on October 8. ... Read More
UN Refugee Chief Urges States To Drop Border Controls Even A...
The head of the U.N. refugee agency warned on Monday that displacement crises in Lebanon and Sudan could worsen, but said tighter border measures were not the solution, calling them ineffective and sometimes unlawful.
Addressing more than 100 diplomats and ministers ... Read More
UN Chief Says Any Attacks On Lebanon Peacekeepers Could Be a...
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned on Sunday that any attacks against peacekeepers "may constitute a war crime," his spokesperson said after Israeli tanks burst through the gates of a peacekeeping base in southern Lebanon.
It was the latest accusation of ... Read More
United States, Germany Launch $40m Joint Initiative To Preve...
The United States and Germany have launched a $40 million Coastal States Stability Mechanism (CSSM) regional initiative to strengthen stability in northern Ghana and the coastal West African countries of Benin and Togo.
As a multi-year joint U.S.-Germany conflict prevention ... Read More
World Bank Says 26 Poorest Countries In Worst Financial Shap...
The world's 26 poorest countries, home to 40% of the most poverty-stricken people, are more in debt than at any time since 2006 and increasingly vulnerable to natural disasters and other shocks, a new World Bank report showed on Sunday.
The ... Read More
Cameroon Bans Any Talk About 91-year-old President’s H...
Paul Biya
Cameroon has outlawed any discussion about the health of 91-year-old President Paul Biya, a letter shared by the interior ministry said, after Biya's prolonged absence fueled widespread speculation he was unwell.
Earlier this week, the authorities put out statements ... Read More