On Wednesday afternoon, the UN Security Council discussed the current humanitarian crisis in Sudan, More than 16 months of war. UN Assistant Secretary-General for Africa Martha Ama Akyaa Pobee said, “The current wave of fighting marks the latest chapter of violence ... Read More

Fear and contagion are spreading in Kamituga, eastern DRC, the epicenter of the current mpox outbreak. It is where the newest variant of the virus was discovered last year. Inside the Kamituga general hospital, Diego looked on as health workers tended ... Read More

General Michael Langley The United States of America (USA) is in talks with Ghana and other West African countries along the Gulf of Guinea coast to determine what help they need to effectively counter terrorism and security threats along their borders. The ... Read More

The withdrawal of U.S. troops from Niger is complete, an American official said Monday. A small number of military personnel assigned to guard the U.S. Embassy remain, Pentagon spokesperson Sabrina Singh told reporters. Earlier this year, Niger's ruling junta ended an agreement ... Read More

Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger will soon launch new biometric passports, Mali's military leader Colonel Assimi Goita said Sunday, as the junta-led states look to solidify their alliance after splitting from regional bloc ECOWAS. The three Sahel nations, all under military ... Read More

After weeks of mounting tension between Senegal’s executive and the opposition-controlled Parliament, President Bassirou Diomaye has dissolved the National Assembly. The move fulfills the wishes of the president's supporters, but it has sparked a heated debate among Senegalese citizens. "It’s in their ... Read More

Morocco has confirmed a case of mpox in a man in the city of Marrakech, the health ministry said. This is the first such discovery since the current outbreak was declared a public health emergency of international concern by the World ... Read More

Mary Gbobaniyi Delta Air Lines has appointed Mary Gbobaniyi as its new Sales Manager, for West Africa. In her new role, she will be based in Lagos, Nigeria, and will oversee Delta’s sales and commercial operations across the West African region, ... Read More

In an exclusive interview, U.S. Ambassador to Somalia Richard Riley shed light on the ongoing diplomatic efforts and security challenges facing the East African nation, including U.S. efforts to find a peaceful diplomatic solution to the ongoing dispute between Somalia ... Read More

Linda Thomas The United States supports creating two permanent United Nations Security Council seats for African states and one seat to be rotated among small island developing states, U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield will announce on Thursday. The move comes ... Read More