Russia's invasion of Ukraine has left a sour taste for South Africa’s citrus farmers, who are facing millions of dollars in losses due to sanctions that have closed off the Russian market. South Africa is the world’s second largest citrus ... Read More

The EU on Monday decided to halt its military training missions in Mali but will keep a presence in the Sahel, the bloc's top diplomat said Monday. "We are halting the training missions for the (Malian) armed forces and national guard," ... Read More

Fathi Mohamed Ahmed, Bilan’s deputy editor at Goobjoog TV during a program recording for Bilan Media, April 2022. (Courtesy: Bilan Media) Somalia's first women-run radio and television outlet has opened in the capital, Mogadishu. United Nations-supported Bilan Media will produce content ... Read More

The Eight meeting of the COVID-19 ministerial Coordinating Committee (MCC) of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has ended with health ministers agreeing to minimize public health measures taken against the pandemic. The virtual meeting was to ensure minimal ... Read More

Former South African President Jacob Zuma is pursuing private prosecution proceedings to remove the lead prosecutor in an arms deal corruption trial after failed legal challenges, his foundation said on Sunday. Last month the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) torpedoed Zuma's ... Read More

German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht addresses members of the parliament during a session of the Bundestag (lower house of parliament) in Berlin, April 6, 2022. German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht on Saturday reiterated her doubts about maintaining the German armed forces' ... Read More

A High-Level Seminar on Maritime Security which examined and refined the modalities for the distribution of essential maritime security equipment in the ECOWAS riparian countries have ended in Abuja, Nigeria. The two-day seminar was held at the Nigeria Commission of the ... Read More

Ethiopia's government has said it will carefully examine a scathing report by international rights groups that accuses its military and allied forces of gross rights abuses in Tigray region. But it also poured doubt on the report, which alleges ethnic ... Read More

Burkina Faso’s former President Blaise Compaore Burkina Faso’s ex-president, Blaise Compaore, has been sentenced to life in prison for the 1987 assassination of predecessor Thomas Sankara. The ruling is seen by many as a symbolic victory for a region that has ... Read More

Ali Duale, seen here addressing a community event in Halifax, came to Canada as a refugee from Somalia in 1997 and was elected to the Nova Scotia provincial legislature last year. (Photo courtesy of A. Duale's office) Somali-born refugee Ali Duale ... Read More