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
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
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
UN Calls For Safer Migration From Horn Of Africa To Gulf Cou...
Amy Pope
The head of the U.N. International Organization for Migration, or IOM, is calling for safe migration to and from the Gulf countries as the dangerous eastern Horn of Africa route claims more lives.
The so-called eastern route runs from the ... Read More
Burkina Faso: Military Junta Suspends Voice of America
Burkina Faso's military government has suspended the US-funded broadcaster Voice of America (VOA) for three months, following comments regarding the ongoing militant insurgency in the Sahel region.
The suspension, announced on Monday, also includes a temporary ban on local media using ... Read More
Cameroon Citizens Want Proof Their 91-year-old President Is ...
Paul Biya
Cameroon government officials said the central African state’s 91-year-old president, Paul Biya, is in good health, contrary to information circulating on social and mainstream media.
Biya has not been seen in public since his official visit to China more ... Read More
Ethiopia Picks Diplomat As New President
Taye Atske-Selassie Amde
Ethiopia’s parliament on Monday elected Foreign Minister Taye Atske-Selassie as the country’s new president, a position that is largely ceremonial.
Taye replaces the outgoing President Sahle-Work Zewde, who has been in office since 2018.
The parliament elects the president and ... Read More
US Slaps Sanctions On Sudan Paramilitary Leader
The United States on Tuesday announced sanctions against a senior leader in war-torn Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) for his role in obtaining weapons for the paramilitary organization.
Tens of thousands of people have died and millions have been displaced since ... Read More