The combination of climate change and a growing world population may threaten global food security. As the United Nations marks World Population Day, changes in agriculture, especially in Africa, may be the only way forward. The global population is expected to ... Read More

Kenyan President William Ruto Kenyan President William Ruto dismissed most of his cabinet Thursday, firing everyone except his foreign affairs ministers. The dismissal follows weeks of protests that were triggered by proposed tax hikes, and transformed into calls for Ruto ... Read More

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed landed in Port Sudan, the new seat of Sudan's government Tuesday for a meeting with army ruler Abdel Fattah al-Burhan. Abiy's office said the visit was part of the Ethiopian leader's efforts to find "sustainable solutions for ... Read More

Tarik Nesh-Nash Mr Tarik Nesh-Nash, the Coordinator of the Open Government Partnership (OGP) in Africa and the Middle East, has urged Ghana to accelerate efforts to institutionalise OGP in Ghana, Parliament, and other sectors.  He explained that the consultations, through the OGP,, ... Read More

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has congratulated the United Kingdom’s (UK) Labour Party on its recent electoral successes, and asserted Ghana’s commitment to work closely with the incoming government.  The country, he said, was conscious of the ... Read More

A humanitarian truce is in effect in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo but the situation remains arlarming given the rebels territorial gains. Updating the Security Council on her mandated activities, the Head of the UN Stabilization Mission ... Read More

Migrants crossing the English Channel arrived at the port in Dover, southeast England, on Monday. British broadcaster Sky News aired footage of the migrants, marking the first arrivals since the new government took office on Friday. On Saturday, British Prime Minister ... Read More

West Africa's fractured regional bloc on Sunday urged Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye to engage with the three military-led member states to try to reunite the region whose stability has been threatened since they decided to leave the group in ... Read More

The German army will end operations at its air base in Niger by August 31 following the breakdown of talks with the Sahel country's ruling junta, Germany's defense ministry said Saturday. All Bundeswehr soldiers stationed at the base will be withdrawn ... Read More

U.S. troops have completed a withdrawal from their base in Niger's capital of Niamey and will fully depart from Agadez in the north before a Sept. 15 deadline set by the country's military rulers, both countries said Sunday. Niger's military leaders ... Read More