Mr. Virginijus Sinkevičius, a member of the European Commission, has stated that the European Union (EU) is committed to strengthening cooperation between Africa and Europe on ocean governance and the blue economy. Mr. Sinkevičius stated that such cooperation was geared towards ... Read More

Mr. Manish Gupta Jee, Indian High Commission to Ghana, has lauded the Bhojpuri Association of Ghana for promoting cultural exchange and preserving the rich tapestry of Indian traditions in Ghana.  The Bhojpuri Association is an Indian based not for profit organisation ... Read More

The European Union is tightening visa rules for people from Ethiopia in response to what it says is a lack of cooperation from the Ethiopian government with the repatriation of those who have entered Europe illegally. As a result of the ... Read More

Young people should participate in the reform of the United Nations system to deepen global cooperation and protect their interests, the Assistant Secretary-General of Youth Affairs, Felipe Paullier, has said. In a keynote address at the African Youth Consultative Forum on the ... Read More

Prince Harry and his wife Meghan will visit Nigeria in May for talks on the Invictus Games, which he founded to aid the rehabilitation of wounded and sick servicemembers and veterans, a Nigerian official said Sunday. A statement from Nigerian defense ... Read More

Tens of thousands of runners took part in the Madrid Marathon on Sunday (Apr. 28). Kenyan and Ethiopian athletes were the ones who shone in both the men’s and women’s races. Ethiopia’s started chasing a win not long after the start of ... Read More

Burkina Faso's new leader Captain Ibrahim Traore arrives for a ceremony to honor soldiers killed in an earlier ambush in Gaskinde, in Ouagadougou on Oct. 8, 2022. Burkina Faso on Sunday suspended several more international news organizations, some of them ... Read More

Togolese President Faure Gnassingbé Togolese began voting in legislative elections on Monday after a divisive constitutional reform that opponents say allows President Faure Gnassingbe to extend his family's decades-long grip on power. The ballot comes after lawmakers this month approved the reform ... Read More

About 1,300 delegates and 400 companies participated in the fourth American Chamber of Commerce summit in Nairobi, Kenya, where Kenya's president William Ruto says his country is ready for business — and means business. "The 2024 summit's theme — catalyzing the ... Read More

Benin, Liberia and Sierra Leone launched large-scale malaria vaccine programs on Thursday under an Africa-focused initiative that hopes to save tens of thousands of children's lives per year across Africa. The three West African countries are the latest to participate after ... Read More