Palestinians gathered Wednesday (Jan.10) in the Nelson Mandela Square of Ramallah to thank South Africa for filling a case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Participants held banners calling for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. Mandela compared the ... Read More

Morocco was on Wednesday voted to lead the United Nations Human Rights Council after beating off a challenge from South Africa. In a vote in Geneva on Wednesday, Morocco’s Ambassador Omar Zniber was elected council president after polling 30 votes. His ... Read More

Opposition and civil society groups are rallying in support of Gabon’s coup leader, after a bloc of Central African states refused to lift the sanctions on Gabon they imposed after the military ousted President Ali Ben Bongo at the end ... Read More

Antony Blinken - US Secretary of State U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is to meet Thursday with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi amid efforts to contain the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip and secure the release of remaining hostages ... Read More

The International Court of Justice is scheduled to commence the hearing of the case in which South Africa accuses Israel of committing genocide in Gaza starting this Thursday. Currently, five countries, among which the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, along with Jordan, ... Read More

Renowned pan-African advocates, Professor P. L. O. Lumumba, Dr. Arikana Chihombori-Quao, and Peter Obi, have united to encourage African youth to persevere in shaping the future of the continent. Scheduled for January 7, the self-funded NGO event in Ghana faced an ... Read More

Mohamed Bazoum Niger's military tribunal granted the son of ousted President Mohamed Bazoum, Mohamed Bazoum Salem, provisional release from house arrest in the capital Niamey on Monday, it said in a statement. Salem, 23, has been in detention at the presidential residence ... Read More

Antony Blinken - US Secretary of State Of all the priorities for US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on his fourth visit to the Middle East in three months, there is one message above all others that he wants to deliver. His ... Read More

Yahya Jammeh The trial former Gambian Interior Minister Ousman Sonko will open on January 8. The former official is charged with crimes against humanity relating to torture, kidnapping, sexual violence, and unlawful killings between 2000 and 2016 under then-President Yahya Jammeh. The opening ... Read More

Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud looks on during a meeting at the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit 2022 in Washington, Dec. 13, 2022. On Saturday (Jan. 06), Somali president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud signed a law nullifying the memorandum of understanding signed between the ... Read More