AFRICA

MOGADISHU, SOMALIA | Xinhua | The African Union’s high-level delegation arrived in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, Saturday evening to assess the ongoing troop withdrawal, whose second phase began in December 2023. The African Union Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) said the AU team, which is led by Alhaji Sarjoh Bah, …

LUSAKA, Zambia | Xinhua | About 1.8 million Zambians in cholera hotspot areas have gotten the oral cholera vaccine as the exercise comes to a close, health authorities said on Saturday. Minister of Health Sylvia Masebo said in an update statement on the cholera situation that the vaccine was administered …

TEMA, Ghana | Xinhua | Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Friday commissioned the completion of the first phase of a Chinese-built oil refinery in Tema, a port city in southern Ghana. The Sentuo Oil Refinery, which was built by a private Chinese company, is expected to provide thousands …

KIGALI, RWANDA | Xinhua | The remains of nearly 120 victims of the 1994 genocide against Tutsi have been retrieved from mass graves in a village in southern Rwanda’s Huye District, roughly 30 years after the genocide, an official of the association of genocide survivors group (IBUKA) said Wednesday. Over …

ACCRA, GHANA | Xinhua | Chris Hughton, coach of Ghana national football team, has been relieved of his duties after the team’s group stage exit from the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cote d’Ivoire, the Ghana Football Association (GFA) said on Wednesday. The GFA said in a statement that …

CAIRO, EGYPT | Xinhua | Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Tuesday virtually participated in the foundation-laying ceremony of a new unit of the El-Dabaa Nuclear Power Plant. “Today, they are writing a new bright chapter in history by fulfilling the long-held aspiration of all …

NAIROBI, KENYA | Xinhua | The Kenyan shilling traded at a new low of 161.4 against the U.S. dollar on Tuesday, the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) said on Tuesday, as it continued with its free fall against major global currencies. The local currency crossed the psychological 160 mark against …

African countries are simplifying entry processes and dropping restrictions to improve cross-border travel at inter-country and regional levels. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | In the past eight years, 35 countries have improved their visa policies and, since 2016, five countries have abolished all visa requirements for African travellers. As …

KHARTOUM, SUDAN | Xinhua | Sudan’s Foreign Ministry on Tuesday denounced as “unjust” the sanctions imposed by the European Union on Sudanese economic institutions. “The sanction operation, which is especially directed against (Sudan’s) national institutions, will not help achieve peace,” the ministry said in a statement. The ministry further said …

ABUJA, NIGERIA | Xinhua | Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has directed the management of the Nigeria Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) to expand its focus area by extending interest-free loans to local students interested in skill-development programs. Tinubu gave the directive at the State House on Monday, saying it is important …