AFRICA

Angola becomes the 35th African member to join a global group that addresses offshore tax evasion, demonstrating the growing resolve of African governments to fight tax evasion and illicit outflows – including of natural resources and wildlife Luanda, Angola | BIRD AGENCY | Angola is on a mission to be …

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | Xue Bing, Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa Affairs of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on Tuesday refuted the groundless cliche that China is creating a “debt trap” in Africa, calling it a narrative trap instead. Addressing media here in the Ethiopian capital, the …

Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | Kenya’s National Police Service on Sunday outlawed mass demonstrations organized by the main opposition coalition Monday in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital, to protest against the rising cost of living and electoral injustice. The Nairobi Police Commander Adamson Bungei on Sunday declared the planned protest by …

Lilongwe, Malawi | Xinhua | The cumulative death toll from Cyclone Freddy in southern Malawi hit 447 as of 07:00 p.m. local time (1700 GMT) Saturday, while the number of displaced people reached 362,928. The country’s Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA) confirmed the figures in its sixth update Saturday evening, revealing …

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | A total of 53,660 cholera cases have been confirmed in a multi-country outbreak of the disease since February 2023, the Africa Center for Disease Control (Africa CDC) has said. A total of 13 member countries have reported cholera cases since the beginning of the year, with …

Favourable rains and government subsidies helped African countries remain food sufficient despite global shortages, according to the FAO Niamey, Niger  | BIRD AGENCY  | As ravaging drought, low rainfall and war in Europe resulted in a global slump in cereal production in 2022, some African countries went against the grain, …

Lusaka, Zambia | Xinhua | Zambia on Friday flagged off humanitarian aid to help victims of the Tropical Cyclone in neighboring Malawi. Gabriel Pollen, the national coordinator of the Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit, who flagged off the departure of the plane carrying the first items at the Zambia Air Force base …

Hydropower projects in the pipeline will nearly double Africa’s installed capacity by 2037, as Africa looks to dams for green power, water supply and agriculture. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | BIRD AGENCY | Several African countries are ramping up the construction of new hydroelectric projects and expanding the capacity of …

Abuja, Nigeria | Xinhua | Nigeria’s president-elect Bola Tinubu said Thursday that he aims to form a government of “national competence” in accomplishing the enormous tasks that lie ahead of his administration. In a statement, Tinubu, who won the country’s Feb. 25 presidential poll and is expected to take office on May …

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