Tripoli, Libya | Xinhua | The International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Thursday said 112 illegal migrants were sent from Libya to their country of origin. “Today 112 migrants were able to return their country of origin through the European Union funded Joint Initiative,” the UN agency said in a statement. “The …
Read More »South African central bank vows to tackle money laundering
Johannesburg, SA | Xinhua | The South African Reserve Bank (SARB), the country’s central bank, said it is committed to the fight against money laundering. The SARB made the remarks in a statement on Friday after the Financial Action Task Force, a global money laundering and terrorist financing watchdog, placed South Africa …
Read More »Several polling stations in Nigeria attacked on election day
Lagos, Nigeria | Xinhua | Nigerian police said on Saturday several polling stations had been attacked by gunmen in Lagos, the nation’s economic hub, during the presidential and national assembly polls. Idowu Owohunwa, the police chief in Lagos, told reporters at a press conference in Lagos, that 25 staff of the Independent …
Read More »Ethiopia earns over 400 mln USD from horticulture exports in first 7 months of fiscal year
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | Ethiopia earned 413.82 million U.S. dollars from horticulture exports in the first seven months of the current Ethiopian Fiscal Year 2022/2023 which started on July 8, an Ethiopian official said Thursday. The revenue amount was collected from the export of flowers, fruits and vegetables, Mekonen Solomon, horticulture …
Read More »Horn of Africa bracing for suppressed March-May rainfall season amid threat to food security
Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | The Horn of African region could experience depressed rains in the critical March to May season, dashing hopes of a respite from the escalating hunger crisis, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), an East African bloc, said Wednesday in its latest weather forecast report launched in …
Read More »Can the West Woo Africa?
Despite America’s pledge to deliver $55 billion, the West cannot match China’s deep pockets COMMENT | Ana Palacio | The United States is finally paying attention to Africa. But recent attempts at engagement – the US-Africa Leaders Summit in December and U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s ten-day tour of the continent last …
Read More »Kenya imports medical tech to transform cancer treatment
The non-intrusive machine can treat several cancerous and non-cancerous tumours, saving many patients the costs of travelling abroad to seek its services Nairobi, Kenya | BIRD AGENCY | In 2018, Edith Karaini’s husband visited the hospital for what he thought was a minor consultation. “He had been complaining of sharp …
Read More »WHO warns of ongoing multiple disease outbreaks amid food insecurity in Horn of Africa
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned over multiple disease outbreaks that are ongoing in the Horn of Africa region as countries in the region face serious food insecurity. The WHO, in its Horn of Africa food insecurity and health situation update issued late …
Read More »Zimbabwe orders precautionary measures to tackle cyclone Freddy
Harare, Zimbabwe | Xinhua | The Zimbabwean government on Wednesday ordered precautionary measures be implemented due to tropical cyclone Freddy, which is expected to hit the country by the end of this week. The government ordered boarding and day schools in areas on the path of the cyclone to suspend on …
Read More »Nigeria’s anti-graft agency moves against vote-buying in national polls
Abuja, Nigeria | Xinhua | In a bid to ensure the integrity of the forthcoming general elections, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Nigeria’s main anti-graft agency, on Wednesday said it has deployed its operatives to combat vote-buying across the country. Wilson Uwujaren, the spokesman for the EFCC, said in …
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