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Africa: Africa

Guinea Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embalo dissolved the national assembly after falling out with lawmakers.  By Tony KARUMBA AFP

G.Bissau to vote as president seeks end to instability

Jun 2, 2023 | Africa: Africa

Guinea-Bissau heads to the polls on Sunday in legislative elections called by the president, who seeks constitutional ch ...

Jun 2, 2023 | Africa: Africa

A long trek across the desert of northeastern Niger brings the visitor to one of the most astonishing and rewarding sigh ...

Jun 1, 2023 | Africa: Africa

Top diplomats from BRICS countries called for a rebalancing of the global order during talks in South Africa on Thursd ...

Jun 1, 2023 | Africa: Africa

Seventeen countries in West Africa and the Sahel have agreed a deal to make soil fertilisers more accessible and afforda ...

Jun 1, 2023 | Africa: Africa

Shelling and aerial bombardments killed 18 civilians at a Khartoum market as fighting showed no signs of abating Thursda ...

Jun 1, 2023 | Africa: Africa

Addis Ababa, 29 May 2023 - The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the African Union Commission (AUC ...

Jun 1, 2023 | Africa: Africa

The Africa Cybersecurity Alliance (ACA) has announced the appointment of Peterking Quaye as the National Focal Person fo ...

May 31, 2023 | Africa: Africa

Curbing global heating at 1.5 degrees Celsius will avert runaway climate change but not mass suffering in developing nat ...

May 31, 2023 | Africa: Africa

Anti-LGBTQ bills in Kenya and Uganda have unleashed an unprecedented wave of online disinformation targeting the communi ...

May 30, 2023 | Africa: Africa

Burkina Faso's prime minister on Tuesday ruled out negotiations with jihadist insurgents who control swathes of the coun ...

May 29, 2023 | Africa: Africa

Nigeria's new president Bola Tinubu, sworn in on Monday, has promised to unite Africa's most populous nation and tackle ...

May 26, 2023 | Africa: Africa

The World Health Organization said Friday it was helping a growing number of farmers turn away from tobacco to help stre ...

May 25, 2023 | Africa: Africa

Africa must not become a geostrategic battleground for global powers, as the continent grapples with several threats t ...

May 24, 2023 | Africa: Africa

A UN-backed conference raised $2.4 billion Wednesday to prevent famine in the Horn of Africa, which is reeling from its ...