African Union commences 47th ordinary session in Addis Ababa
The Forty-Seventh Ordinary Session of the African Union's Permanent Representatives Committee (PRC) commenced today in Addis Ababa, bringing together ambassadors...
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IMF postpones board meeting on Ghana’s programme until January 19
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has rescheduled its Executive Board meeting to review Ghana’s programme and approve some $600 million...
Two US Navy sailors declared missing off coast of Somalia
Two U.S. Navy sailors were declared missing at sea while conducting operations off the coast of Somalia on Thursday evening,...
South Africa: British Airways pilot kidnapped, robbed after Joburg layover
The South African police are investigating a case of common robbery and kidnapping after a pilot was kidnapped and his bank account...
Floods: WHO intensifies emergency response in Congo-Brazzaville as health facilities, farmlands affected
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has intensified its emergency response in Congo-Brazzaville as the central African nation struggles with one...
Just in: China backs Somalia’s sovereignty amid port deal crises with Ethiopia
China has voiced its support for the "sovereignty and territorial integrity" of Somalia as the nation finds itself embroiled in...
IGAD calls for extraordinary summit to tackle regional crises
Djibouti President and chair of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), Ismail Omar Guelleh, has invited the member states of...
Ghana spent nearly $350 million to import tissue papers in four years
Data from the Observatory of Economic Complexity (OEC), a data visualization site for international trade has revealed that Ghana spent approximately $348...
150,000 South Africans await government payout for January as cries of hunger soar
“Our people are going to bed hungry, and they are now in the bottomless pit of poverty.”. This is according...
Israel launches overnight attacks on Southern Gaza as Blinken visits Egypt for talks
As U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken prepared to travel to Egypt on Thursday for talks to address the ongoing...
