Record 117.3m people forcibly displaced in 2023, UNHCR says
The United Nations refugee agency, UNHCR, has declared on Thursday that the number of forcibly displaced people has jumped to...
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UK sanctions Ugandan parliament speaker, lawmakers over corruption allegations
Britain has sanctioned Anita Among, the Speaker of the Ugandan Parliament, along with two prominent Ugandan lawmakers. Although this marks...
World Bank announces $340 million initiative to combat climate change effects on Ethiopian livelihoods
The World Bank (WB) has highlighted the profound impact of climate change on Ethiopia, with widespread struggles faced by its...
IGAD Parliamentary Caucus Network commences in Addis Ababa, seeks to boost regional development efforts
The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Parliamentary Caucus Network was officially launched today during the High-Level Regional Legislators Meeting in...
US kicks out Uganda, other African countries as beneficiaries from African Growth and Opportunity Act
The United States has officially removed Uganda and three other African countries as beneficiaries from the African Growth and Opportunity...
Somalia: President Hassan Mohamud leads delegates to IGAD’s 41st Extraordinary Session in Djibouti City
President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud of the Federal Republic of Somalia has landed in Djibouti City, leading a distinguished delegation to...
WHO HAS BEWITCHED OUR BELOVED AMERICA? by Femi Fani-Kayode
I really do wonder whether those great patriots that fought a long and bloody war against British colonial rule and...
African Union Summit flays Israel’s attacks on Gaza, calls for end
Leaders at the African Union summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, strongly condemned Israel's offensive in Gaza and collectively called for...
Nigerian government approves release of new TELA maize for cultivation
The federal government has approved the commercial release and open cultivation of a new maize variety, TELA maize. The maize...
