Africa
Report: Nearly 20% of Africans undernourished amid food crisis
December 8, 2023
Report: Nearly 20% of Africans undernourished amid food crisis
Nearly 282 million people in Africa – about 20% of the continent’s population – are undernourished, says a new report…
Tanzanians wonder where vice-president has gone
December 7, 2023
Tanzanians wonder where vice-president has gone
Some Tanzanians have expressed concern over the whereabouts of vice-president Philip Mpango, who has not been seen in public for…
57 countries make new pledges to strengthen peacekeeping operations
December 7, 2023
57 countries make new pledges to strengthen peacekeeping operations
Ninety-one member states and three international organisations expressed their collective commitment and political support to United Nations peacekeeping at the…
Heavy rains and landslides kill at least 65 in Tanzania
December 6, 2023
Heavy rains and landslides kill at least 65 in Tanzania
At least 65 people have been killed in landslides and flooding triggered by heavy rainfall in northern Tanzania, Prime Minister…
US and Netherlands provide woman-specific body armour worth $3 million to Ghana and Zambia UN peacekeepers
December 5, 2023
US and Netherlands provide woman-specific body armour worth $3 million to Ghana and Zambia UN peacekeepers
The United States and Netherlands governments have announced that they will jointly fund, procure and deliver women-specific body armor to…
Anger in Namibia over Dubai COP28 trip by president’s children
December 5, 2023
Anger in Namibia over Dubai COP28 trip by president’s children
Some Namibians have been outraged after learning that President Hage Geingob’s four children joined the government’s delegation to the COP28…
Thomas-Greenfield leads US delegation to 2023 UN peacekeeping meeting in Ghana
December 5, 2023
Thomas-Greenfield leads US delegation to 2023 UN peacekeeping meeting in Ghana
U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield is leading the US delegation to the 2023 UN Peacekeeping Ministerial beginning…
Afreximbank’s president Oramah emerges FORBES AFRICA’s 2023 Person of the Year
December 4, 2023
Afreximbank’s president Oramah emerges FORBES AFRICA’s 2023 Person of the Year
The president of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), Benedict Oramah, has received the FORBES AFRICA magazine 2023 Person of the…
Tanzania floods: Heavy rain and landslides kill 47 in Hanang district
December 4, 2023
Tanzania floods: Heavy rain and landslides kill 47 in Hanang district
Severe flooding and landslides have killed at least 47 people and wounded 80 others in northern Tanzania, local officials say.…
UN moves global peacekeeping conference to Ghana
December 3, 2023
UN moves global peacekeeping conference to Ghana
The United Nations has chosen Accra, Ghana, as the venue for the upcoming UN Peacekeeping Ministerial Conference, marking the first…
