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Africa
AU calls UN slave trade vote step towards 'healing'
The United States was among those to oppose the measure, while Britain and EU member states abstained.
By AFP
2d ago
Journalists have faced increasing violence and pressure amid the escalating conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said Thursday.
By AFP
2d ago
By AFP
2d ago
By David Njaaga
3d ago
The UN General Assembly on Wednesday designated the transatlantic African slave trade as "the gravest crime against humanity," despite opposition by the United States and some European countries.
By AFP
3d ago
The African Union (AU) has appointed former Tanzanian President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete as its High Representative for the Horn of Africa and the Red Sea.
By David Njaaga
3d ago
Tensions between neighbouring Rwanda and the DRC threatened to take a new turn on Tuesday following a scuffle at a US hotel involving DRC First Lady Denise Nyakeru Tshisekedi.
By Denis Omondi
3d ago
With Kenya continuing with its affordable housing project, observers say Djibouti is opening up the real sector for investment by local and foreign investors, including its diaspora.
By Aden Mohamed
4d ago
Thousands of people are estimated to have been detained in the RSF October takeover of North Darfur's El-Fasher, a battle that a UN investigation found bore the "hallmarks of genocide".
By AFP
6d ago
A strike on a hospital in Sudan killed 64 people and wounded 89 others, the World Health Organization said Saturday, with 13 children counted among the dead.
By AFP
6d ago
Schools in Emurua Dikirr to be closed on Friday, March 27, to facilitate UDA nominations ahead of the May 14 by-election, Education PS Julius Bitok says.
By Peter Kipkemboi
1w ago
China’s VP Han Zheng to visit Kenya, South Africa and Seychelles from March 22 to 30 at invitation of DP Kindiki and his counterparts, tour to boost bilateral ties.
By Xinhua
1w ago
Chad shut the border on February 23 in a move it said was aimed at preventing "any risk of the conflict spreading".
By AFP
1w ago
Since October 2023, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has repeatedly insisted that landlocked Ethiopia must have direct sea access, with Eritrea's port of Assab frequently cited as a potential target.
By AFP
1w ago
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