Kenya requires 33.29 billion shillings (about 229 million U.S. dollars) for drought mitigation in arid areas, where some 2.8 million people are still facing hunger, the National Drought Management Authority (NDMA) said on Thursday. The [Read More]
UN agencies and non-governmental organizations have been barred from working in military “operation zones,” Niger’s Interior Ministry said Thursday. This is “due to the current security situation and the ongoing operational engagement of the Nigerien [Read More]
Russia has vetoed a Security Council draft resolution that would have renewed the Mali sanctions regime. The draft resolution, tabled by France and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), won 13 votes in favor. Russia voted [Read More]
The death toll caused by a building fire in the city center of Johannesburg, South Africa, has risen to 73, an official said Thursday. “The number of fatalities keeps on rising as search and recovery [Read More]
Angolan President Joao Lourenco will travel to the Republic of the Congo on Thursday to discuss the situation in Gabon with President of the Republic of the Congo Denis Sassou Nguesso, Angola Press Agency reported [Read More]
Countries along the Gulf of Guinea coast have agreed to establish a combined military force to boost the monitoring and protection of the maritime territory, a Ghanaian official said Wednesday. “We have agreed, particularly in [Read More]
The Egyptian Foreign Ministry has called on all parties in Gabon to prioritize the national interest in order to preserve the security and stability of the country, the ministry said in a statement. Egypt is [Read More]
The Gabonese military have canceled presidential election results and dissolved state institutions, officers said Wednesday, claiming that they have taken power and put President Ali Bongo under house arrest. In a televised statement, a group [Read More]
Gabonese military officers have canceled election results and dissolved state institutions, claiming they have taken power, local media reported on Wednesday. The African country’s borders are closed until further notice, said the reports, adding gunfire [Read More]
Prolonged power outages continued to plague Yemen’s southern port city of Aden on Wednesday due to an ongoing shortage of fuel. In the past four days, power outages have reached up to 20 hours per [Read More]
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