Moroccan authorities continued to battle wildfires Thursday in the Houara Forest in Tangier province in northern Morocco for the fourth consecutive day. The fires broke out Monday amid soaring temperatures and strong winds. Osman...

Sidi Ould Tah of Mauritania was today elected President of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) at the Bankrsquo;s Annual Meetings held in Abidjan, Cocirc;te drsquo;Ivoire. Tah was elected by the Bankrsquo;s Board of Governors, comprising Finance and Economy Ministers or Central Bank Governors of the Bank Grouprsquo;s 81 regional and non-regional member countries. The board is the highest decision-making authority for the Bank Group. The results were announced by Nialeacute; Kaba, Minister of Planning and Development for Cocirc;te drsquo;Ivoire, and Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Bank Group. Addressing the Bank Grouprsquo;s governors...

Panoramic view of Greek Orthodox Saint Catherine#8217;s Monastery. Credit: patano/Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 3.0 Saint Catherine#8217;s Monastery, at the foot of Mount Sinai, whose future is in doubt after a decision by Egypt to close and seize it, is one of the most important Christian monasteries in the world. Not only is it one of the oldest working Christian monasteries, but it also houses a library that preserves the second-largest collection of early codices and manuscripts in the world?outnumbered only by the Vatican Library. The monastery, which is Orthodox, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is sacred to all the three Abrahamic faiths?Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. It was...

Washington, D.C., May 29, 2025?The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Egyptian authorities to end the prosecution of journalist Rasha Qandeel, who was summoned May 25, interrogated, and charged with ?spreading and broadcasting false news inside and outside the country? after her...

Deterring the spread of terrorism in Africa and countering Chinarsquo;s push to influence African governments got a lot harder after the Trump administration cut off billions in foreign aid earlier this year, officials say. U.S. Africa Command, which does everything from helping the Somalian military target strikes on al-Shabaab to sending Army civil affairs soldiers to build schools in Cameroon, is working out what their new role on the continent will look like as the U.S. halts aid that was meant to stabilize those countries and make it easier for them to defend themselves. ldquo;Some things that we used to do, we may not do anymore,rdquo; AFRICOM commander Marine Gen. Michael Langley,...

Cholera outbreak is centred around the capital city, Khartoum, which has been devastated by more than two years of war.

Over 24 hours after President Bola...

Two ghosts have haunted Nigeria over the past two...

Download logo Liberiarsquo;s Ambassador accredited to the Republic of Senegal, Ambassador Extraordinary plenipotentiary Mr. Ali Sylla, has paid a courtesy call on His Excellency Dr. Mohamed Salem Merzoug, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International cooperation of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania. During the meeting...

The loans comprising $21.5bn, 2bn euro and 15bn yen will be used to fund projects in sectors including infrastructure, health and agriculture, Tinubu said. ......

'Nigerian imports are dropping as a result of the continued operation of Dangote,' Elitsa Georgieva. ......

Hassan El-Khatib, Egypt?s Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade, met with Igor Sergeenko, Speaker of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus, and his accompanying parliamentary delegation to explore ways to strengthen bilateral trade and investment relations. El-Khatib welcomed the delegation#8217;s visit to Cairo, describing it as a reflection of the...

Nigeria | 19 seconds ago Kuni Tyessi in Abuja Lagos, Edo and Niger States have blazed the trail with the highest number of teachers that passed in the Batch #8216;A#8217; teachers professional qualifying exams. This was disclosed by the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN), when it announced the release of the results of...

Nigeria | 14 seconds ago James Sowole in Abeokuta Athletes representing Ogun State at the ongoing National Sports Festival (NSF) and the state government have clashed over issues of payment of the athletes#8217; allowances. The athletes early Wednesday, staged a protest, thus grounding activities at their Babcock University, Ilishan camp. The protesting athletes accused the state government of not fulfilling its promise to pay...

The escalating crisis in South Sudan has drawn sharp international concern, with the Russian Foreign Ministry recently urging rival factions within the country to recommit to the 2018 peace agreement as the only viable pathway to peace. Maria Zakharova, spokesperson for the Russian Foreign Ministry, issued a clear warning on May 27, stressing that military force cannot resolve the growing violence tearing apart Africa?s youngest nation. During a briefing held in Makhachkala, the capital of Russia?s Republic of Dagestan, Zakharova highlighted the dangerous deterioration of the security situation in South Sudan and its broader implications for regional and international stability. Her remarks...

President Donald J. Trump could bring an end to one of the world's...

Download logo Liberiarsquo;s Ambassador accredited to the Republic of Senegal, Ambassador Extraordinary plenipotentiary Mr. Ali Sylla, has paid a courtesy call on His Excellency Dr. Mohamed Salem Merzoug, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International cooperation of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania. During the meeting...

Aid workers fear arrest and worsening of hunger crisis that already threatens millions of people.

Download logo Andrew Inglis, Chairman and CEO of upstream energy company Kosmos Energy, has joined this yearrsquo;s African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energies 2025 conference ndash; set for September 29 to October 3 in Cape Town ndash; as a speaker. Inglisrsquo; participation at the event reinforces Kosmos Energyrsquo;s commitment to fostering a transparent, collaborative and opportunity-driven energy environment across the continent, and follows a series of milestones made by the company in recent months. With operations spanning Senegal, Mauritania, Ghana, and...

Technological Advancement as a Catalyst: The impact of technology, especially AI and digital platforms, is shaping the future of agriculture on the continent. Emerging Business Models: The paper discusses the need for innovative models and management strategies in the industry. Case Studies of Success: The report features inspiring case studies from various African nations, showcasing innovative Agritech solutions DHL Express Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) (www.DHL.com), in collaboration with the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) Centre for African Management and Markets (CAMM), has unveiled a white paper that highlights the trends shaping the agricultural landscape in Africa. This...

As President Donald Trump overhauls U.S. policy in Africa ? slashing foreign aid programs and paring back assistance for allied forces in the region ? al-Shabab militants are on the march in Somalia. One of al-Qaida?s best-funded and most lethal global affiliates, al-Shabab has retaken important towns from Somali forces over the past three months. Its fighters previously launched an assault on a U.S. airfield in Kenya and plotted attacks on the U.S. mainland. Under the second Trump administration, it?s unclear whether Washington believes that the battle against the group should still be a priority ? or if the Somali government, long racked by corruption, is capable of leading the fight. ?The...

Attacks in state of Benue latest wave of violence amid conflict between Fulani herders and Indigenous farmers...

Egypt and Mauritania held the second session of their joint committee in Nouakchott on Tuesday, signing 13 agreements and memoranda of understanding (MoUs) across various sectors. The meeting, the first in 19 years since the inaugural session in Cairo in 2006, aimed to bolster bilateral relations. The Egyptian delegation was headed by Badr Abdelatty, Minister of Foreign Affairs. The Mauritanian side was led by Mohamed Salem Ould Merzoug, Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation...

Mogadishu -- Former Somali president Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed has strongly condemned the alleged discrimination and social exclusion faced by residents of Kaxda district in the capital, Mogadishu. ......

More than 40 people have been killed in separate attacks in recent days in central Nigeria, a local government official said, the latest raids in a region where herders and farmers often clash over land access. ......

The health crisis is fuelled by the war which has destroyed vital infrastructure, aid agencies say. ......

John Hamilton, CEO of independent exploration and production company Panoro Energy, has joined the African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energies 2025 conference - taking place September 29 to October 3 in Cape Town - to discuss strategies for advancing exploration in Africa. With stakes in various strategic blocks in Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, South Africa and Tunisia, the company is well-positioned to share insights into West and Central Africarsquo;s upstream landscape. Panoro Energy kicked off 2025 with an oil discovery at the Bourdon prospect on the Dussafu block, situated offshore Gabon. The well encountered...

Karim Badawi, Egypt?s Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, officially inaugurated the new integrated operations center for Saudi Arabian energy company TAQA, located in Cairo?s Katameya district. The center will serve as a key hub for managing the company?s activities in Egypt and the broader region, and is positioned to become a launchpad for TAQA?s expansion across Africa. The initiative capitalizes on Egypt?s strategic advantages ? including its robust infrastructure, competitive...

Africa Finance Corporation (www.AfricaFC.org), the continentrsquo;s leading infrastructure solutions provider, today announced that it has provided a EUR 100 million, 5year term facility to Mota-Engil Africa (MEA), the regional arm of the global construction giant, Mota -Engil Group. The funding will support the acquisition of equipment, inventories, and site infrastructure for the execution of three new gold- mining contracts in Cocirc;te drsquo;Ivoire and Mali. AFCrsquo;s funding will enable Mota-Engil Africa to scale up operations in West Africarsquo;s burgeoning mining sector, where gold remains a critical export commodity and a driver of local employment and foreign...

U.S. forces conducted an airstrike against the...