In Lagos tensions have been boiling over as protesters demand the...

Roosevelt and Carter, ex-US presidents, led peace talks that led to peace between Russia and Japan and Israel and Egypt.

Victims and families of protesters shot dead by security forces say promises of accountability, compensation not met.

The French bank will pay more than $20m to three plaintiffs amid allegations of human rights abuses.

In an interview with CNN anchor Christiane Amanpour, Abdel Aty explained that many bodies remain buried...

US President Donald Trump?s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff is expected to visit Egypt, Israel and possibly the...

Lebanese judicial authorities on Friday approved the release of Hannibal Gaddafi, the son of late Libyan leader...

Decommissioning Hamas weapons seen as major stumbling block, with British diplomats advising on process...

Download logo H.E. Dr. Rania Al-Mashat, Minister of Planning, Economic Development and International Cooperation and Governor of Egypt to the World Bank, met with H.E. Mr. Makhtar Diop, Managing Director of the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private sector arm of the World Bank Group (WBG). The meeting was attended by H.E. Eng. Hassan El-Khatib, Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade, and in the presence of H.E. Mr. Ethiopis Tafara, IFC Regional Vice President for Africa, H.E. Mr. Cheick Oumar Sylla, Regional Director for North Africa and the Horn of Africa, and H.E. Mr. Stephane Gimbert, Regional Director for Egypt, Yemen, and Djibouti at the World Bank, along with other...

Protests have erupted in Morocco, driven by young people demanding change. In recent weeks, demonstrations have...

Download logo The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) welcomes the holding of municipal council elections today, 18 October, in 16 municipalities in eastern, central and southern Libya, following the interruption of the process on 16 August. The Mission commends the agreement reached between the...

A New York jury on Friday found that French banking giant BNP...

The Libyan High National Elections Commission (HNEC) announced on Saturday the start of local elections in 16 municipalities across the country, following a delay in August. In a statement, the commission said voting began Saturday morning in the 16 municipalities included in the third phase of the elections, and that voting will continue until 6.00 pm local time...

Nigeria | 8 hours ago Ike Agunaechemba It was one of Nigeria#8217;s living statesman, former President Goodluck, who said: #8220;#8230;my ambition, and indeed the ambition of anybody, is not worth the blood of any Nigerian. True to his solemn declaration at the flag-off of his campaign for the 2015 general election at the Tafawa Balewa Square in Lagos, Jonathan quietly handed over to late President Muhammadu Buhari who was declared winner of the poll. The then President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces with all the powers in his kitty, gradually conceded defeat without minding how the victory was secured whether there were infractions from any quarters even as he then Minister...

Officials say reopening of gateway between Gaza and Egypt would depend on Hamas returning remains of dead hostages...

The French banking giant said the ruling by a jury in New York was clearly wrong and that it plans to appeal.

More than a year of siege in the western Sudanese city of El-Fasher has forced some civilians to turn to animal skins for food as the country's war grinds on.El-Fasher is the last major holdout in the vast western Darfur region against the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), at war with the regular army since April 2023.With the RSF's nearly 18-month siege cutting off humanitarian aid to the city -- home to 400,000 trapped civilians -- El-Fasher has run out of almost everything.'After not eating for...

Download logo Minister of Foreign Affairs of Egypt, Dr. Badr Abdelatty called on Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today. 2. Prime...

In an interview with FRANCE 24, the renowned Sudanese-British billionaire and philantropist...

Download logo On the final day of his visit to Juba, the Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix briefed the diplomatic community about the impact of the United Nations-wide financial crisis on the peacekeeping mission in South Sudan. The crisis, caused by delays and shortfalls in the payment of cash contributions, including to peacekeeping means UNMISS will have to cut spending by 15%, within the...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects Sub-Saharan Africa?s economic growth to hold steady at 4.1% in 2025, with a modest pickup anticipated in 2026, according to its October Regional Economic Outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa released on Thursday. While the region continues to show resilience, the IMF warned that global headwinds ? including weaker demand, softer commodity prices, and tighter financial markets ? are testing its recovery and reform momentum. ?Six months ago, our assessment highlighted the region's strong efforts and that growth had exceeded expectations last year,? said Abebe Aemro Selassie, director of the African Department at the IMF. But we also noted the sudden...

Nigeria | 12 seconds ago The Arewa Professionals Think Tank (APTT), a prominent northern group, has commended the Governor of Ekiti State, Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji (BAO), for what it described as his exemplary leadership and outstanding performance in governance. In a statement issued on Thursday by its Chairman, Mallam Mohammed Saidu, the group noted that Governor Oyebanji?s administration has become a model of inclusive governance, purposeful leadership, and peaceful coexistence. ?We, as a body of northern intellectuals and development...

The newly confirmed Chairman of the Independent...

DP World has launched a new strategic shipping route connecting Jebel Ali Port in the UAE with Berbera Port in Somaliland. ......

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Washington -- Somaliland's Defence...

South Sudan, the world?s youngest nation, is once again standing on the precipice of chaos. A damning new report by The Sentry, an investigative watchdog group, and a stark warning from the United Nations reveal a country crippled by corruption, political dysfunction, and a deepening humanitarian crisis that threatens to ignite a new cycle of violence. The Sentry?s latest investigation, released on October 15, paints a devastating picture of a government consumed by graft and greed. The report accuses South Sudan?s political elite of systematically looting public resources through ?off-budget schemes, single-source contracts, and manipulation of public procurement processes.? According to...

Addis Abeba -- Earlier this month, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed inaugurated the...

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At least seven people were killed Tuesday in drone strikes carried out by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan, local authorities and medics said. The local administration in the northern city of Al-Dabbah said five people were killed...