Chinese Embassy in Kenya on Wednesday hosted an extraordinary fete in Nairobi in preparation for the Lunar New Year to be celebrated on February 12, 2023. The reception at the United Nations Office in Nairobi was graced by the UN Under-Secretary-General Zainab Hawa Bangura, among other dignitaries including envoys from different countries. “This year is […]
The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat. The African Union has called upon the Regional Leaders to intensify dialogue between the leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). This following the withdrawal of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso from the regional body. In a statement the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, […]
Morocco has officially over the presidency of the African Union’s (AU) Peace and Security Council (PSC) for a three-year term from 2022 to 2025. This transition, effective as of February 1, 2024, positions Morocco at the forefront of the AU’s critical decision-making body responsible for advancing peace, security, and stability across the continent. This marks […]
The UN and the Government of Ethiopia have appealed for urgent funding to respond to rising hunger in the northern highlands region, the UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA, reported on Friday. Drought is ravaging communities in Afar, Amhara, Tigray and Oromia, as well as the Southern and South West Ethiopia Peoples’ Region. Severe water shortages, dried […]
Namibia President Hage Geingob revealed his cancer diagnosis last month Picture by GETTY IMAGES Namibia’s President Hage Geingob has died while receiving medical treatment at a hospital in the capital, Windhoek. Vice-President Nangolo Mbumba announced that Geingob had died in the early hours of Sunday morning. “At his side was his dear wife Madame Monica […]
Paralympian Oscar Pistorius has been freed on parole from a South African jail, nearly 11 years after murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Officials confirmed Pistorius was “at home” on Friday morning, having served half of his more than 13-year sentence. Ms Steenkamp’s mother said she accepted the decision to release the former athlete – but […]
Chinese President Xi Jinping exchanged congratulations Wednesday with his Tunisian counterpart, Kais Saied, on the 60th anniversary of China-Tunisia diplomatic relations. In a message, Xi said China and Tunisia, with a profound traditional friendship, have witnessed sound and steady growth of bilateral ties since they established diplomatic ties 60 years ago, no matter how the […]
The Polisario front has kidnapped an 18 year old Sahrawi girl, Filleh mint Chahid mint Laaroussi,in Tindouf camos an incident which has sparked wave of protest and a media campaign that quickly caught the attention of the Algerian security services. The latter have taken up this case and are currently working to get the girl […]
Morocco has been voted to the Presidency of the United Nations Human Rights Council for 2024, according to a vote held Wednesday in Geneva. According to a news release from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation, and Moroccan Expatriates, 30 of the 47 members of the United Nations Human Rights Council supported Morocco’s candidacy, […]
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is about to begin his traditional first trip to Africa at the end of this week, kicking off an important year for Sino-Africa cooperation. In a statement Thursday, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning announced that Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee will […]
The United Nations in Somalia has strongly condemned a mortar attack which killed a member of the UN Guard Unit on Thursday. In a statement from United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) a number of mortar rounds landed inside the Aden Adde International Airport area, in which the UN Compound is located, on Thursday […]
