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Four African nations have been added to a new travel ban by United States president Donald Trump. Incidentally, only one of the quartet is a Muslim-majority nation i.e. Sudan. The others are Eritrea, Nigeria and Tanzania. The quartet are joined by the Myanmar and Kyrgyzstan. During an engagement on the sidelines of the 2020 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland,… Read More

A visiting commission from the economic community of West African states, ECOWAS wants to save Guinea Bissau from recurrent outbreaks of political instability. The country is currently facing post-presidential election tension following the announcing of the official results by the National Electoral Commission. The former ruling party, the PAIGC contests the outcome. Umaro Sissoco Embalo won the second round of… Read More

The world celebrated world customs day on January 26. The day was to recognize the role of customs officers and agencies in maintaining border security. In the wake of this commemoration, a book tackling customs during the digital age was launched in Rabat, Morocco by Larbi Belbachir who has over 40 years of experience in the field of Moroccan customs.… Read More

As part of our news analysis slot on Africanews, we will be updating a media watch page that deals with major issues of media ongoings across the continent. It will cut across happenings in mainstream and across social media with also a special eye for fake news. US embassy calls out fake news over Nigeria pastor’s visa Nigeria army arrests… Read More

The worst locust outbreak that parts of East Africa have seen in 70 years needs some $76 million to help control and the money is “required by, actually, now,” the United Nations said Thursday. So far just $15 million has been mobilized to help stop the outbreak that threatens to worsen an already poor hunger situation for millions of people… Read More

At the Blaise Diagne airport in Dakar Senegal, medical processes are in place to control passengers coming in and going out of the West African nation. A move occasioned by growing concerns over the spread of the deadly coronavirus to Africa. Airports across the continent are screening passengers especially those coming from the region of origin. Xavier Mari, Managing Director… Read More

The past week has been one of human rights warnings to the Ethiopian federal government over opposition arrests over the last weekend. International rights groups, Human Rights Watch, HRW, and Amnesty International, AI, said wave of arrests in Oromia regional were a worrying development especially with key elections looming. “The return of mass arrests of opposition activists and supporters is… Read More

Three boys were killed in a suicide bomb attack at an Islamic school in north-eastern Nigeria late Thursday night, residents and militiamen say. A girl detonated a bomb, killing the three boys in an attack that bears similarity with attacks by Boko Haram. The 12-year old girl was reported to have detonated the device late Thursday during an open-air classes… Read More

Eliud Kipchoge, reigning Olympic champion, world record holder and the first man run a marathon under 2 hours, will be the leader of the Kenyan selection for the 2020 Olympic games in August in Sapporo, Japan. The Kenyan made history, not only for the marathon, but also for the sport, by passing under the hitherto impassable 2-hour mark over the… Read More

The United Nations has urged the United States to remove Sudan from a list of state sponsors of terrorism, arguing that the international community would “pay a terrible price” if it fails to help rebuild the African country’s dilapidated economy as it transitions to civilian rule. “The story of Sudan in year 2020 is not the story of the previous… Read More