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Sudan’s army ruler General Abdul Fattah al-Burhan was in Uganda Thursday where he met with the East African country’s President Yoweri Museveni. A statement issued by Sudan’s sovereign council said the two leaders discussed the political crisis in Sudan. They also emphasized bilateral cooperation in the economic, political, and military fields, the statement added. Sudan has been rocked by near-daily… Read More

Malawi will launch on Sunday a nationwide campaign to vaccinate kids against Polio after a case was recorded in February. Africa was declared free of wild poliovirus in 2020. If over 80% of eligible children are already vaccinated against polio in Malawi, the Southwestern African country will launch a nationwide campaign on Sunday. “Malawi has secured 6.8 million doses of… Read More

The second day of the Portuguese president’s visit to Mozambique was marked by opening of a new eco-tourism project just over 100 km south of the capital, Maputo. The resort in Ponta Milibangalala is an example of a project that helps the economy of Mozambique, as explained by country’s president Filipe Nyusi. “The opening of this enterprise, in addition to… Read More

The growing government crisis, after the House of Representatives in Tobruk, eastern Libya, appointed former Interior Minister Fathi Başhağah as prime minister last month, is also worrying citizens on the streets. The House of Representatives in Tobruk, which elected Başhağah as prime minister in a session in which most MPs from the west of the country were not present, gave… Read More

Mother-of-two Zoubiba Mohamed fled Ethiopia seeking a better life only to be ensnared by Yemen’s bitter civil war, and now ekes out an existence in a squalid refugee camp. She hoped to use Yemen as a stepping stone on her route to reach oil-rich Gulf nations, but like thousands of migrants, she became embroiled in its seven-year-old war between Huthi… Read More

It is the 2022 edition of the annual technology and innovation expo in Abuja, Nigeria…. The fair was organised to enable investors and innovators of various scientific areas to collaborate and find opportunities.. Some of the inventors who participated in last year’s edition say they have made tremendous progress with their projects and new inventions. “These are foundring machines we… Read More

The Portuguese president Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa kicked off a three-day visit to Mozambique this Thursday. Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa was welcomed in the Mozambican capital, Maputo, by his counterpart, Mozambican president Filipe Nyusi. The Portuguese president expressed the excellence of the relations between Portugal and Mozambique and announced a bi-lateral summit would be taking place soon. The situation in… Read More

The US government has dismissed claims that the detained Nigerian influencer Ramon Abbas, known as Hushpuppi, executed a $400,000 (£304,000) internet fraud from prison. Hushpuppi, 37, was arrested in the United Arab Emirates in 2020 for crimes that cost victims almost $24m and is currently in a US jail awaiting sentencing having pleaded guilty to money laundering. On Thursday, a… Read More

The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed Africa’s vulnerabilities in ensuring access to vital drugs, vaccines, and health technologies. The continent imports nearly 95% of all medicines it uses. Only 3% of global medicine manufacturing is done in Africa. But the continent is emerging from the pandemic wiser. Voices in support of developing more robust local pharmaceutical manufacturing are growing. Africa has… Read More

Nigerians like other African shoppers have to tighten their belts. Inflation and speculation have sent the price of commodities through the roof as the fasting month of Ramadhan approaches. On the Dar Es Salam market in Niamey, Hadjia Hamsatou made an observation. Her 50,000 CFA francs budget doesn’t enable her to afford the same products anymore. “I wanted to pay… Read More