Namibian President Hage Geingob was among African leaders who paid tribute to the life and legacy of Pelé, the 82-year-old Brazilian soccer star who died Thursday night in São Paulo following a battle with cancer. “I met the legend Pelé and Eusébio in 1967 in New York during an exhibition…
Simulations offer human-wildlife solutions for Botswana, Zimbabwe
Ghana begins new COVID policy for China travel
Mozambique takes United Nations Security Council seat as Kenya departs
African leaders mourn the passing of soccer legend Pelé
IGAD, UNMISS press Kiir to end South Sudan fighting
Regional authorities warn that renewed fighting in parts of South Sudan presents a serious danger to humanitarian aid and stability, with at least 50,000 people already displaced by deadly attacks in the Upper Nile and Jonglei states bordering Ethiopia. Workneh Gebeyehu, head of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) in…
Leaders meet for ‘milestone’ talks on implementing Tigray ceasefire
Ethiopian leaders representing Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s government met with Tigrayan officials on Monday in Mekelle, for talks viewed as a milestone in ending more than two years of catastrophic conflict in which up to 600,000 people have died. The delegation led by Tagesse Chaffo Dullo, speaker of Ethiopia’s parliament,…
Ghana mends fences with Burkina Faso over Wagner claims
Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo has smoothed over a rift with Burkina Faso after allegations that…
Rwanda again denies M23 support, calls Kishishe deaths ‘fabrication’
Rwanda has again denied involvement in supporting March 23 (M23) rebels fighting in the North…
Gambia arrests four in coup attempt against Barrow
Gambian authorities say they’ve thwarted a coup attempt directed at the president and taken members…
IMF: Climate plays a role in up to 38% of Africa’s communal conflicts
Many studies of climate and its relationship to conflict have been inconclusive, with mixed results…
Biden calls for AU membership in G20 and UN Security Council
President Joe Biden of the United States affirmed the goals of the African Union’s Agenda…