NAIROBI, KENYA — Milk and egg vendor Caroline Mukundi has lost a lot of her stock in her years of selling fresh food at a Nairobi...
NAIROBI, KENYA — Human rights activists, lawyers and medical practitioners in East Africa called on the Ugandan government Tuesday...
Nairobi — Since June 2024 — when a series of mass protests took place in Kenya — 82 cases of alleged forced disappearances were recorded...
SHARJAH, 28th January, 2025 (WAM) -- The inaugural edition of the Sharjah Festival of African Literature (SFAL) has come to a close,...
ABU DHABI, 27th January, 2025 (WAM) -- Saqr Ghobash, Speaker of the Federal National Council (FNC) held a meeting today at the Council's...
NEW YORK, 24th January, 2025 (WAM) -- At least 242 million students in 85 countries or territories had their schooling disrupted by...
Ugandan authorities should release from prison former opposition presidential candidate Kizza Besigye, whose health has deteriorated...
Amid rapidly-growing uncertainty and challenges, the mid-February election of the African Union Commission's chairperson, Mahmoud Ali...
KINSHASA, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix warned on Friday that...
MINSK, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- Belarus exported 6 million tonnes of milk and dairy products to 69 countries in 2024, Belarusian First Deputy...
NAIROBI, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- Kenyan President William Ruto has announced the adjournment of the South Sudan peace talks, which have...
CAIRO, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- The Arab League (AL) on Thursday warned against any steps that could harm the unity of Sudan or divide the...
KHARTOUM, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- Sudan recalled its ambassador from Kenya on Thursday in protest against Nairobi's hosting of meetings...
NAIROBI, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations plans to set up three new global offices in Kenya by the end of 2026, solidifying the...
NAIROBI, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- The Air Cargo Africa and Transport Logistic Africa 2025 Conference kicked off in the Kenyan capital of...
NAIROBI, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- Energy experts from 45 African countries convened here on Wednesday for a two-day workshop to strengthen...
KINSHASA, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- About 90 internally displaced persons (IDP) sites in the city of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic...
NAIROBI, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- Kenya's foreign tourist arrivals grew by 15 percent in 2024, reaching 2.4 million, up from 2.09 million...
QINGDAO, China, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) -- Host China is just one step away from defending its title after a narrow 3-2 win over Japan in...
NAIROBI, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- Gender experts from Africa began a three-day conference in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi on Tuesday to...
NAIROBI, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations (UN)-backed Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved 50 million U.S. dollars for key projects...
MOGADISHU, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Tuesday that a new project to strengthen...
NAIROBI, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) -- A forum held in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital, on Monday called for Sub-Saharan African countries to adopt...
ADDIS ABABA, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) -- Djiboutian Minister of Foreign Affairs Mahamoud Ali Youssouf has been elected as the new chairperson...
ABU DHABI, 14th January, 2025 (WAM) -- President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and His Excellency Dr William Samoei...
From a fabricated sex scandal to a fake museum heist, disinformation aimed at influencing Germany's high-stakes election is originating...
In Cote d'Ivoire, where agriculture accounts for 20 percent of GDP, the sector is gradually modernising and adopting new technologies...
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