Sun 13 June 2021: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa have agreed to strengthen the relationship between their two countries, Downing Street said in a press release on Sunday after the pair of leaders met on the margins of the ongoing G7 summit in the English county of Cornwall. “The […]
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Sun 13 June 2021: Outgoing Turkish Ambassador Elif Comoglu Ulgen described her four-year tenure in South Africa as largely successful and accomplishing. Speaking exclusively to Anadolu Agency, she recalled witnessing granting Turkish citizenship to 35 descendants of Ottoman origin residents of South Africa in September 2020. “I was the first Turkish ambassador to witness the […]
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Sun 13 June 2021: Only 30% of voters turned out in Algeria’s parliamentary elections on Saturday, according to the country’s election commission. “Voter turnout in the polls reached 30.2%,” Mohamed Chorfi, chairman of the National Independent Election Authority, told state television. More than 24 million voters were eligible to cast ballot in Saturday’s vote, the […]
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Sat 12 June 2021: Egypt’s Water Resources and Irrigation Minister Mohamed Abdel Aty announced on Friday that Ethiopia had spoiled drinking stations in Sudan by releasing muddy waters without informing the downstream countries. This came during a meeting between Abdel Aty and Ayman Aqil, president of Maat Foundation for Peace, Development and Human Rights, along with representatives […]
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Sat 12 June 2021: Ghana aimed to plant 5 million trees on Friday as part of efforts to mitigate climate change and restore the country’s dwindling forest belt. In Accra, the capital, diplomatic representatives joined the Forestry Commission to plant tree seedlings in parts of the Achimota Forest, the capital’s most dominant green belt. The […]
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Sat 12 June 2021: Polls open for first election since longtime leader Abdelaziz Bouteflika resigned but opposition Hirak movement calls for boycott. Voting started Saturday in Algeria’s first parliamentary elections amid tight safety measures in light of the coronavirus pandemic. This is the third vote to happen in Africa’s biggest nation since President Abdelaziz Bouteflika […]
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Fri 11 June 2021: Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan says government has found a strategic equity partner in a bid to save the embattled South African Airways (SAA). Gordhan on Friday confirmed that Cabinet has agreed for government to own 49% of the stake, while Takatso Consortium will hold 51% of SAA. The ground breaking […]
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Thu 10 June 2021: More than 350,000 people in Ethiopia’s Tigray region are currently experiencing famine, the latest UN Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis said on Thursday. “An IPC analysis update conducted in Tigray and the neighboring zones of Amhara and Afar concludes that over 350,000 people are in Catastrophe (IPC Phase 5) […]
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Thu 10 June 2021: The Western Cape government has welcomed the European Commission’s registration of Rooibos in its lists of Protected Designations of Origin (PDO) and Protected Geographical Indication (PGI). According to a statement released by the EU delegation to South Africa, the country’s favourite tea is the first African food to receive the status. […]
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Wed 09 June 2021: The African Athletics Championships have been cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Confederation of African Athletics (CAA) said in a major blow to those hoping to use the event to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics. The event was scheduled for Lagos later this month after Nigeria had stepped in at […]
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