Mon 31 May 2021: South Africa’s overnight curfew has been extended and government has limited the number of people allowed at gatherings in a bid to slow the spread of COVID-19 as positive cases surge. President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday introduced new COVID-19 restrictions to help curb the spread of the coronavirus as the country […]
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Sun 30 May 2021: With no food rations in sight, Ayen Madit, a 40-year- old mother of seven, survives on tree leaves and wild fruits as food insecurity worsen in the Northern Bhar El Ghazal region of South Sudan, reports Anadolu Agency. UN agencies recently warned that 7.24 million South Sudanese are on the brink of […]
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Sun 30 May 2021: French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Rwanda demonstrated France’s willingness to maintain good bilateral ties, analysts and observers say. The French leader wrapped up a historic two-day trip to the East African country on Friday, where he held bilateral talks with his counterpart Paul Kagame, inaugurated a French cultural center in […]
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Sat 29 May 2021: The eruption of a volcano in DR Congo on Saturday was of “low intensity” and occurred in an uninhabited area, the government said, a week after Mount Nyiragongo roared back to life and caused large-scale devastation. “A low intensity volcanic eruption has been reported in the northern side Nyamuragira,” the communication […]
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Sat 29 May 2021: French President Emmanuel Macron said Friday his country is willing to assist Mozambique if it requests assistance in combating growing terrorism in northern Cabo Delgado province. “We’ve been monitoring the situation with a great deal of concern,” Macron told reporters at a joint media briefing alongside South African President Cyril Ramaphosa […]
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Sat 29 May 2021: There have been mixed reactions in Africa after Germany formally recognized the atrocities committed against the Herero and Nama ethnic groups in today’s Namibia at the start of 20th century as “genocide”. “Let’s think beyond the money that Germany is giving Namibia. It should be beyond this, Germany should enable Namibians […]
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Fri 28 May 2021: Powerful aftershocks from the Mount Nyiragongo volcano rocked the eastern DR Congo city of Goma on Tuesday as the death toll from the disaster climbed to 32 and thousands were feared homeless. Three days after Africa’s most active volcano roared back into life, spewing lava that reached the outskirts of the […]
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Fri 28 May 2021: The European Union will send a mission to Mozambique to train the African country’s military amid a security crisis, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Friday at an informal meeting of defense ministers in Portugal’s Lisbon. Last month, the African country requested the EU’s military and security assistance in […]
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Fri 28 May 2021: French President Emmanuel Macron will on Friday undertake his first State Visit to South Africa, at the invitation of President Cyril Ramaphosa. President Ramaphosa will host President Macron for the State Visit at the Union Buildings. The two Heads of State will also pay a visit to the Vaccine Production Support […]
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Fri 28 May 2021: The Double Troika Summit of the Heads of State and Government of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) has reaffirmed its solidarity with Mozambique, and its continued efforts in addressing terrorism and ensuring lasting peace and security. The summit, which was held in Maputo, Mozambique on Thursday, received a report of […]
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