TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia reopened its land, sea and air borders for the first time in more than three months on Saturday after it announced it had brought the coronavirus outbreak under... Read more »
Foreign donor nations pledged $1.8 billion at a conference hosted by Germany to help Sudan ease an economic crisis hampering its transition towards democracy after the fall of Omar al-Bashir. The European... Read more »
The recovery from coronavirus of an Ethiopian man who is believed to be at least 100 years old was “incredible”, one of the doctors who treated him told the BBC. Aba Tilahun... Read more »
Sudanese foreign ministry denied reports alleging that the Mohamed Hamdan Daglo who is also known as Hemetti was in Ethiopia without coordination with the government. Some media outlets published statements attributed to... Read more »
Ethiopia’s Foreign Minister, Gedu Andargachew has rejected Egypt’s call to refer the dispute over Addis Ababa’s construction of the giant Nile dam to the United Nations Security Council. The $4.6 billion project,... Read more »
The African Union (AU) has suspended South Sudan from the continental body over failure to honor its financial obligations over the past three years. A letter from the country’s mission in Ethiopia... Read more »
The United World Tourism Organization, or UNWTO, estimated a 3 to 5% increase in international arrivals to the continent as a result of demand for air travel and easier visa processes. As... Read more »
Skywatchers along a narrow band from west Africa to the Arabian Peninsula, India and southern China will witness on Sunday the most dramatic “ring of fire” solar eclipse to shadow the Earth... Read more »
Kenya was elected to the UN Security Council on Thursday after defeating Djibouti in a run-off vote. The east African nation will replace South Africa in the non-permanent seat. It received 129... Read more »
In June last year, the government closed the border with Somalia, including the Kiunga cross-border point in Lamu to block routes used by smugglers, terrorists and human traffickers. Large-scale fishermen in Lamu... Read more »