Sudan’s Trade Minister says ban of peanuts exportation aims to prevent speculations

 KHARTOUM – Sudan’s Trade Minister Madani Abbas Madani said that his decision to ban the export of peanuts aimed at reducing speculation on its prices in the local market. Sudan’s Trade Minister... Read more »

Coronavirus: Seven Zimbabwe babies stillborn in one night at hospital

Seven babies were stillborn at Harare Central Hospital in Zimbabwe on Monday night after urgent treatment was delayed because of staffing issues, two doctors have confirmed to the BBC. Nurses are on... Read more »

EU, UNAMID condemn killing of 60 civilians in West Darfur

KHARTOUM – The European Union (EU) and the hybrid peacekeeping mission known as UNAMID have condemned the killing of 60 civilians in West Darfur and to hold accountable the perpetrators of the... Read more »

The African Solution

No alternative other than going along with the African Union Initiative The African Union (AU) mediated tripartite talks between Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia was interrupted a week earlier and on Monday the... Read more »

Some 37,000 people affected by flash floods in Somalia

Flash floods caused by heavy rains have affected about 37,000 people in Somalia, causing a humanitarian crisis in the regions affected, Somalia’s Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs said on Tuesday. The Ministry of... Read more »

African solutions to African problems A model for conflict resolution in inter-state disputes

Most inter-state conflicts in Africa are the legacy of colonialism. These are border conflicts that resulted from European colonial scramble for Africa back in the 19th century. Arbitrarily traced border demarcations later... Read more »

Kenya’s reaction to the GERD project reflects the general sentiment in the region

It may sometimes look puzzling why most of the riparian states of the Nile are keeping silent while only three contenders namely Sudan, Egypt and Ethiopia were engaged in uninterrupted disputes as... Read more »

Dealing with locusts needs international cooperation

The locust threat in Kenya has greatly reduced. Now only the counties of Turkana and Marsabit are at risk rather than the 28 counties that were infested earlier this year. This has... Read more »

Extremely alarming’ swarms of locusts plague eastern Africa, western Asia amid COVID-19 pandemic

ETHIOPIA, Africa — Swarms of locusts are wreaking havoc on crops throughout eastern Africa and western Asia amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations... Read more »

UN says Somalis shun hospitals for fear of contracting COVID-19

MOGADISHU, (Xinhua) — The number of people visiting health centers for routine care in Somalia has significantly dropped due to fear of contracting COVID-19 as well as lack of public transport or... Read more »