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BEIJING. – Chinese President Xi Jinping recently replied to a letter from Chairman of the Sino-American Aviation Heritage Foundation Jeffrey Greene and Flying Tigers veterans Harry Moyer and Mel McMullen. In his reply dated Sept. 12, Xi said he hopes that the spirit of Flying Tigers will be carried on from generation to generation among […]

NEW YORK. – Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi on Wednesday called for a speedy withdrawal of a key UN peacekeeping mission that has been in the nation for nearly 25 years. “It is time for our country to take full control of its destiny and become the main actor in its own stability,” […]

Niamey. – The new government in Niger has started showing signs of real liberation by selling their minerals at world market yet France has been getting at half the price. This reason why France is really angry is now clear. France has been getting uranium at e0,80, but the new government is now selling the […]

Nairobi. – Kenya is considering the Family Protection Bill 2023, which could lead to 50-year prison sentences for non-consensual same-sex acts. Sponsored by Homa Bay Town legislator Peter Kaluma, the bill aims to ban homosexuality, same-sex unions, and LGBTQ activities and campaigns. It also intends to prohibit gay parades, assemblies, marches, and public cross-dressing. According […]

KIGALI. –Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame has confirmed that he will run for a fourth term next year, which could extend his presidency to nearly three decades. “I am happy with the confidence that Rwandans have in me,” Mr Kagame told French-language magazine Jeune Afrique on Tuesday. He was returned to power – with over 90 […]

JOHANNESBURG. – At least 20 employees of the mining giant De Beers died on Sunday in South Africa in a head-on collision between a truck and a bus  transporting workers to Venetia diamond mine, one of the largest in the country.

CAIRO. –At least 11 300 people have died and another 10 100 are missing from the coastal city of Derna one week after Storm Daniel hit northeastern Libya, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs has reported.

DERNA. — People whose homes were swept away by flooding in Libya’s eastern city of Derna a week ago faced the dilemma yesterday of whether to stay and risk infection or flee through areas where landmines have been displaced by the torrents. Thousands of people were killed after two dams above Derna broke on Sept. […]

Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with his Zambian counterpart, Hakainde Hichilema, in Beijing on Friday. The two heads of state announced the elevation of the China-Zambia relations to a comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership. Xi said that the traditional friendship forged by the two countries’ older generations of leaders has stood the test of the […]

TRIPOLI. – The Libyan city of Derna has buried thousands of people in mass graves, officials said yesterday, as search teams scoured ruins left by devastating floods and the city’s mayor said the death toll could triple. The deluge swept away entire families on Sunday night and exposed vulnerabilities in the oil-rich country that has […]

ABUJA. – Nigeria experienced a nationwide power outage for about 10 hours after the country’s electrical grid collapsed due to a fire, authorities and the nation’s electricity distribution companies reported. The grid has collapsed multiple times in recent years, and the latest outage yesterday affected all of Nigeria’s 36 states and the capital city of […]

LIBREVILLE. – General Brice Oligui Nguema, who overthrew Ali Bongo Ondimba two weeks ago in Gabon, notably accusing his regime of “massive embezzlement” , announced on Wednesday a commission of inquiry into public procurement to track down “fraud” . “The president of the transition (…) decided today to reactivate the task force for controlling internal […]

KIGALI. – The Rwandan government signed an agreement on Tuesday with a German-Canadian start-up to build an “experimental” civil nuclear reactor, in order to reduce its dependence on fossil fuels. The reactor will be ready for testing in 2026, according to the start-up that will build it, Dual Fluid Energy. These “reactors can be used […]

About 8,000 people have died and thousands more are injured or missing in the disasters that struck the two North African nations of Morocco and Libya within days of each other. Aid efforts are being hampered by political complications. In Libya, 5 300 people have died after the Mediterranean storm Daniel ravaged the nation’s northeastern […]

MBABANE. – A decrease in the annual number of new HIV cases in Eswatini is expected at the end of this year – from 4 800 in 2020 to 4 300 – according to World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates. In 2020, Eswatini became the first African country to achieve “95-95-95 targets”: 95 percent of all […]