Tanzanian official confirms invasion of new weed in Lake Victoria

Mar 05, 2025

Dar es Salaam [Tanzania], March 5: A new type of weed has invaded Lake Victoria, affecting marine transport on the world's second-largest freshwater lake shared...

Ethiopian producers, business leaders set sight on Canton Fair for market expansion

Mar 05, 2025

Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], March 5: Ethiopian producers and leaders in the import-export sector have expressed interest in leveraging the upcoming 137th China Import and Export...

WFP warns of 412-million-USD funding shortfall for South Sudan's humanitarian needs

Mar 05, 2025

Juba [South Sudan], March 5: The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) said Tuesday it faces a critical funding shortfall of 412 million U.S. dollars...

Kenya hosts Canton Fair promotional conference amid deepening trade ties with China

Mar 05, 2025

Nairobi [Kenya], March 5: A promotional conference for the 137th edition of the China Import and Export Fair, also known as the Canton Fair, was...

AU steps up training of Somali police officers to counter violent extremism

Mar 05, 2025

Mogadishu [Somalia], March 5: The African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) said on Tuesday that its police component has wrapped up a...

Spreading eastern DRC violence threatens civilians, aid workers: UN

Mar 05, 2025

New York [US], March 5: Increased violence in the three easternmost provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is raising deep concern for...

Guinea-Bissau president says ECOWAS mediation "no longer welcome"

Mar 05, 2025

Bissau [Guinea-Bissau], March 5: Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embalo said on Tuesday that the mediation mission from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)...

Over 2,500 schools affected by ongoing DR Congo conflict: minister

Mar 05, 2025

Kinshasa [Democratic Republic of the Congo], March 5: More than 2,500 schools have been affected by an ongoing conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the...

UN envoy condemns Israel's military escalations in Syria

Mar 05, 2025

Washington DC [US], March 5: A UN special envoy on Tuesday strongly condemned Israel's military escalations in Syria, including airstrikes, calling for an end to...