Kenya deployed troops on Wednesday to the Democratic Republic of Congo to battle the March 23 Movement (M23) rebels in the country’s troubled east in a joint operation by a regional bloc, President William Ruto announced. The Kenyan soldiers will make up part of the East African Community (EAC) force, an assemblage of military units…
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Nigeria ranks 103 out of 121 countries with serious hunger levels
Nigeria has been ranked in the 103rd spot out of 121 countries by the Global Hunger Index as having serious hunger levels. This is the second consecutive year that Nigeria has been ranked as having one of the worst hunger problems globally. Continued violence in the most populous African nation is affecting millions of farmers…
Kagame says path to peace in eastern DRC lies in diplomatic processes
Rwanda President Paul Kagame said Monday that the means to a peaceful end of hostilities in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo lies in diplomatic processes which were launched in Kenya’s capital Nairobi and Luanda, the capital of Angola. Rwandan President Paul Kagame. /AP He made the remarks following Sunday’s phone talks with the…
U.S. embassy warns of possible attack in Johannesburg
The U.S. embassy on Wednesday issued an alert warning of a possible attack on Saturday against “large gatherings” in northern Johannesburg, which the South African government. “The U.S. government has received information that terrorists may be planning to carry out an attack targeting large gatherings in the area around Sandton,” a wealthy suburb north of…
Nigeria receives stolen artifacts repatriated from the U.S.
Nigeria has received 22 pieces of repatriated Benin Bronzes from the United States, the latest arrival of the country’s stolen historic objects. The artifacts were received on Tuesday from the U.S. Smithsonian Institute’s National Museum of African Art by the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, H. E. Zubairu Dada. The Nigerian government has been…
COP 27 a ‘watershed moment’ in efforts to address climate crisis, says Egyptian Foreign Minister
The COP27 President-Designate, Sameh Shoukry, has labeled next month’s forum a “watershed moment” in the world’s plan to address the climate crisis. Shoukry made the remarks on Wednesday at the launch of a new report from UN Climate Change, which noted that despite countries bending the curve of global greenhouse gas emissions downward, the efforts…
At least 11 killed in Egypt road crash
At least eleven people were killed in a grisly road crash in Egypt’s northern Nile Delta region, local media report citing authorities. The collision which occurred in Dakahlia province, some 150 kilometers from the capital Cairo, involved a truck and a public service minibus. “A minibus carrying 14 people, including the driver heading to a…
Over 100 al-Shabaab militants killed in Somalia security operations
More than 100 al-Shabaab militants, including ringleaders, were killed in separate security operations in Somalia over the last 48 hours. The operation is the latest in a series of operations by government security agencies and regional vigilante groups aimed at crushing the al-Qaeda affiliated group. President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud pledged to crush the militant group…
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