Sudan’s prime minister said on Saturday the country was ready to cooperate with the International Criminal Court (ICC) so those accused of war crimes in Darfur appear before the tribunal, a list that includes ousted President Omar al-Bashir. “I reiterate that the government is fully prepared to cooperate with the ICC to facilitate access to…
The Rwandan Ministry of Health on Saturday reported a record daily high of 109 new COVID-19 cases, including 81 from mass testing on market vendors in the capital city Kigali. The rise brought the national tally to 2,889, with 1,754 recoveries and 11 deaths, according to the ministry’s daily update. The central African nation, recognized…
Cote d’Ivoire’s President Alassane Ouattara was formally nominated on Saturday by the ruling party to stand for a third term in October elections despite charges by the opposition that the run is unconstitutional. Ouattara has been in power since March 2010 and earlier this year promised not to run again. However, the ruling party nominated…
People wearing face masks to help protect against the spread of the coronavirus pray while maintaining social distancing during a service at the Chogyesa temple in Seoul, South Korea, Aug. 23, 2020. South Korea Warns It’s on Brink of Nationwide Pandemic US Faces Back-to-School Laptop ShortageBlack Barbershops Join COVID-19 Fight “We’re on the brink of a…
At least 45 migrants and refugees died off the Libya coast on Monday in the largest recorded shipwreck of the year, the United Nations reported on Wednesday. In a statement, International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said some 37 survivors – mainly from Senegal, Mali, Chad and Ghana – were…
هى أول سيدة مصرية وأفريقية تعمل على تقديم عروض أزياء تواجه العنف ضد السيدات العقيمات في أفريقيا … فكرة جديدة رأت النور على يد الدكتورة ” رشا قلج ” المصرية الحائزة على لقب السيدة الأكثر تأثيراً و إلهامها في أفريقيا لعام 2019 و الرئيس التنفيذي لمؤسسة ميرك الخيرية الدولية … “ رشا قلج ” تتخذ من عروض الأزياء وسيلة جديدة لإلقاء…
Zambia’s confirmed COVID-19 cases on Wednesday surpassed the 10,000 mark, signifying the continued surge in cases, the health ministry said. According to figures released by the health ministry, the country recorded 237 new cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the cumulative cases to 10,218. The new cases were picked from 845 tests conducted. The…
Gold mining companies in Mali reassured investors on Wednesday that their operations were continuing as normal despite a deepening political crisis in the West African nation. A day after President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita resigned on Tuesday and dissolved parliament hours after soldiers detained him at gunpoint and seized power in a coup; Foreign companies mining…
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement enables the continent to better meet its trade and economic development challenges, secretariat chief for the AfCFTA said Monday. Speaking during the transfer of the secretariat building from the Ghanaian government to the African Union (AU), secretary-general of the AfCFTA secretariat Wamkele Mene said Africa remained trapped…
Sudan and a major rebel group signed an agreement on Monday to integrate the rebels into the army within 39 months, signatories said, the latest in a slew of agreements between the Sudanese government and long-running insurgencies. Sudan’s ruling council and rebel groups restarted peace talks in October 2019 to end the conflicts after widespread…
