The U.N. peacekeeping mission in Mali, MINUSMA, says a roadside bomb has killed three peacekeepers and seriously injured five others.MINUSMA said in a statement that the U.N. peacekeepers were killed in central Mali Tuesday when their vehicle hit an im…
Year: 2023
They reiterated UNITED NATIONS— The UN Security Council strongly condemned Tuesday’s attack against the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali, which left three peacekeepers from Senegal dead and five others injured.In a press statement, the members of the Se…
Jill Biden on Wednesday made the first visit by a U.S. first lady to the southwestern African nation of Namibia — chosen, she said, because of its vibrant democracy. The Namibian president and first lady warmly welcomed her on the first stop of her fir…
UNITED NATIONS— The UN General Assembly meets Wednesday, two days ahead of the anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, with Kyiv and its allies hoping to garner broad support for a resolution calling for a “just and lasting peace.”The draft resolu…
Supercar Rental Company Classic Parade Launches UK’s First Cryptocurrency Payment Service LONDON, Feb. 21, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — One of the UK’s leading supercar hire companies has just launched a cryptocurrency payment system to rent the world’s most impressive supercars. Customers can now choose to pay to for selection of over 100 supercars from 28 luxury […]
South Africa is under fire for hosting joint naval exercises with Russia during the one-year anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine, with critics saying it will be a propaganda victory for Moscow. But what does the third participant in the drills, Chin…
UNITED NATIONS— UN member states embraced “positive energy” as they launched two weeks of negotiations aimed at finally reaching a treaty meant to protect and preserve vast areas of the world’s oceans.After more than 15 years of formal and informal tal…
Jill Biden left Tuesday for her first visit to Africa as U.S. first lady, with plans to stop in Namibia and Kenya, the White House said.Biden will focus on women’s empowerment, children’s issues and food insecurity that has ravaged parts of the contine…
VILNIUS, LITHUANIA / ACCESSWIRE / February 19, 2023 / Encryptus, a licensed and compliant crypto-fiat trading platform, is thrilled to announce its soft entry into the African Continent, starting with Kenya. Encryptus will mark their exploratory journey in the upcoming Africa Tech Summit in Nairobi, Kenya. As a trailblazer in the crypto industry, Encryptus is dedicated […]
DAR ES SALAAM– A total of 529,641 mosquito nets worth 2.9 billion Tanzanian shillings (about 1.2 million U.S. dollars) will be distributed to pupils in 1,083 primary schools, in Tanzania’s Indian Ocean coastal region of Tanga, an official said yesterda…
The presidents of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia have vowed to resolve customs delays for trucks transporting copper from the two top producers in Africa. The growing demand for electric vehicles has fueled a race for the copper and cobalt…
The head of Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces, a paramilitary group accused of widespread human rights abuses, said on Sunday he was committed to intergrating the force into a reformed national armed forces.RSF commander General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, joine…
The African Union insisted Sunday it had a “zero tolerance” policy toward unconstitutional change as it maintained its suspension of four military-ruled countries.The Sahel states of Burkina Faso, Guinea and Mali as well as Sudan were sanctioned by the…
Current major eventCholera: a global grade 3 emergencyOn 26 January 2023, the cholera outbreaks (event) was graded as a multi-region Grade 3 Public Health Emergency after considering the current scale, the potential for further international spread, th…
BRAZZAVILLE— A year since Malawi confirmed its first case of wild poliovirus type 1 in 30 years, more than 33 million children across five southern African countries have been vaccinated against the virus, with over 80 million vaccine doses administere…