Africa

Egypt’s annual urban consumer inflation accelerated to 13.6 per cent year-on-year in July from 13.2 per cent in June, data from the country’s statistics agency CAPMAS showed on Wednesday. Meanwhile, …

Celebrations marking the 82nd anniversary of the founding of the Libyan Army kicked off Tuesday in Tripoli’s Martyr’s Square with a military parade. The event was attended by Abdelhamid Dbeibah, …

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Tuesday with Congolese leader Felix Tshisekedi at the Kinshasa presidential palace as part of his three-nation African tour. Tshisekedi was to “raise the …

Mali on Tuesday received military jets and a combat helicopter from Russia. During a ceremony, L-39 and Sukhoi-25 jets as well as Mi-24P helicopter gunships were displayed. Defense Minister Sadio …

The President, African Development Bank (AfDB) Dr Akinwumi Adesina says the bank is set to deliver climate-adapted, certified wheat and other staple crops seeds to 20 million farmers. Adesina said …

At least four soldiers, two civilians and five assailants were killed Sunday in an attack, attributed to jihadist groups, in a locality where a military camp is located, Tessit, the …

Six migrants were found dead at sea and others missing after their boat sank Monday off the Algerian coast, local television reported adding that six survivors were rescued. “Six bodies …

The Tunisian maritime authorities rescued 255 migrants during 17 attempts to emigrate to Italy on Friday night, the national guard announced in a statement on Sunday. The rescue mission happened …

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his South African counterpart Naledi Pandor held a joint news conference Monday, discussing the threats of climate change, food insecurity, and the war …

Chad’s military government Monday signed a deal with more than 40 opposition groups to launch national peace talks later this month, although the main rebel outfit refused to take part. …