EU hails US' plan to remove Sudan from terror blacklist
The EU's diplomatic chief on Monday welcomed US President Donald Trump's announcement that he is ready to remove Sudan from a US blacklist of state sponsors of terrorism.
Trump says to remove Sudan from state sponsors of terrorism list
US President Donald Trump said on Monday that he would remove Sudan from the State Sponsors of Terrorism list after Sudan pays 335 million US dollars to American victims.
Egypt reopens schools for 23 mln students amid anti-coronavirus measures
Egypt officially reopened on Saturday tens of thousands of schools for millions of students across the country to start the new academic year while implementing precautionary measures against the COVID-19.
Over 5,000 seal pups dead on Namibian beach, probe underway
More than 5,000 seal pups had been found dead at Pelican Point beach in Namibia's coastal town of Walvis Bay, NGO Ocean Conservation Namibia (OCN) said on Wednesday.
S.African leader tries to calm racial tension over farm attacks
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa called for calm on Monday, hoping to tamp down rising racial tension in his country following months of protests by white farmers over a spike in deadly attacks.
Kenyan schools reopen amid concern over COVID-19 flare-ups
Kenya commenced phased reopening of basic learning institutions on Monday amid concern over a spike in COVID-19 infections.
At least 11 migrants from Africa die after their boat sinks off Tunisia
At least 11 migrants from Africa died when their boat sank off Tunisia on Sunday, as they tried to cross the Mediterranean to the Italian island of Lampedusa, a Tunisian security official said.
Police station outside Paris targeted in fireworks attack by gang of hooligans
Around 40 people armed with fireworks and steel bars besieged a police station outside Paris early Sunday, authorities said, prompting new calls for tougher government action after a string of attacks on France's security forces.
India ramps up COVID-19 tests as total tally surpasses 7 million
India on Sunday became the second country globally, after the United States, to have over 7 million COVID-19 cases.
Egypt court starts sex crimes trial of student
A former Cairo university student appeared in court on Saturday charged with blackmail and indecent assault of at least three women in a closely watched case prompted by social media that opened up a rare public debate on sex crimes.
Namibian farmers turn to locally produced biochar as fertilizer
A farmer plants beetroots in a nursery at a farm near Windhoek, capital of Namibia, on Oct. 8, 2020. A group of Namibian farmers are changing the face of farming in the normally infertile soils of the desert that characterizes the Southern African country through the use of biochar as a form of natural fertilizer. (Photo by Musa C Kaseke/Xinhua)
Chinse envoy calls for advancement of transition in Mali
A Chinese envoy on Thursday called on Malians, with the help of the international community, to advance transition in the country.
Chinese medical experts arrive in Angola to aid fight against COVID-19
A group of Chinese medical experts, who worked in the front line of the fight against the COVID-19 in Wuhan, the epicenter of the outbreak in China, arrived in Angola on Wednesday night to exchange experience with local professionals and aid the country's fight against the pandemic.
Kenya's SGR passenger, cargo volumes surge amid resumption of economic activities
Passenger numbers and cargo volumes on Kenya's standard gauge railway (SGR) trains maintained a steady climb in August, pointing to increased demand for the service following the reopening of the country as COVID-19 cases declined.
Sudan gov't, opposition groups sign final peace deal
The Sudanese government on Saturday signed a comprehensive peace deal with opposition groups in the South Sudanese capital Juba to end decades of conflict in Darfur, Blue Nile and South Kordofan regions.
Thousands of Ethiopians celebrate popular thanksgiving festival
Hiwot Tesfaye, a diaspora-based Ethiopian, is excited to celebrate Irreecha festival, an annual thanksgiving event celebrated by millions of Ethiopians annually, for the first time in her home country.
Africa's confirmed COVID-19 cases near 1.5 mln: Africa CDC
The total number of confirmed COVID-19 positive cases in Africa reached 1,497,391 as of Saturday, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.
Whale shark population rises in Tanzanian marine park
The population of whale sharks in Tanzania's Mafia Island Marine Park, the only home for the whale sharks in the East African nation, has increased to 206 in December 2019 from about 100 in 2012, according to a report published on Thursday by the WWF Tanzania.