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Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has poured scorn over the latest rumours of his health, joking that he had died and was resurrected. Mr Mugabe, 92, was arriving back in the country at the main airport in Harare and appeared jovial as he disembarked. Flight data had...

The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations QU Dongyu says Africa's potential gives him hope that the battle against poverty and hunger can be won. He made the remarks at today's opening of the Ministerial segment of the 31st Session...

The 2019 Africa Cup of Nations will be held in June and July, the Confederation of African Football has confirmed. The tournament is usually held in January and February, causing disputes with European clubs who had to release players in the middle of the season. The...

The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) and Germany have signed a 34 million Euros grant agreement during the 46th Ordinary Session of IGAD Council of Ministers being held in Djibouti today (February 27). The project grant will be used for migration and capacity building. Chairperson of...

The agreement will support the provision of COVID-19 vaccines and related supplies for low- and lower-middle-income countries DP World and UNICEF have announced a wide-ranging partnership to support the global distribution of COVID-19 vaccines and related immunization supplies in low- and lower-middle-income countries. The new partnership - with...

Sudan's ruling generals and an alliance of opposition groups have signed an accord creating a transitional power-sharing body, after weeks of negotiations aimed at breaking the political deadlock that has gripped the country since the toppling of President Omar al-Bashir in April. The two sides signed the...

By: Anadolu Agency Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan received Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj in Istanbul on Oct. 4. The closed-door meeting at Vahdettin Mansion, which began at 7.00 p.m. local time (1600 GMT), lasted nearly an hour. Later, the two sides' delegations also met for an hour and 30 minutes. During...

The election of Ilhan Omar, the first Somali-American lawmaker, has been hailed as historic and great achievement for Somali and immigrant community in the United States. Minnesota voters elected her in a state where the uneasy assimilation of large numbers of Somali refugees became an...

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia's economy has slipped back into recession as the oil sector stagnates and the government sector is hit by austerity policies designed to curb a state budget deficit caused by low oil prices, official data showed on Saturday. Gross domestic product, adjusted for...

By: BBC AFRICA The European Union (EU) intends to invest 1bn euros ($1.2bn; £859m) to build Covid vaccine-manufacturing hubs in Africa. It will also donate at least 100 million doses of coronavirus vaccines to low- and middle-income countries by the end of the year, Ursula von...