Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sergei Lavrov (left) is welcomed by South African Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Naledi Pandor (right) ahead of their meeting at the OR Tambo Building in Pretoria on Jan 23, 2023. (PHILL MAGAKOE / AFP) PRETORIA – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was in South Africa on Monday […]
A Somali woman and children carry water at a camp for displaced people on the outskirts of Dollow, Somalia on Sept 20, 2022. (JEROME DELAY / AP) NAIROBI – The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Monday launched a $1 billion emergency funding appeal to reach millions of children in the Horn of Africa region in […]
In this file photo dated on June 30, 2022, Somalis who fled drought-stricken areas carry their belongings as they arrive at a makeshift camp for the displaced on the outskirts of Mogadishu, Somalia. (FARAH ABDI WARSAMEH / AP) ADDIS ABABA — The Horn of Africa is facing an unprecedented drought emergency with catastrophic consequences, the […]
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni speaks during the Uganda-Turkey Investment summit at the Munyonyo Speke Resort in Kampala, Uganda, on May 12, 2022. (BADRU KATUMBA / AFP) KAMPALA – Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has said East African nations working with the Congolese government will bring order in war-torn eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Museveni, according […]
Zamzam Jamac, a Somali woman displaced by the worsening drought due to failed rain seasons, feeds her child Fatuma Botan, 1, through a nasogastric tube at the paediatric ward in the Banadir Hospital, in Mogadishu, Somalia Sept 24, 2022. (FEISAL OMAR / REUTERS) NAIROBI – International aid agencies have called for immediate global solidarity to […]
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA, Nov 8, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – After successful 15 editions of BFSI IT Summit, Exito is all set to host another milestone event – which serves as an ideal platform to enhance the experience to latest insights in “Future Proofing BFSI In Africa”. The South African banking industry has […]
Livestock are seen in a dried field due to drought in Kidemu sub-location in Kilifi County, Kenya, March 23, 2022. (PHOTO / XINHUA) UNITED NATIONS – Amid the worst drought in 40 years, Horn of Africa countries have been hit by outbreaks of cholera and acute watery diarrhea, while fighting in northern Ethiopia continues, a […]
A young womann from the Turkana community waters goats from a shallow well dug into a dry riverbed at Eliye springs on the western shore of Lake Turkana in Turkana county, Kenya on Sept 28, 2022. (TONY KARUMBA / AFP) LODWAR, Kenya – In a dry river bed in Kenya's arid northwest, pastoralists dig ever-deeper […]
Women walk towards an open-air market in the village of Wagalla in northern Kenya on Aug 19, 2022. (BRIAN INGANGA / AP) GENEVA – The worst drought in the Horn of Africa in more than 40 years looks almost certain to persist after the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Friday that forecasts for October-December […]
The head of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus speaks during a media conference at an EU Africa summit in Brussels on Feb 18, 2022. (JOHANNA GERON/POOL PHOTO VIA AP, FILE) LONDON – The World Health Organization's director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has suggested that racism is behind a lack of international attention being paid […]
President of ruling African National Congress and South Africa President Ramaphosa addresses the 6th National Policy Conference in Johannesburg on July 29, 2022. (AP PHOTO) JOHANNESBURG – South Africa's Cyril Ramaphosa is beset by crises that have cast doubt on his presidency and left him vulnerable to a leadership challenge as his party begins the […]
Africa, Jul 15, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – After successful 19 editions of Manufacturing IT Summit, Exito is all set to host another milestone event – which serves as an ideal platform to enhance the experience to latest insights in “Re-Imagine| Innovate| Transform”. The Manufacturing IT Summit is an ideal platform for IT […]
The East African Community on Friday unveiled its Regional Bioeconomy Strategy at the EAC Headquarters in Arusha, Tanzania. The strategy is aimed at making use of the region's abundant natural resources to develop the bioeconomy. The strategy will offer an opportunity for partner states to achieve their individual aspirations, making use of the region's underutilized […]
