AFRICA

Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | African countries should harness traditional medicine that has proved effective in the management and cure of ailments afflicting the continent’s population, a World Health Organization (WHO) official said on Wednesday. WHO Regional Director for Africa Matshidiso Moeti underscored the critical role of herbal medicine in lessening …

Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | Industrial farming for the production of animal products for human consumption is fueling climate change, African campaigners said Tuesday during the launch of the World Animal Protection report on climate change and cruelty. Tennyson Williams, Africa regional director at World Animal Protection, a non-profit organization, told …

Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said Tuesday that more than 25,000 minors are missing across Africa. According to the global charity’s latest figures, the children represent 40 percent of the 64,000 cases of disappeared persons registered by the ICRC across the continent. Patrick …

Juba, South Sudan | Xinhua | The first batch of South Sudan’s unified forces officially graduated on Tuesday. South Sudanese President Salva Kiir said during the ceremony that the implementation of the security arrangement has been one of the most challenging tasks since the signing of the peace pact in 2018. …

  Nairobi, Kenya  | THE STAR KENYA | The Supreme Court of Kenya has settled on nine key issues it is set to determine in the presidential petition. Speaking on Tuesday, Chief Justice Martha Koome said that after consolidating the petitions, the court had settled on nine issues for determination. “The …

President Museveni emphasizes Peace as a prerequisite for growth in the four sectors of Commercial agriculture, Industry, Services, and ICT Juba, South Sudan | THE INDEPENDENT |  President Yoweri Museveni was on hand today to witness the graduation of the 1st batch of the necessary unified forces of the Republic …

Accra, Ghana | Xinhua | Ghana launched its African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) hub Monday to increase local participation in the continent-wide free trade and facilitate businesses. “The AfCFTA hub is the principal tool for aligning Ghana’s own wide-ranging digitalization policy with the various opportunities presented by AfCFTA,” said Minister …

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | The Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat has called on Libya’s warring parties to immediately cease hostilities. Faki said in a press statement released that he is deeply concerned with the recent military build-up and the surge of violent clashes …

Khartoum, Sudan | Xinhua | Ethiopia on Monday expressed readiness to negotiate with Sudan and Egypt on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) under the patronage of the African Union (AU). “Addis Ababa is convinced that all issues can be resolved through dialogue and negotiations,” said Yibeltal Aemero, Ethiopian ambassador in …

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | Xinhua | Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan on Monday vowed to end gender disparity in the appointment of judges to strengthen the dispensation of justice in the east African nation. Speaking after she had sworn in 21 new high court and court of appeal judges she …