UN envoy welcomes Kiir’s order on unhindered aid access [no comment]
The U.N. humanitarian coordinator for South Sudan, Alain Noudehou has said a recent order by president Salva Kirr that humanitarian aid convoys be allowed … source
Global Business Forum on Africa 2017 calls for an investment boost in Trade, Finance, Logistics…
The 4th Global Business Forum on Africa, organised by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry, has called for increase in investment flows between the … source
ICC hearing recommended for Eritrean gov’t over rights abuses
The Eritrean regime, one of the most repressive in the world, was on Wednesday found to have committed gross human rights violations by a UN Commission of … source
Egyptian man helps to rid villages of venomous snakes.
The Egyptian ‘crocodile hunter’ may not have his own show, but he is doing his best to help rid local villages of venomous snakes. Mohamed Attia, better known … source
African leaders urged to embrace industrialisation at Dubai business forum
A new generation of leaders is playing a key role in driving change and economic growth in Africa , Vice President of Ghana, Mahamudu Bawumia stated during … source
Egyptians recall day of Beir Al Abed mosque attack
One week after the worst bloodshed of its kind in Egypt’s modern history, residents in a village in North Sinai on Friday (December 1) recalled the attack at Al ……
European Space Agency hails its ExoMars mission
The European Space Agency is hailing its ExoMars mission a success, despite mystery over the fate of a lander, supposed to have touched down on the Red … source
First summit on refugees and migrant [The Morning Call]
Finding a solution to the large movement of refugees and migrants took center stage in New York as the UN sought to have diplomats approve a document … source
Scores of Eritreans in Ethiopia march against their government
Hundreds of Eritreans living in Ethiopia on Friday marched to the African Union headquaters, in Addis Ababa, to protest against their government back home, … source
Over 1,000 children abducted by Nigeria’s Boko Haram since 2013: U.N
Islamist fighters from Nigeria’s Boko Haram group have abducted more than 1000 children in the northeast since 2013, the United Nations children’s agency … source