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New airstrike in Ethiopia’s Tigray capital

A new airstrike hit the capital of Ethiopia’s Tigray region on Thursday following several days of such strikes last week. A Tigray spokesman asserted that...

Moderna to supply Africa with up to 110 million Covid-19 doses

Moderna says it will make up to 110 million doses of its Covid-19 vaccine available to African countries. Tuesday’s announcement says Moderna is prepared to...

Egypt’s president says he will not extend state of emergency

Egypt’s president said he will not extend the state of emergency that had been imposed across the country for more than four years. President Abdel...

Tunisia’s new government includes record number of women

Tunisia got a new government after more than two months without one, with the prime minister naming her Cabinet, including a record number of...

Tigray forces say Ethiopia has launched major offensive

Tigray forces say Ethiopia’s government has launched its threatened major military offensive against them in an attempt to end a nearly year-old war. A statement...

Former Algerian president Abdelaziz Bouteflika dies

Former Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has died aged 84, state television announced Friday. Mr Bouteflika fought for independence from France, reconciled his conflict-ravaged nation and...

Harry and Meghan ‘think accountability not taken over royal concerns’, book says

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle believe the royal family did not take accountability for the concerns raised in their Oprah Winfrey interview, an unauthorised...

Coronavirus infections surging in Africa’s vulnerable rural areas

A new coronavirus surge is finally penetrating Africa’s rural areas, where most people on the continent live, spreading to places that once had been...

Egyptian court adjourns Suez Canal blockage case so new offer can be considered

An Egyptian court adjourned until July 4 the case of a hulking cargo vessel that blocked the Suez Canal for nearly a week earlier...

DR Congo residents flee after volcano erupts

DR Congo’s Mount Nyiragongo volcano has erupted for the first time in nearly two decades, sending lava on to a major road as panicked...

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