DAKAR— EU chief Ursula von der Leyen unveiled plans to muster investment of more than 150 billion euros for Africa, proclaiming Europe to be the continent’s biggest and “most reliable” partner. The scheme is the first regional plan of the European Un…
Drought conditions have left an estimated 13 million people facing severe hunger in the Horn of Africa, according to the United Nations World Food Program.People in a region including Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya face the driest conditions recorded sinc…
As efforts to assess impact of last month’s Tropical Storm Ana in Malawi continue, the country’s only power generating company says it has lost about a third of its generating capacity to the storm. Meanwhile, the government has appealed to donors to c…
While COVID-19 ‘Pushed Us Even Further Off Course’, Challenges Represent Failure of Global Governance, Deputy Secretary-General SaysThe Economic and Social Council today convened its first ever coordination segment, hearing from experts and delegates a…
The 23 members of the OPEC+ oil cartel, who meet on Wednesday, are expected to stick to their guns and increase output modestly as the price of crude surges. As in January, analysts expect the taps to be opened slightly, to the tune of an additional 4…
ABUJA— A huge oil vessel with capacity for two million barrels of oil has exploded off the coast of Nigeria.Dramatic footage shows fire engulfing the Trinity Spirit and thick plumes of smoke bellowing from the sinking vessel at Ukpokiti oil field close…
NAIROBI— The enhanced protection of African wetlands is key to boosting the resilience of local communities in the face of climatic shocks, poverty and food insecurity, a green lobby said.Mithika Mwenda, the executive director of Nairobi-based Pan Afri…
NAIROBI— Kenya and the European Union launched vital talks to elevate their ties beyond aid and focus on issues of long-term peace and development.At a meeting in Nairobi, Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs Raychelle Awuor Omamo and visiting…
