BLANTYRE, MALAWI — Malawi’s former president, Peter Mutharika, has accused President Lazarus Chakwera’s government of political persecution in arresting former officials linked to the former leader. Mutharika made the comments Sunday at his first large…
WASHINGTON, More than 12 million children in mainland Tanzania will benefit from a new World Bank-supported program that aims to make preprimary and primary education better and more accessible across the country.Primary enrollment in Tanzania increase…
WASHINGTON, The International Monetary Fund approved a disbursement of $258.1 million for Kenya after completing a second review under a 38-month program to address debt vulnerabilities, the Covid-19 response and enhancing governance.The delivery of IM…
CAIRO — Sudanese took to the streets in the capital of Khartoum and elsewhere across the country for mass protests Sunday against an October military takeover and a subsequent deal that reinstated Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok but sidelined the movemen…
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Cory Booker of New Jersey say they have tested positive for COVID-19, as the country deals with another surge in cases and the emergence of the omicron variant.In separate statements Sund…
UNDRR ROAS and the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management in Somalia, in collaboration with the Sadar Development and Resilience Institute, launched the National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in Somalia during the Second Consul…
BLANTYRE, MALAWI — The commander of Malawi’s army has criticized what he says is interference from government officials into the affairs of the military. General Vincent Nundwe says this could incite anarchy and should stop.Nundwe expressed the concern…
ADEN, Yemen, A total of seven members of the Houthi group were killed in an airstrike, launched by the Saudi Arabia-led coalition, in Yemen’s south-western province of Taiz yesterday, a local military source said.“Warplanes of the Saudi Arabia-led coal…
Ethiopia is the third-largest refugee-hosting country in Africa, sheltering 817,068 registered refugees and asylum-seekers as of 30 November 2021. The overwhelming majority originate from South Sudan, Somalia and Eritrea.10,892 refugees have received C…
WASHINGTON — As strained U.S. hospitals brace for a new surge of COVID-19 cases caused by the fast-spreading omicron variant, doctors are warning of yet another challenge: the two standard drugs they’ve used to fight infections are unlikely to work aga…
London, Mercedes will not appeal the outcome of last Sunday’s season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen is Formula One world champion, the team said in a statement on Thursday. Verstappen, 24, took the title after overtaking Merc…
WASHINGTON — Terrorist groups remained “a persistent and pervasive threat worldwide” through last year, the U.S. State Department concluded in a new assessment on Thursday.“The United States and its partners made significant major strides against terro…