By TESFA-ALEM TEKLE Ethiopian Airlines, the leading African flag carrier, said on Wednesday that it has finalised preparations to resume flights to Tigray region, the CEO of the airline confirmed. All commercial flight services to and from Tigray, the northernmost region of Ethiopia, were suspended after conflict erupted in November 2020. Flight services restarted for…
ACCRA, Nov 24 (Reuters) – Ghana’s government is considering a 30% ‘haircut’ on foreign bonds, and the suspension of interest rate payments to domestic bondholders in 2023 as part of debt restructuring efforts, Deputy Finance Minister John Kumah said on Thursday. The finance ministry later said that no decisions had been finalised, as the West African nation battles to contain…
By Anne Soy Senior Africa correspondent It might seem like Christmas is coming early for students in Uganda as millions of them head home early for the school holidays on Friday. Yet the decision to close schools nationwide two weeks before the end of term has been taken to curb the spread of Ebola, as…
Germany will start to pull out its troops from Mali from the middle of next year after a decade-long mission, with the withdrawal to be completed by May 2024, a government spokesperson said on Tuesday. Berlin has deployed some 1000 troops to Mali, most near the northern town of Gao where their main task is to…
Terrorists carried out attack on Kadji camp, which shelters civilians who fled their homes in Gao region due to security concerns Fatma Esma Arslan DAKAR, Senegal At least 11 civilians were killed in a terrorist attack on a camp for displaced people in northern Mali, local media reported Wednesday. Terrorists carried out an attack on…
Fiston Mahamba and Sonia RolleyReuters KINSHASA, Nov 23 (Reuters) – African leaders have declared a ceasefire in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo starting Friday, which is aimed in particular at stopping attacks by the M23 rebel group, they said in a statement. The declaration was issued by the leaders of Congo, Rwanda, Burundi and Angola, and former…
By launching a $14bn climate risk facility, Africa showed it is running out of patience for the West’s failed promises. Rizwan Basir Sociologist and climate finance specialist, Climate Resourcing Coordination Center, Pakistan Failure can, at times, inspire wins. Just ask Africa. The recently concluded COP27 global climate talks witnessed the continent triumph over a status…
Most trees exported to US are over 300 years old. Andrew Wasike NAIROBI, Kenya Kenya has banned the uprooting and export of baobab trees from coastal Kilifi county following a public outcry over the increased felling of the unique species. Baobab trees fetch around $3,000 each for export, prompting locals in Kilifi to uproot them…
In pastoral areas, herders have already lost 2.5M livestock, according to UN. Andrew Wasike NAIROBI, Kenya A drought in northern Kenya is worsening, despite the country receiving sporadic rainfall in November, which weather forecasters say will not be sufficient. Chris Ngetich, a climate scientist from the Kenya Meteorological Department (KMD), in a statement noted that…
By AFP N’Djamena Around 10 soldiers were killed and others wounded early Tuesday when jihadists attacked an army position in western Chad, the president’s office said. The attack took place near Ngouboua in the Lake Chad area, a vast marshy region shared by Chad, Niger, Cameroon and Nigeria that has been battered by Boko Haram…