Source link British Army continues training in the country after burning down 10,000 acres of nature reserve, according to Kelvin Kubai The UK government is detached from reality and has repeatedly made empty promises to redress the massive fire its troops caused a few years ago at Kenya’s Lolldaiga Conservancy, an advocate in the African […]
Source link The institution allegedly failed to disclose key details about Ethiopian Orthodox altar tablets looted in the 1860s The British Museum is under investigation for allegedly hiding a collection of sacred Ethiopian artefacts from public view for more than 150 years, a watchdog that gathers information on cultural restitution reported on Sunday. The probe […]
Source link How did crown jewels from Ghana end up in London, and is there any way to bring them back home? At the end of January, the British Museum and Victoria & Albert (V&A) Museum announced that more than 30 Asante ‘crown jewels’, gold artifacts that once belonged to the royals of Asante (or […]
Source link At least 18 people have died and thousands displaced in the wake of tropical cyclone Gamane that hit Madagascar this week, Reuters reported on Friday. According to a report of the National Bureau of Risk and Disaster Management (BNGRC), hundreds of people lost their homes after a cyclone hit on Wednesday and Thursday. […]
Source link Discussions are ongoing after Niger canceled a military cooperation deal with Washington, spokesperson Pat Ryder has said Washington has not made any decisions regarding the withdrawal of its forces from Niger, where the military government has terminated a decade-long cooperation deal with the US, Pentagon Press Secretary Pat Ryder said at a briefing […]
Source link A Borno State court has ordered their release for lack of evidence, a defense official has said More than 300 people suspected of being involved in the Boko Haram Islamist insurgency in Nigeria will be released after a federal court in the West African country concluded there was no evidence to prosecute them, […]
Source link Air Tanzania has confirmed plans to commence direct flights to Dubai from its hub in Dar es Salaam on Sunday, a local news agency reported on Wednesday. The airline will operate four flights a week on the route – on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday. Mr Ladislaus Matindi, the managing director of the […]
Source link Moscow is ready for “serious” talks to end the conflict, the Russian president has said Russia remains committed to engaging in substantive discussions about a political and diplomatic resolution to the Ukraine conflict, which has lasted for more than two years, President Vladimir Putin has reiterated. Putin made the comment to his South […]
Source link The frigate ‘Marshal Shaposhnikov’ has arrived for a nine-day stay in Eritrea Russia has sent a military ship to participate in joint drills with Eritrea for the first time in the 30 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries, Russia’s ambassador to the country, Igor Mozgo, announced on Thursday. Mozgo stated that […]
Source link The ruling party’s candidate has conceded defeat, joining several other contenders in congratulating Bassirou Diomaye Faye Senegal’s opposition leader, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, has been elected president in the West African nation’s delayed elections which were held last Sunday, according to preliminary results announced on Wednesday. The 44 year-old, who had been jailed and […]
Source link African countries see Moscow as a “reliable partner” in the atomic energy sector, according to Rosatom Russian energy giant Rosatom has signed several agreements for developing cooperation in nuclear energy with Mali, Burkina Faso, and Algeria on the sidelines of the 13th international ATOMEXPO exhibition and forum in Sochi this week. The roadmaps […]
Source link Dublin has described the attacks in Gaza as a “blatant” violation of international humanitarian law Ireland will intervene on behalf of South Africa in its case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over allegations of war crimes in Gaza, Foreign Minister Micheal Martin announced on Wednesday. The decision was made […]
Source link Accreditation by Algeria of a plant in Novosibirsk “opens the gates to Africa,” the region’s agriculture minister has said A dairy factory in Novosibirsk, Russia’s third largest city, has been accredited to export its products to Algeria, Evgeny Leshchenko, the regional agriculture minister announced on Wednesday. Chanovsky Butter Factory, which is already accredited […]
Source link Mali and Russia have discussed measures to improve regional stability, where the EU is concerned about declining influence Russia and Mali will intensify cooperation in the fight against terrorism in the Sahel region, which has endured a decades-long jihadist insurgency, the two nations announced in separate statements on Wednesday. The agreement was reached […]
Source link Health ministers have also discussed the potential for collaborating in education Russia and Zimbabwe will strengthen their cooperation in a range of medical and healthcare areas, ministers from the two nations have said after holding talks in Moscow on Tuesday. Health Minister Mikhail Murashko welcomed his Zimbabwean counterpart, Douglas Mombeshora, to the Russian […]