Africa

Africa

Bangladesh High Commission London hosted a reception in honour of African members of the IMO on Thursday (15 February). Photo: UNB

African countries praise PM Hasina for Bangladesh IMO scholarships

FILE PHOTO: Pope Francis speaks during the weekly general audience, at the Vatican, November 22, 2023. Vatican Media/­Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

Pope says Africans are 'special case' when it comes to LGBT blessings

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Africa's large birds of prey facing 'extinction crisis': Study

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2023: A challenging year for UN peacekeepers in Africa

President of Chad Mahamat Idriss Deby gestures as he arrives for a meeting over security in the Sahel region at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, November 12, 2021. The REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

Chad votes yes to new constitution backed by junta

A rebel attack on Burundi from neighboring Congo has left at least 20 dead, the government says

A rebel attack on Burundi from neighboring Congo has left at least 20 dead, the government says

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Africa in 2050: The coming of the 'youthquake'

China is an Asian superpower but is ageing fast. By 2040, one-third of China’s population will be over age 60. Photo: Reuters

'Africa can be the new China this century'

FILE PHOTO: Civilians who fled the war-torn Sudan following the outbreak of fighting between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) arrive atop a truck at the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) transit centre in Renk, near the border crossing point in Renk County of Upper Nile State, South Sudan 1 May, 2023. REUTERS/Jok Solomun

Ethnic fighting kills 32 in disputed region straddling Sudan, South Sudan

A street currency dealer at a market in Lagos. Photo Bloomberg

Dollar scarcity is pushing more african countries to crisis

Liberia's opposition Unity Party Joseph Boakai waves to his supporters as holds his final campaign rally for the presidential elections in Monrovia, Liberia October 7, 2023. Reuters/

Liberia President George Weah concedes election defeat to Joseph Boakai

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Saudi Arabia says will host Arab, Africa and Islamic summits to discuss Gaza conflict

Burkina Faso's President Roch Marc Christian Kabore, Niger's President Mahamadou Issoufou and ECOWAS Commission President Jean-Claude Kassi Brou attend the ECOWAS extraordinary summit on terrorism in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso September 14, 2019/ Reuters

Why are African countries split on their historical support of Palestine?