Ghana endorses Morocco’s autonomy plan for Western Sahara after similar stands by Kenya, the UK
Ghana and Morocco also agreed to promote defence cooperation and work on a visa waiver deal. With Morocco home to fertilizers and phosphates giant OCP, the two countries agreed to cooperate on food security, the statement said.
Necessary evil: Although Contentious, study finds dehorning can save the African rhino
South Africa has the largest numbers of black and white rhinos. Namibia, Zimbabwe and Kenya also have significant populations. There are around 17,500 white rhinos and 6,500 black rhinos left in the world, with black rhino numbers reduced from 70,000 in 1970 to less than 2,500 by the time poaching reached a crisis point in the mid-1990s, according to the Save the Rhino organization.
Experts call for collaboration in Africa to strengthen food systems and improve nutrition
The high-level conference themed: From Farm to Future: Africa’s Journey to Safer, Stronger Food System, brought together more than 40 speakers from local and international organisations, including the World Bank, WHO, FAO, AGRA, Global Affairs Canada, and the African Union-InterAfrican Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR).
Africans should not fear Africa: We cannot make a plea to foreign investors while we channel our own capital elsewhere
The current acceleration of cuts should instead be seen as a wake-up call: we must look for solutions within the continent’s borders. When the “Africa 2063” initiative was set out by the African Union over a decade ago it was not a 50-year vision of an Africa dependent on aid, but one of a global powerhouse charting its own path. The responsibility for delivering this vision is ours.
Nationals of six African countries among 12 others banned from entering US on terrorism concerns
The countries affected are Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen.
Ex-Sudan PM Hamdok accuses military and paramilitary of atrocities, doubts any side can win the war
Fighting between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces has left at least 24,000 dead, though many believe the true toll is far worse. Both sides stand accused of war crimes.
Attack on humanitarian aid convoy in el-Fasher, Sudan, kills 5 that UN blames on RSF
Monday night’s attack burned many trucks and damaged the aid they were carrying, the statement said. It didn’t say who was responsible for the attack.
Death toll in north-central Nigerian town submerged in floods expected to reach 160
At least 500 households across three communities were affected by the sudden and intense flood that built rapidly in about five hours, leaving roofs barely visible and surviving residents waist-deep in water, trying to salvage what they could and rescue others.
Northern Nigeria battles climate change as torrential rains kill at least 111 after long dry spells
Mokwa community leader Aliki Musa said the villagers are not used to such flooding. “The water is like spiritual water which used to come but it’s seasonal,” said Musa. “It can come now (and) it will take another twenty years before coming again.”
UN boss Guterres says justice for reparations for enslavement of Africans, colonialism is long overdue
Speaking to the Africa Dialogue Series, which is focused on the theme of justice through reparations, the Secretary-General noted that the movement for reparatory justice is gaining momentum around the world as reflected by the declaration of the Second Decade for People of African Descent, which runs through 2035.
