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Armyworms Threaten Southern Africa Food Supply
An outbreak of armyworm caterpillars present in several southern African countries threatens to strip the entire region...
Yemen Air Raid Kills Eight Women, Child At Funeral
An air strike killed eight women and a child at a funeral reception near the Yemeni capital, witnesses said Thursday,...
Israeli Joy, Palestinian Alarm At Trump Two-State Shift
Donald Trump's shelving of the decades-long goal of a two-state solution to the Middle East conflict has excited...
Syria Crisis Still ‘appalling’
The head of the International Rescue Committee (IRC) and former British foreign secretary David Miliband on Thursday...
Libya Officially Requests NATO To Help Train Its Armed Forces
The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) has confirmed the receipt of an official request from Libya’s United...
Iran Says Israel ‘biggest Threat’ To World Peace
Iran said Thursday that Israel's atomic arsenal is the biggest danger to world peace, a day after US President Donald...
Burundi Government Will Not Attend Planned Peace Talks
(This February 15 story has been corrected to fix spelling of mediator's last name to Mkapa in fifth, sixth paragraphs)...
Arab League Chief Says Mideast Peace Requires Two-State Solution
Arab League chief Ahmed Abul Gheit said on Thursday resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict would require a...
U.S. Lawmakers Push For Answers On Trump Team’s Russia Ties
A crisis over the relationship between President Donald Trump's aides and Russia deepened on Wednesday as a growing...
Akufo-Addo To Diplomatic Corps
President Akufo-Addo has told members of the diplomatic corps that his government would not seek handouts from other...
Newlyweds and Soldiers At N.Korea Memorial To Kims
North Korean newlyweds, soldiers and children lined up to laud their country's rulers on Thursday, the birthday of the...
We Will ‘monetise Our Gas’ – Akufo-Addo
President Nana Akufo-Addo has said Ghana intends monetising its gas resources from the Jubilee, TEN, and Sankofa oil...
UN Envoy Urges Greater Syria Peace Efforts In Moscow
UN envoy Staffan de Mistura called Thursday for greater efforts in the push for peace in Syria, as he visited Moscow...
Assad Vows To Retake Raqa and ‘every Inch’ of Syria
President Bashar al-Assad on Thursday said Raqa is not a priority target for his forces, saying his goal is to retake...
Refugees Serve Up Coffee and Life Lessons In California
A coffee shop that recently opened in California is serving customers more than just steamy cups of latte or espresso,...
Tripoli Residents In Daily Ordeal On Uprising Anniversary
Six years after the start of an uprising that toppled a dictator, Libyans in Tripoli see no reason to celebrate with...
Don’t Be Swayed By Ivory Coast’s Argument – Ghana To ITLOS
Ghana has called on the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS), not to be swayed by Ivory Coast’s...
Trump Relaxes US Policy On Middle East Two-State Solution
US President Donald Trump has dropped decades of US policy insisting on a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian...
‘Ghana Will Be Very Active In ECOWAS, AU’ – Akufo-Addo
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says his government would ramp up Ghana’s participation in activities of the...