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Ethiopia Dam Causes Kenya Water Shortage
A huge newly-built Ethiopian dam is cutting off the supply of water to Lake Turkana in northern Kenya, rights group...
UK ‘very Pleased’ About Commonwealth Return
Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, who is in The Gambia, has said he is "very pleased" the West African state is...
12 Saudis Killed In Recent Yemen Border Fighting
At least 12 Saudi soldiers have died on the southern border since early February, according to an unusual series of...
New Talks Seek To End Syria’s War After Nearly Six Years
As Syria's war approaches its seventh year, two new rounds of talks on resolving the conflict are scheduled to take...
Gambia To Remain In ICC, Notifies UN of Change
The Gambia's new government has asked the United Nations to halt the process of withdrawal from the International...
Adjust Maritime Boundary In Our Favour
Ghana's neighbour, Cote d’Ivoire, wants the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) in Hamburg, Germany...
Why Would US Embassy Move To Jerusalem Be Controversial?
President Donald Trump has said he might move America's embassy in Israel to Jerusalem. With Prime Minister Benjamin...
Africa Must Leapfrog By Itself
Ghana’s Vice President, Dr Mahamadu Bawumia, has challenged African leaders to take advantage of growing advances in...
UN Warns of ‘looming Catastrophe’ In 4 Besieged Syria Towns
The top UN official in Damascus has warned of a "looming humanitarian catastrophe" in four besieged towns in Syria,...
Malaysian Aid Ship For Rohingya Arrives In Bangladesh
A Malaysian ship carrying aid for thousands of Rohingya Muslims who have fled a bloody army crackdown in Myanmar docked...
Emergency UN Meeting In Harare Over Armyworm Outbreak
International experts will hold emergency talks in Harare on Tuesday to tackle an outbreak of crop-eating "armyworm"...
Ethnic Clashes In Central Mali Kill At Least 13
At least 13 people were killed in central Mali at the weekend in inter-ethnic clashes between Fulanis and Bambaras, the...
UN Security Council Unanimously Condemns N.Korea Missile Launch
The UN Security Council on Monday unanimously condemned North Korea's latest ballistic missile launch and threatened to...
Why Has the UAE Chosen Somaliland?
The Horn of Africa is strategic for Gulf nations because of ongoing military operations in Yemen and in the long term...
Turkey’s Erdogan In Saudi On Gulf Tour
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived for talks in Saudi Arabia on Monday to further strengthen ties as part...
Delayed Syria Peace Talks To Resume Next Week
Delayed UN-sponsored peace talks aimed at ending Syria's civil war will resume on February 23 in Geneva, a few days...
Netanyahu To Test Trump Policy At Washington Talks
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who warmly welcomed Donald Trump's election as US president, will visit the...
8.2 Percent of the World’s Facebook Users Are In African Countries
Facebook beat Wall Street expectations for sales and user growth in the fourth quarter of 2016, and it credits...
Syrian Forces Used Chemical Weapons In Final Push For Aleppo
Syrian government forces carried out at least eight chemical attacks during the final weeks of the battle for Aleppo,...