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Africa and a Biden presidency

U.S. Democratic candidate Joe Biden is set to become the 46th president of the United States after winning more votes than his rival Donald Trump. Although counting is still continuing in some states, projections from some national institutions show that…

IOM rescues 132 off Libyan coast

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) says it has rescued 132 irregular immigrants off western Libyan coast. The UNHCR on Wednesday tweeted that the 132 refugees and migrants were intercepted and returned to Tripoli Naval Base.  Usman Umar,…

Accused Kenyan lawyer surrenders to ICC

A wanted Kenyan lawyer, who was on the run since 2015, surrendered to the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday to face charges of influencing witnesses.  The ICC had issued an arrest warrant for Paul Gicheru for allegedly influencing witnesses…

Africa: Covid-19 spurs health innovations -WHO

A new World Health Organization (WHO) analysis finds that the  COVID-19 pandemic has galvanized the development of more than 120 health technology innovations that have been piloted or adopted in Africa. The study of 1000 new or modifications of existing…

Donor conference for the Sahel commences in Denmark

A donor conference aimed at galvanizing funding for continued humanitarian response in the central Sahel region will take place today in Denmark.  Tuesday's conference, which will be hosted by Denmark, along with Germany, the European Union and the United Nations also…

UN envoy hails progress in Great Lakes Region

The UN Special Envoy to the Great Lakes Region, Huang Xia, told the Security Council on Tuesday that even as they confront the COVID-19 pandemic, countries in the Great Lakes Region continue to improve political, security and economic cooperation in…

UNICEF advocates for more funding for education

UNICEF calls on Ministries of Education and Finance to prioritize education in their COVID-19 recovery plans to reduce the negative impact of the COVID-19 crisis on children and national economies. New data from UNICEF on progress and perspectives for the…

US defense secretary visits Algeria

U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper made a rare visit to Algeria on Thursday for talks with the president about war-torn Libya and the troubled Sahel region to the south of the Sahara. Both countries are alarmed by the threat…