A boy travelled at least 230 km from Morocco to Spain hanging underneath a bus, officials said on Monday, in another example of desperate measures taken by migrants to get to Europe. Emergency services in the southern Spanish city of Seville tweeted a video of the boy being led away[…]
European Union leaders agreed on Thursday to step up their efforts to curb illegal migration from African countries with the aim of replicating their success in halting inflows from Turkey over the past year. While migrants reaching Greece from Turkey have dropped to a trickle after a deal with Ankara[…]
Japan will lease additional land next year to expand a military base in Djibouti, eastern Africa, as a counterweight to what it sees as growing Chinese influence in the region, three Japanese government sources said. China is seeking closer ties with African nations that could help it gain access to[…]
Islam’s beautiful and detailed history in Africa was celebrated on Saturday at a historic event in Nkandla, which brought together thousands of Zulu Muslims from the rural parts of Kwa-Zulu Natal. Thousands of people were busses in from parts of the province to join in the cultural event, which saw[…]
As Africans make strides toward developing the continent, this week we celebrated the founding of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) in 1963. On this day, leaders of 30 independent African states signed a founding charter in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Though the OAU was succeeded by the African Union (AU)[…]
Member states of the U.N. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) are not meeting until September, but some African countries have already drawn their battle lines on divisive issues such as the ivory trade. Proposals for the meeting in Johannesburg were made public this week, pitting bids by[…]
Democracy has failed in Africa, or at least that is how western governments may look upon the continent which hosts 11 of the world’s longest reigning leaders. These presidents have been in power for such a long time that they have become synonymous with their countries and with corruption. Keith[…]
The South African government is concerned about reports of increased violence and human rights violations in Burundi, the department of international relations and co-operation said on Friday. The ongoing instability had the potential to impact neighbouring countries in the East African region, spokesperson Clayson Monyela said in a statement. “The[…]
According to a report released by UNICEF, an estimated 125 million African girls are child brides. That number is expected to rise to 310 million by 2050, creating a legacy of “lost childhoods and shattered futures.” UNICEF has demanded that governments take more aggressive actions to end the practice on[…]
The pursuit of peace in Africa is vital for the development and prosperity of the continent, President Jacob Zuma said in Durban. He congratulated the African Union Commission (AUC), headed by Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, on Saturday evening for receiving the 2015 Africa Peace Award. The award was presented by the African[…]
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