Tag: africa

Nigerian troops kill 31 suspected terrorists, rescue hostages in northeastern region

CAPE TOWN, April 25 (Xinhua) -- South Africa marked World Penguin Day on Saturday with renewed warnings over the decline of the critically endangered African penguin. The species, scientifically known ...

ADDIS ABABA, April 25 (Xinhua) -- African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf on Saturday expressed "deep concern" over attacks in Mali targeting the capital, Bamako, as well as ...

NAIROBI, April 25 (Xinhua) -- Sustained investment in malaria vaccines holds the key to eliminating the disease in high-endemic African countries by 2030, a senior official from Gavi, the Vaccine ...

BAMAKO, April 26 (Xinhua) -- Mali's transitional government said Saturday evening that armed terrorist groups launched coordinated attacks earlier in the day on several cities in the country, leaving 16 ...

DAR ES SALAAM, April 26 (Xinhua) -- Tanzanian diplomat Stephen Mbundi on Saturday assumed office as secretary general of the East African Community (EAC), pledging to strengthen financial discipline among ...

BAMAKO, April 26 (Xinhua) -- Fresh fighting was reported on Sunday in the Kidal region of northern Mali, a Malian security source told Xinhua. The source said gunfire was heard ...

BOBO-DIOULASSO, Burkina Faso, April 26 (Xinhua) -- Burkina Faso on Saturday officially opened the 22nd edition of its National Culture Week in the city of Bobo-Dioulasso, with President Ibrahim Traore ...

BAMAKO, April 26 (Xinhua) -- Defense Minister of Mali Sadio Camara was killed in an attack on his residence in the town of Kati, near the capital Bamako, carried out ...

GITEGA, Burundi, April 26 (Xinhua) -- Burundi's ruling party, the National Council for the Defense of Democracy-Forces for the Defense of Democracy (CNDD-FDD), on Sunday nominated President Evariste Ndayishimiye as ...