Press Releases

South African Government

President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Wednesday, 08 April 2026, receive Letters of Credence from Heads of Mission-Designate at a credentials ceremony to be held at Sefako Makgatho Presidential Guest House in Pretoria.

GlobeNewswire, Inc.

TYSONS, Va., April 15, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Digital Global Systems (DGS) and BroadSat hosted government leaders and ambassadors from various African nations to discuss national development in the digital age. Bringing together representatives...

MENAFN

(MENAFN) Senior Democratic lawmakers urge the State Department to reconsider plans to reduce humanitarian aid to several African nations, cautioning that such cuts could trigger severe humanitarian and security crises.

DVIDS - Georgia

PEASE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.H. - When April arrived in the Horn of Africa, the temperature routinely spiked well past 100 degrees.

MENAFN

(MENAFN) Senior Democratic lawmakers have urged the State Department to reconsider plans to halt lifesaving assistance to several African countries, warning that the move could have severe humanitarian and security consequences.

South African Government

Programme Director, Her Excellency Commissioner Lerato Mataboge of the African Union Commission, Excellencies, Ministers and Deputy Ministers, Leaders of industry and finance, Distinguished delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen, We gather at a defining...

EIN Presswire

Giants of Africa launches Dribble for Peace, expanding its Built Within initiative into the Sahel with new community basketball courts in Mali and Ghana.

MENAFN

(MENAFN) The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, denounced the recent assaults in Niger, including an attack on Niamey’s Hamani Diori International Airport, and reiterated the bloc’s unity with the nation.

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(MENAFN) The African Union Commission Chairperson, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, condemned recent attacks in Niger, including an assault on Hamani Diori International Airport in Niamey, while reaffirming the bloc’s solidarity with the country.

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KIGALI, Rwanda, Jan. 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Prominent African policymakers and leaders will gather over the weekend in Kigali, Rwanda, to launch Leadership Lab Yetu (Yetu). This pan-African hub aims to bridge the gap between emerging and...

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(MENAFN) Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune and Nigerien leader Abdourahamane Tiani pledged Monday to forge deeper strategic ties, formally relaunching the long-stalled Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline in a move that signals a decisive end to...

MENAFN

(MENAFN) Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has alleged that France is attempting to remove governments it considers unfavorable in several of its former African colonies in an effort to restore its historical influence in the region.

MENAFN

(MENAFN) Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune announced Monday the resumption of a long-stalled trans-Saharan gas pipeline project cutting through Niger, as the two neighboring nations formally buried months of diplomatic hostility. "We agreed...

MENAFN

(MENAFN) Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune and Nigerien leader Abdourahamane Tiani pledged Monday to forge deeper strategic ties, formally relaunching the long-stalled Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline in a move that signals a decisive end to...

MENAFN

(MENAFN) Abdelmadjid Tebboune and Abdourahamane Tiani vowed on Monday to strengthen strategic cooperation, signaling a thaw in relations following nearly a year of diplomatic friction, highlighted by the relaunch of the Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline....

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(MENAFN) At least six people were killed on Sunday in Niger state, northern Nigeria, during attacks by armed groups, according to reports.

MENAFN

(MENAFN) At least 50 people have died following an armed assault on a market in Niger state, Nigeria, according to local reports on Sunday.

MENAFN

(MENAFN) Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has alleged that France is attempting to remove governments it considers unfavorable in several of its former African colonies in an effort to restore its historical influence in the region.

MENAFN

(MENAFN) Authorities in Grenoble, southern France, have appealed for witnesses in a child sexual abuse investigation involving a 79-year-old man accused of abusing at least 89 victims over more than four decades across multiple countries.

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(MENAFN) Moscow has issued a sharp condemnation following a militant assault on Niger's primary international gateway last week, vowing sustained collaboration with regional allies battling extremist violence across the Sahel corridor....