The latest negotiations toward a global plastic treaty concluded late Sunday with disagreement about how the pact should work and frustration from environment groups over delays and lack of progress.Negotiators spent a week at the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) headquarters in Nairobi haggling over a draft treaty to tackle the growing problem of plastic pollution …

Frustration as latest talks on global plastic treaty closeSun, 19 Nov 2023 20:16:41 GMT Read More »

The Democratic Republic of Congo launched a month-long election campaign Sunday with 26 candidates running for president amid a tense political climate and relentless fighting in the east of the country.    Around 44 million registered voters, out of a population of almost 100 million, are set to elect a president on December 20.They will …

DR Congo election campaign kicks off with fireworks and bulletsSun, 19 Nov 2023 18:18:56 GMT Read More »

Kenya on Sunday said tens of thousands of people across the country had been impacted by heavy rainfall, flooding and landslides that had also interrupted cargo services at Mombasa port.The Horn of Africa has experienced intense rainfall linked to the El Nino weather phenomenon in recent weeks that has claimed dozens of lives, including at …

Heavy rain in Kenya affects tens of thousands, disrupts cargoSun, 19 Nov 2023 10:59:53 GMT Read More »

The Democratic Republic of Congo, formerly known as Zaire, is a huge and varied country with a turbulent political history, which is currently ravaged by conflict in its east. Here are five things to know about this central African nation:- Continent-sized -The DRC spans over 2.34 million square kilometres (904,000 square miles) — roughly the size …

Five things to know about DR CongoSun, 19 Nov 2023 06:35:22 GMT Read More »

Democratic Republic of the Congo kicks off a month-long election campaign Monday with 26 candidates running for president amid a tense political climate and fighting in the east of the country.    Some 44 million registered voters, out of a population of almost 100 million, will elect a president on December 20.They will also choose …

DR Congo election campaign starts with fireworks and bulletsSun, 19 Nov 2023 06:27:54 GMT Read More »

Liberian leader and football legend George Weah has conceded defeat to opposition leader Joseph Boakai after a tight presidential run-off, saying it was “time to put national interest above personal interest”.The latest and nearly complete results on Saturday showed Boakai leading with nearly 51 percent of the votes in Liberia, Africa’s oldest republic, which was …

Liberian President George Weah concedes poll defeat to ex VP BoakaiSat, 18 Nov 2023 20:11:14 GMT Read More »

South Africa held a first major voter registration drive on Saturday in a bid to tackle widespread apathy ahead of national elections next year.  Polling stations across the country opened their doors to let would-be-voters register or check their details as part of a two-day exercise to woo electors back to the ballots after years of …

S.Africa seeks to tempt disaffected voters back to electionsSat, 18 Nov 2023 15:25:39 GMT Read More »

Joseph Boakai, who is expected to win the presidency in Liberia after incumbent leader George Weah conceded election defeat, has four decades of political experience behind him.Boakai was vice president from 2006 to 2018 to Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Africa’s first elected female president, who rebuilt the ravaged country after a civil war left an estimated …

Joseph Boakai: political veteran set to lead LiberiaSat, 18 Nov 2023 04:16:44 GMT Read More »

Liberian incumbent president and football legend George Weah conceded defeat on Friday evening after nearly complete returns showed opposition leader Joseph Boakai leading with nearly 51 percent of the run-off ballots.”The results announced tonight, though not final, indicate that… Boakai is in a lead that we cannot surpass,” Weah said in a speech on national …

Liberia’s George Weah concedes defeat to BoakaiSat, 18 Nov 2023 03:01:54 GMT Read More »

Sudan has informed the UN chief of the “immediate” end of the United Nations political mission in the war-torn country, according to a letter circulated in the Security Council.In an official letter in Arabic dated Thursday, accompanied by an English version from the Sudanese ambassador to the UN, Foreign Minister Ali Elsadig Ali informed Antonio …

Sudan announces ‘immediate’ end to UN mission in war-torn countryFri, 17 Nov 2023 22:49:55 GMT Read More »