Zimbabwe Bids Farewell To Ex-President Robert Mugabe With State Funeral
World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday September 14, 2019
Zimbabwe gave former leader Robert Mugabe a state funeral on Saturday with African leaders paying tribute to a man lauded as a liberation hero but whose 37-year rule was defined by repression and economic turmoil.
African Leaders Launch Continental Free-Trade Zone
World News | Reuters | Sunday July 7, 2019
African leaders met on Sunday to launch a continental free-trade zone that if successful would unite 1.3 billion people, create a $3.4 trillion economic bloc and usher in a new era of development.
All 157 On Board Killed In Ethiopian Airlines Crash: Report
World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday March 10, 2019
An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 crashed Sunday morning en route from Addis Ababa to Nairobi, killing all 149 passengers and eight crew on board, state media reported as African leaders offered condolences.
Top South African Leader Lauds Contribution Of Indian-Origin Population
Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India | Tuesday October 23, 2018
A top South African leader has lauded the contribution of Indian-origin population in the country and said the community has played a vital role in the nation's freedom struggle.
Sirleaf Wins Prestigious Ibrahim Prize For African Leadership
World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday February 13, 2018
Former Liberian president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf on Monday won the rarely awarded Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership the world's biggest individual prize.
After "Shithole" Comment, Donald Trump Says US Deeply Respects Africa
World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday January 29, 2018
US President Donald Trump said the United States "deeply respects" Africans and will dispatch its top diplomat to the continent, in a letter to African leaders seen by AFP on Sunday.
Nikki Haley Emerges As Interpreter, Megaphone For Trump
World News | Anne Gearan, David Nakamura, The Washington Post | Friday September 22, 2017
President Donald Trump's two most high-profile diplomats, Rex Tillerson and Nikki Haley, were with him at a meeting with African leaders here this week when the president took the lectern to offer a big reveal
Barack Obama Tweet Sets Record With Over 2.8 Million 'Likes'
Offbeat | Written by Priyanka Pant | Wednesday August 16, 2017
A tweet from former US President Barack Obama has just made Twitter history. With over 2.8 million 'likes,' Mr Obama's tweet is the most 'liked' tweet on the microblogging platform. The tweet is the first in a series of three quoting the late South African leader Nelson Mandela.
Angela Merkel's G20-Africa Meet Aims To Reduce Poverty, Migrant Influx
World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday June 12, 2017
Today, in Berlin, German Chancellor Angela Merkel is set to meet African leaders with order to address pressing issues facing the African nations including poverty and mass migrant influx to Europe.
Central African Leader's Playboy Son Faces Corruption Trial In France
World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday January 2, 2017
The playboy son of Equatorial Guinea's leader, notorious for his extravagant taste in cars, homes and Michael Jackson memorabilia, goes on trial Monday in Paris charged with plundering his country's coffers to fund his jetset lifestyle in France.
First Video Interview Of Nelson Mandela Discovered After 60 Years
World News | Press Trust of India | Thursday September 1, 2016
The Nelson Mandela Foundation today said that it might have discovered the anti-apartheid revolutionary African leader's first known television interview which was recorded almost six decades ago.
Nelson Mandela's Family Angered By South Africa Opposition Using His Voice
World News | Reuters | Tuesday July 5, 2016
The family of the late Nelson Mandela is furious that a recording of the revered South African leader's voice is being used by the main opposition party for campaigning in local government elections due to be held next month.
UN Backs Burundi Force As Africa Leaders Debate Troops
World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday January 30, 2016
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned African leaders today of the need for action in troubled Burundi at a summit hoping to end armed crises across the continent.
China's Xi Jinping Pledges $60 Billion for Development in Africa
World News | Reuters | Friday December 4, 2015
Chinese President Xi Jinping told African leaders today his country would pump $60 billion into development projects, cancel some debt and boost agriculture under a three-year plan that will extend Beijing's influence in the continent.
Elephants: The Forgotten Giants At Africa China Summit
World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday December 3, 2015
When the Chinese president and African leaders meet this week to bolster economic ties, the elephant in the room will be the trade in ivory and conservationists want the issue on the table.
Zimbabwe Bids Farewell To Ex-President Robert Mugabe With State Funeral
World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday September 14, 2019
Zimbabwe gave former leader Robert Mugabe a state funeral on Saturday with African leaders paying tribute to a man lauded as a liberation hero but whose 37-year rule was defined by repression and economic turmoil.
African Leaders Launch Continental Free-Trade Zone
World News | Reuters | Sunday July 7, 2019
African leaders met on Sunday to launch a continental free-trade zone that if successful would unite 1.3 billion people, create a $3.4 trillion economic bloc and usher in a new era of development.
All 157 On Board Killed In Ethiopian Airlines Crash: Report
World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday March 10, 2019
An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 crashed Sunday morning en route from Addis Ababa to Nairobi, killing all 149 passengers and eight crew on board, state media reported as African leaders offered condolences.
Top South African Leader Lauds Contribution Of Indian-Origin Population
Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India | Tuesday October 23, 2018
A top South African leader has lauded the contribution of Indian-origin population in the country and said the community has played a vital role in the nation's freedom struggle.
Sirleaf Wins Prestigious Ibrahim Prize For African Leadership
World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday February 13, 2018
Former Liberian president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf on Monday won the rarely awarded Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership the world's biggest individual prize.
After "Shithole" Comment, Donald Trump Says US Deeply Respects Africa
World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday January 29, 2018
US President Donald Trump said the United States "deeply respects" Africans and will dispatch its top diplomat to the continent, in a letter to African leaders seen by AFP on Sunday.
Nikki Haley Emerges As Interpreter, Megaphone For Trump
World News | Anne Gearan, David Nakamura, The Washington Post | Friday September 22, 2017
President Donald Trump's two most high-profile diplomats, Rex Tillerson and Nikki Haley, were with him at a meeting with African leaders here this week when the president took the lectern to offer a big reveal
Barack Obama Tweet Sets Record With Over 2.8 Million 'Likes'
Offbeat | Written by Priyanka Pant | Wednesday August 16, 2017
A tweet from former US President Barack Obama has just made Twitter history. With over 2.8 million 'likes,' Mr Obama's tweet is the most 'liked' tweet on the microblogging platform. The tweet is the first in a series of three quoting the late South African leader Nelson Mandela.
Angela Merkel's G20-Africa Meet Aims To Reduce Poverty, Migrant Influx
World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday June 12, 2017
Today, in Berlin, German Chancellor Angela Merkel is set to meet African leaders with order to address pressing issues facing the African nations including poverty and mass migrant influx to Europe.
Central African Leader's Playboy Son Faces Corruption Trial In France
World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday January 2, 2017
The playboy son of Equatorial Guinea's leader, notorious for his extravagant taste in cars, homes and Michael Jackson memorabilia, goes on trial Monday in Paris charged with plundering his country's coffers to fund his jetset lifestyle in France.
First Video Interview Of Nelson Mandela Discovered After 60 Years
World News | Press Trust of India | Thursday September 1, 2016
The Nelson Mandela Foundation today said that it might have discovered the anti-apartheid revolutionary African leader's first known television interview which was recorded almost six decades ago.
Nelson Mandela's Family Angered By South Africa Opposition Using His Voice
World News | Reuters | Tuesday July 5, 2016
The family of the late Nelson Mandela is furious that a recording of the revered South African leader's voice is being used by the main opposition party for campaigning in local government elections due to be held next month.
UN Backs Burundi Force As Africa Leaders Debate Troops
World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday January 30, 2016
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned African leaders today of the need for action in troubled Burundi at a summit hoping to end armed crises across the continent.
China's Xi Jinping Pledges $60 Billion for Development in Africa
World News | Reuters | Friday December 4, 2015
Chinese President Xi Jinping told African leaders today his country would pump $60 billion into development projects, cancel some debt and boost agriculture under a three-year plan that will extend Beijing's influence in the continent.
Elephants: The Forgotten Giants At Africa China Summit
World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday December 3, 2015
When the Chinese president and African leaders meet this week to bolster economic ties, the elephant in the room will be the trade in ivory and conservationists want the issue on the table.
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