Ethiopia has rejected Egypt’s proposal over how to operate the Grand Renaissance Dam, which is being built on the Blue Nile near Ethiopia’s border with Sudan. Egypt depends on the River Nile for water and is worried that the damn will worsen shortages. Ethiopia’s Water Minister Seleshi Bekele said Egypt
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Dubai An attack on Saudi Arabia that shut 5 percent of global crude output caused the biggest surge in oil prices since 1991, after US officials blamed Iran and President Donald Trump said Washington was “locked and loaded” to retaliate. The Iran-aligned Houthi movement that controls Yemen’s capital claimed responsibility
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Robert Mugabe's family say they are shocked at not having been consulted by the government about arrangements for the funeral of the former Zimbabwean president. Mr Mugabe, who was 95, died last week while undergoing medical treatment in a Singapore hospital. His body is being prepared to lie in state
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International tourist arrivals grew 4% from January to June 2019, compared to the same period last year, according to the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer published ahead of the 23rd World Tourism Organization General Assembly. Growth was led by the Middle East (+8%) and Asia and the Pacific (+6%). International
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Sudan's first cabinet since the overthrow of President Omar al-Bashir in April has been sworn in. The 18 members of the cabinet, which include four women and the country's first female Foreign Minister, Asmaa Abdallah, took their oaths of office at the presidential palace in the capital, Khartoum, on Sunday.
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The world could be free of malaria - one of the oldest and deadliest diseases to affect humanity - within a generation, a major report says. Each year there are still more than 200 million cases of the disease, which mostly kills young children. The report says eradicating malaria is
Read MoreTwo education projects serving Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Nigeria and Liberia have been recognized as WISE Awards winners for their work in education. The World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE), a Qatar Foundation (QF) initiative, has revealed the winners of the 2019 WISE Awards. Each year, the WISE Awards recognize and
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Two-time Olympic 800m gold medallist Caster Semenya (in featured photo) has joined a South African women's football team. The 28-year-old is unable to compete without taking testosterone-reducing drugs following a rule change by the IAAF, athletics' governing body. It means she cannot defend her 800m World Championship title in Doha
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Tanzania's national air carrier says it is suspending flights from the commercial capital Dar es Salaam to South Africa's biggest city, Johannesburg, which has been the scene of several days of xenophobic violence. "You are aware that there is ongoing violence in South Africa whereby the youth have taken laws
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Uganda is the safest place for any investor to inject their money and offers immense business opportunities, President Museveni has said. “If there is a place where you can easily make money, it is Uganda. The place is secure. That is why we host 1.4 million refugees from the neighbouring
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