Africa

The World Bank has approved a €2.2 billion aid package to tackle a food crisis in eastern and southern Africa. Due to a combination of drought, conflict and diseases, the region is facing severe food shortages. The world's largest…

The top of Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest point in Africa, is on fire. How the wildfire started at an altitude of almost 6000 meters is still unclear. According to the Tanzanian newspaper The Citizen, the flames can be seen tens of…

Airbus has signed a deal with Uganda Airlines for the delivery of two A330-800s. With this, the aircraft manufacturer finally has another buyer for the smallest version of the A330neo. Earlier, Hawaiian Airlines cancelled the order…

The Egyptian parliament has approved a new media law that allows the government to control accounts on social media. The aim is, in their own words, the fight against 'fake news'. That made the parliament known on its official website.…

A hundred migrants were found in Libya in a refrigerated van. The Libyan authorities also found eight dead, including six children. This is reported by the security services of the Libyan city of Zouara. The refrigerated van was parked…

Al-Shabaab Claimed an Attack on Presidential Palace in Somalia. The Islamist terror movement al-Shabaab has claimed a double attack on the Somali presidential palace. A first car loaded with explosives drove into a barrier, another…

According to nature conservation organisations, China wants to import endangered species from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). For example, it would be mountain gorillas. That is in a leaked letter from the Congolese…