23-Sep-2020 to 17:02

APA- Kigali (Rwanda) — Members of the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) have suspended all debate on the 2020/21 annual budget, demanding payment of their allowances in arrears since March, according to an official correspondence obtained Wednesday by APA in Kigali.

23-Sep-2020 to 13:10

APA-Pretoria (South Africa) — The powerful National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) has requested the African Union to intervene in Zimbabwe’s on-going political crisis, which has been exacerbated by a struggling economy and coronavirus pandemic restrictions.

22-Sep-2020 to 17:36

APA-Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) — Ethiopia’s Immigration Nationality and Vital Events Agency on Monday announced that it is reopening six borders to neighboring countries.

22-Sep-2020 to 17:04

APA-Pretoria (South Africa) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday repeated the African Union’s call for reforms of the United Nations Security Council to make the body more representative.

21-Sep-2020 to 18:32

APA-Abidjan (Cote d’Ivoire) — The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel, Mohamed Ibn Chambas, on Monday urged Ivorian political actors to “dialogue” for an “inclusive” presidential election.

21-Sep-2020 to 17:13

APA-Bamako (Mali) — The former head of Senegalese diplomacy, Cheikh Tidiane Gadio, will lead the mediation of the International Organisation of the Francophonie (OIF) for the “restoration of democratic institutions in Mali.”

21-Sep-2020 to 13:54

APA-Pretoria (South Africa) — As part of the United Nations’ overdue transformation, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Monday that Africa needed to have a permanent seat on the Security Council as the world body celebrates its 75th anniversary this year.