Africa

The application deadline is March 16, 2017, at 11:59 EST. Summer 2017 sessions will be held in three locations: Rwanda: 27 July - 2 August Ghana: 7 - 13 August Mauritius: 18 - 24 August The Yale Young African Scholars Program (YYAS) is a high-intensity academic...

Application Deadline: 15 March 2017 The Faculty of science of the University of Geneva is an internationally top-ranked scientific institution covering a broad range of scientific disciplines: Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Earth Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Computer Sciences, Mathematics, Pharmaceutical Sciences and Physics. It has...

The first woman to express interest in becoming the next president of Somalia has now decided to serve the country as an anti-corruption watchdog following her pullout from the contest. 44-year-old Fadumo Dayib announced her pullout to Africanews which she blamed on the “unparalleled corruption...

By LAEED ZAGHLAMI Could Africa be the next safe haven for the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorists fleeing from the Middle East? The concern emerged at the 10th session of the focal points of African Centre for Research and Study on Terrorism held...

The United Nations, African Union, European Union, Inter-Governmental Authority on Development, Ethiopia, Italy, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States are gravely concerned about the holding of a vote in the HirShabelle interim capital of Jowhar yesterday for a seat in the House...

2016 will go down as the year Africa witnessed a big number of elections. 20 countries out of the continent's 54 held elections. Some were hailed as free and fair while other countries were mired by violence and disputed outcomes. Let's have a look.

An EgyptAir cargo service flight flew to Moscow for the first time since the downing of a Russian airliner in Egypt, that was followed by a suspension of flights between the two countries. Several foreign airlines have imposed travel bans on flights to Sharm...

The much-awaited Somalia presidential vote has once again been delayed. The polls are now slated for January, once the election of new lawmakers and senators is completed. The vote had been set for Wednesday, but the official said it likely will be on January 24...

WASHINGTON — Somali farmers say al-Shabab is targeting them and stealing their livestock. Farmers in the Jubbaland and Galmudug regions said al-Shabab militants are systematically confiscating livestock from certain clans. The group is accused of driving clans they view as hostile to their administration into poverty. For...

The UN envoy for Somalia has expressed concern over renewed violence between rival states in the central Somali town of Galkayo, which killed at least three people and injured several others on Friday. In a statement issued on Sunday, Michael Keating, Special Representative of the...