Day: December 23, 2021

IGAD Center in Somalia Aims to Reduce Climate Change Impact

Africa’s Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has opened a research center in Somalia to combat climate change. Severe drought and flooding displaced nearly half-a-million Somalis last year.The new center, located in the Somali capital, wi…

West Condemns ‘Deployment’ of Russian Mercenaries in Mali

More than a dozen Western powers on Thursday expressed anger that Russian mercenaries working for the controversial Wagner Group have started to deploy in Mali, accusing Moscow of providing material backing for the fighters.The powers involved in the f…

Africa CDC Concerned with New Wave of COVID Infections

The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is expressing concern at the latest wave of COVID infections as the continent enters the holiday season.Africa CDC Director John Nkengasong says they are pushing African countries to consider …