Botswana's new president has told the BBC that he wants undocumented Zimbabweans to be legalized by granting them temporary work and residence permits.
"They do jobs that would otherwise not get done," Duma Boko told the BBC Africa Daily podcast (...)
A SpaceX capsule sent to bring back two astronauts stranded on the International Space Station (ISS) has docked.
The Dragon capsule, which has two empty seats for Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, docked at 17:30 eastern time (22:30 BST).
The pair (...)
Dozens of worshippers died after a bus headed to an Easter conference plunged off a cliff in South Africa's Limpopo province on Thursday.
The crash claimed the lives of 45 people and one is seriously injured, the country's transport department said (...)
Namibia's President Hage Geingob has died at the age of 82 while receiving medical treatment at a hospital in the capital, Windhoek.
A veteran of the country's independence struggle, Geingob had been diagnosed with cancer and revealed the details to (...)
The UNESCO committee that protects so called Intangible Cultural Heritage met in Botswana this week to add new entries to the UN culture agency's list of world treasures, some of which must be "urgently" safeguarded.
Convened in the town of in (...)
Spain's aging king-in-exile dined with friends at one of London's most exclusive private clubs this week, and watched Real Madrid beat Chelsea 2-0.
There was, however, no lunch with King Charles III during a whirlwind visit to the British capital (...)
In the maze of COP27, people have been flocking to one pavilion in particular: the space dedicated to children and youth.
If you're looking for a bit of light from the summit, the hive of activity from young people is an unusually bright spot.
But (...)
Healthy life expectancy among Africans living in mainly high and upper middle-income countries on the continent, has increased by almost 10 years, the UN health agency, WHO, said on Thursday.
The World Health Organization announced the good news (...)
Bulgaria's UN Ambassador banged the gavel as President of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) for the first time on Monday with a vow to build on the "solid foundation" left by the outgoing head and his bureau to transform the world into "a (...)
Diseases transmitted from animals to people in Africa have jumped 63 percent in last decade, compared with the previous ten-year period, according to a World Health Organization (WHO) analysis released on Thursday.
"And more than 75 percent of (...)
At least 24 countries have sent soldiers to support Mozambique in its fight against insurgents in northern Cabo Delgado province.
The discovery of 7,000 "ghost soldiers" in the ranks of a poorly paid and badly trained army underline why Mozambique (...)
For a world in crisis, rescuing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) "must be our highest common priority," the UN chief told Member States on Tuesday at a key development meeting in New York.
From the economic repercussions of the COVID (...)
COVID-19 cases in Africa have fallen for the past 16 weeks, and deaths have dropped during the last eight, marking the longest-running decline in infections on the continent since the start of the pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) said (...)
RIYADH — The General Directorate of Passports (Jawazat) emphasized that a 14-day stay in a third country is mandatory for all those travelers who seek entry into the Kingdom from countries facing travel ban.
The Jawazat clarified that only those (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia will allow residents to enter the Kingdom regardless of their immunization status, the Ministry of Interior spokesman Lt. Col. Talal Al-Shalhoub announced.
It is required to have insurance to come to the Kingdom on all kinds of (...)
JEDDAH — Saudi Arabia ended on Saturday all coronavirus restrictions in the country including following social distance and wearing masks outdoor.
It will also end social distancing in the Two Holy Mosques and all mosques in the Kingdom but (...)
An Interior Ministry official source said that based on the follow-up to the epidemiological situation of the Coronavirus, the competent health authorities' feedback, and the progress that has been achieved in combating the pandemic, and the (...)
RIYADH — The General Directorate of Passports (Jawazat) announced on Thursday that expatriates from 19 countries facing temporary suspension of travel due to the coronavirus pandemic will benefit from the recent decision to automatically extend the (...)
RIYADH - The General Directorate of Passports (Jawazat) announced on Wednesday that expatriates from 17 countries facing temporary suspension of travel due to the outbreak of coronavirus will benefit from the recent decision to automatically extend (...)
The US will lift travel restrictions to eight southern African countries on New Year's Eve, the White House announced Friday.
The restrictions, imposed on Nov. 29, affecting South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Namibia, Lesotho, Eswatini (...)
UK tourists are banned from Germany as of midnight tonight, Sunday Dec. 19, in a bid to curb the spread of the Omicron variant of COVID.
Only German citizens or residents, and their partners and children, will be allowed into the country.
They will (...)
Turkey recorded its first six cases of the new Omicron variant of coronavirus, as Health Minister Fahrettin Koca announced the cases in budget meetings in congress.
He said that cases are discovered in Istanbul and western Izmir area. Anadolu New (...)
RIYADH - The General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) announced in a statement on Thursday the suspension of all flights to and from Nigeria. The decision is attributed to the reported cases of mutated Omicron variant in the African (...)
The Philippines will ban travel from France starting Dec. 13 to stem the spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant, a government official said Wednesday.
Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said the ban will take effect until Dec. 15 just like the 14 (...)
The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Tuesday launched an appeal for a record $9.4 billion as attacks against children continue to rise. Close to 24,000 grave violations against youngsters were confirmed last year, or 72 violations a day, according to (...)
