World No. 1 Iga Swiatek defeated Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur to win her second Grand Slam title of the year with a straight sets victory in the U.S. Open final on Saturday.Polish star Swiatek overcame a spirited second set from fifth seed Jabeur to win 6-2, 7…
Somalia says the country’s elite military unit has killed a senior al-Shabab commander in an operation in the Lower Shabelle region. Federal police say civilian hostages were freed during the operation.Somali police spokesman Sadiq Adan Ali Doodishe sa…
In Ethiopia’s Gambella region, a June attack on the capital by a rebel group, the Oromo Liberation Army, has raised fears of more civil war spreading in the country. VOA spoke to local officials and analysts about what’s behind the violence and what it…
Ethiopia once said it wanted to become the “China of Africa” — that is, a manufacturing hub — with the help of its industrial parks. But the global economic downturn and the country’s ongoing conflict have prompted companies to leave the parks and lay …
FREETOWN— The Electoral Commission of Sierra Leone (ECSL) said voter registration for the 2023 general elections will run from Sept 3 to Oct 4.Chief Electoral Commissioner of ECSL Mohamed Kenewui Konneh said that they had mapped out 3,630 centers acros…
Thank you so much for the opportunity; it is really a great pleasure for me to meet future leaders of this world.The one thing we need more than anything else in this world now, is human capital. So young talented people that care about humanity, care …
Premier of the Free State Province, Ms Sisi Ntombela,Morena e Moholo Moremoholo Mopeli,Morena e Moholo Montoeli Mota,Chairperson of the National House of Traditional and Khoisan Leaders, Nkosikazi Mhlauli, Ah! NoSandi!Chairperson of the Provincial Hous…
President Cyril Ramaphosa met with the Right Honorable Helen Clark, former Prime Minister of New Zealand, and Board Chair of the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (PMNCH), to discuss the need for leaders to urgently address the reversa…
