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GOOBJOOG NEWS | NAIROBI: The United States has raised its travel advisory for Kenya to Level 3, urging Americans to reconsider visiting the country as health concerns grow following the spread of Ebola infections in East Africa. The US…
ACCRA — African leaders urged greater local mineral processing to retain more value on the continent at the opening of a mining summit in Accra on Monday. Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama, who opened the three-day Mining in Motion…
UNITED NATIONS — UN humanitarians said Monday they are alarmed by reports of continued deadly drone strikes across Sudan, which are killing civilians and disrupting essential services. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian…
LONDON –The British government has warned individuals and companies considering bids for construction projects in Israel’s controversial E1 settlement project in the occupied West Bank that they could face sanctions and legal and…
PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday vowed legal action against those responsible for violence during protests across the country on Saturday. “Those who destroyed must pay. Those who looted must reimburse,” Macron said in a…
ADDIS ABABA — The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has reaffirmed its continued support to Kenya following the confirmation of four additional Ebola cases, bringing the country’s total caseload to seven.…
GOOBJOOG NEWS|SANAA: Yemen’s Houthi movement released 159 conflict-related detainees in the capital, Sanaa, on Saturday, October 17, in an operation supported by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). The detainees were…
ADEN, Yemen — Ballistic missiles launched by the Houthi group struck the international airport in the southern Yemeni port city of Aden on Friday night, Aden’s security administration said, while the Saudi-led coalition said earlier it had…
NAIROBI — Kenya’s Ministry of Health on Friday confirmed the country’s third case of Ebola Bundibugyo virus disease. The patient, a 65-year-old woman, is a primary contact and a close relative of the first and second cases. She had been in…
NAIROBI — Officials from the United Nations (UN) and the Kenyan government on Thursday called for a greater role for Africa in global decision-making at a Nairobi meeting focused on rebuilding trust in multilateralism. Ahunna Eziakonwa, UN…
RIYADH/SANAA — Fighting between the Saudi-led coalition and Yemen’s Houthi group continued on Wednesday, with both sides carrying out fresh attacks and the Houthis vowing to continue targeting airports and oil facilities in Saudi Arabia in…
NAIROBI — The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has called for coordinated action to counter misinformation and bolster regional response efforts against Ebola virus…
NAIROBI, Xinhua — The four principles proposed by Chinese President Xi Jinping for resolving Africa’s hotspot issues have resonated across the continent, with diplomats, scholars and media professionals hailing them as timely and practical…
GOOBJOOG NEWS | NAIROBI: Kenya has confirmed a second case of Ebola, bringing the country’s reported infections to two, including one death, as health officials intensify contact tracing and quarantine measures to contain the disease. In a…
DAR ES SALAAM — Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda are developing a joint visa arrangement to facilitate cross-border travel for football fans during the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), an official said on Tuesday. Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga,…
KINSHASA — The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has recorded more than 9,000 confirmed Ebola cases since May, as preparations for a vaccine trial near completion. The country’s task force on Ebola released a situation report on…
RIYADH/SANAA — Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Houthi group exchanged threats of retaliatory attacks on Tuesday as cross-border strikes on major cities and oil facilities continued. During a cabinet meeting on Tuesday chaired by Crown Prince…
GOMA, DR Congo — Former President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Joseph Kabila was named head of a newly formed political-military alliance on Monday, bringing the political and military leaders of the March 23 Movement…
GOOBJOOG NEWS | WASHINGTON: US Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agents have searched the home of Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar as part of an ongoing criminal investigation, according to an Associated Press report citing two…
RIYADH/SANAA — Fighting between Yemen’s Houthis and the Saudi-led coalition showed no sign of easing on Sunday as fresh attacks hit major airports in Saudi Arabia, while the Houthi group claimed new missile and drone operations against…
GOOBJOOG NEWS|RIYADH: Countries and international organisations have condemned an attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh that Saudi Arabia blamed on Yemen’s Houthi movement. At least 12 people were killed and 300 others…
GOOBJOOG NEWS|WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has claimed that he played a major role in resolving eight wars and is close to ending or securing agreements in two others. He also criticised the decision not to award him or the United…
RIYADH/SANAA — An attack targeting King Khalid International Airport in the Saudi capital Riyadh on Saturday afternoon has killed 12 people and injured 309 others, the Saudi General Authority of Civil Aviation said, as Yemen’s Houthi group…
THE HAGUE– The Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC) said on Friday that U.S. sanctions against the court were “an attempt to obstruct the course of justice,” calling on states to take concrete measures to ensure that the court…
NOUAKCHOTT — Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani reappointed El Moctar Ould Djay as prime minister on Friday and tasked him with forming a new government, hours after his cabinet resigned, the Mauritanian News Agency…
JUBA — The South Sudanese government said on Friday that about 71 people, including soldiers, had been killed in communal clashes in Lakes State. The death toll from Friday’s clashes that erupted in Rumbek town between rival communities is…
GOOBJOOG NEWS | WASHINGTON: The United States plans to livestream the execution by firing squad of former Army psychiatrist Nidal Malik Hasan, who killed 13 people in a 2009 shooting at Fort Hood, Texas, in what would be an unprecedented…
GOOBJOOG NEWS | DADAAB, Kenya: The police commander in charge of Hagadera and his driver have been killed after their vehicle struck a suspected improvised explosive device (IED) along the Saretho-Dadaab Main Supply Route in northeastern…
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday that the United States would not attack Iran before the Nov. 3 midterm elections, even as a U.S. blockade remained in place, while describing ongoing talks with Tehran as productive.…
JOHANNESBURG — Anti-migrant protests turned violent in South Africa on Thursday, with mobs torching vehicles, looting foreign-owned businesses, and exchanging gunfire in both the coastal hub of Durban and Johannesburg’s iconic Soweto…