African Union announces celebration of Africa Day
In a press conference held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel on 24 May, Ambassadors of African Union countries in Kuwait announced that a grand...
Kuwait plans to increase engagement with African continent
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Assistant Foreign Minister for African Affairs Ambassador Ali Al-Saeed expressed Kuwait’s aspiration to increase the volume of trade and investment exchange with the...
African embassies prepare for Africa Day celebrations
African embassies accredited to Kuwait held a media meet on 25 May as part of preparations, and as a prelude to the events that...
Al-Sumait Prize for African Development announces list of winners
Board of Trustees of Al-Sumait Prize for African Development in the field of Health on Tuesday declared the list of winners for the year...
Rayan: Moroccan boy trapped in well for four days has died
A five-year-old Moroccan boy who was trapped in a well for four days has died, despite painstaking efforts to rescue him. A royal statement...
Up to 190,000 people could die of COVID-19 in Africa if not controlled –...
Some 83,000 to 190,000 people in Africa could die of COVID-19 and 29 million to 44 million could get infected in the first year...
Al-Shabab attacks military base in Kenya
Al-Shabab fighters have stormed a military base in Kenya's Lamu county used by US and Kenyan military personnel, a government official and the armed...
KFAED funds 324 US$4 billion projects in Africa
Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) DirectorGeneral Abdulwahab Al-Bader said Saturday the fund has financed 324 projects in non-Arab African countries with loans...
Africa Needs Traditional Media
In June, Senegalese President Macky Sall’s brother, Aliou Sall, resigned from his post as the head of a state-run savings fund, following public outrage over...
Tunisian President Essebsi passes away
Tunisia’s 92-year-old president, Beji Caid Essebsi, a major player in the North African country’s transition to democracy after a 2011 revolution, has died, the...