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Kenyan scholars hail China's "Ne Zha 2" for...
Nairobi [Kenya], March 5: The record-breaking Chinese animated film "Ne Zha 2" is raising the bar in immersing global audiences...

At least 7 killed, 49 injured in separate...
Dar es Salaam [Tanzania], March 5: At least seven people were killed and 49 others were injured in two separate...

Tanzanian official confirms invasion of new weed in...
Dar es Salaam [Tanzania], March 5: A new type of weed has invaded Lake Victoria, affecting marine transport on the...

Ethiopian producers, business leaders set sight on Canton...
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], March 5: Ethiopian producers and leaders in the import-export sector have expressed interest in leveraging the upcoming...

WFP warns of 412-million-USD funding shortfall for South...
Juba [South Sudan], March 5: The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) said Tuesday it faces a critical funding shortfall...

Kenya hosts Canton Fair promotional conference amid deepening...
Nairobi [Kenya], March 5: A promotional conference for the 137th edition of the China Import and Export Fair, also known...

AU steps up training of Somali police officers...
Mogadishu [Somalia], March 5: The African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) said on Tuesday that its police...

Spreading eastern DRC violence threatens civilians, aid workers:...
New York [US], March 5: Increased violence in the three easternmost provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)...

Guinea-Bissau president says ECOWAS mediation "no longer welcome"
Bissau [Guinea-Bissau], March 5: Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embalo said on Tuesday that the mediation mission from the Economic Community...

Over 2,500 schools affected by ongoing DR Congo...
Kinshasa [Democratic Republic of the Congo], March 5: More than 2,500 schools have been affected by an ongoing conflict in...

UN envoy condemns Israel's military escalations in Syria
Washington DC [US], March 5: A UN special envoy on Tuesday strongly condemned Israel's military escalations in Syria, including airstrikes,...

Yemen's Houthis claim shooting down U.S. drone over...
Aden [Yemen], March 5: Yemen's Houthi forces announced Tuesday that they successfully intercepted a U.S. MQ-9 reconnaissance drone over the...

Feature: War-weary Syrians gather for iftar amid ruins...
Damascus [Syria], March 5: Amid the gray rubble of shattered concrete and collapsed buildings, hundreds of war-weary Syrians huddled together...

Roundup: Arab leaders adopt Egypt's Gaza reconstruction plan
Cairo [Egypt]/Gaza [Gaza City], March 5: Arab leaders approved on Tuesday an Egyptian reconstruction plan for Gaza, which is estimated...

US health agency says employees can apply for...
Washington DC [US], March 5: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services told employees on Monday they could apply...

Teen arrested over alleged mass shooting at new...
Sydney [Australia], March 5: A 16-year-old boy has been arrested after a western Sydney mosque was allegedly targeted with threats...

EU allocates €76 million in aid for Rohingya...
Brussels [Belgium], March 4: The European Commission on Monday allocated €76 million ($79.4 million) in humanitarian aid for Rohingya refugees...

Russia launched over 2,300 aerial attacks in week:...
Kiev [Ukraine], March 4: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called for greater military support after a week in which Russia launched...

UN human rights chief concerned about growing power...
Geneva [Switzerland], March 4: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk expressed concern about the growing power of IT...

Thousands evacuated as Japan's biggest fire in decades...
Tokyo [Japan], March 4: Japan has deployed more than 2,000 firefighters to battle the country's biggest forest fire in three...

Israeli-Palestinian film No Other Land wins Oscar for...
New York [US], March 4: No Other Land, a film about Palestinians fighting to protect their homes from demolition by...

Nigerian Muslims arrested for eating during Ramadan
Abuja [Nigeria], March 4: The Islamic police in the northern Nigerian state of Kano have arrested Muslims seen eating and...

UK downplays French 'one-month truce' proposal for Ukraine
London [UK], March 4: The United Kingdom has downplayed French proposals for a one-month truce in Ukraine as a minister...

Arab nations, rights groups condemn Israel's decision to...
Gaza [Palestine], March 4: Several Arab nations and rights organisations have condemned Israel's decision to halt aid deliveries to the...

Europe's Group of Five political and military powers...
Berlin [Germany], March 4: Representatives of Germany, France, Britain, Italy and Poland reaffirmed their political and military aid for Ukraine...

Maiden commercial flight of European launch vehicle Ariane...
Paris [France], March 4: Shortly before the maiden commercial flight of the new European launch vehicle, Ariane 6, the launch...

Libya launches 1st oil, gas exploration public bidding...
Tripoli [Libya], March 4: Libya launched a new public bidding round for oil and gas exploration for the first time...