MARRAKECH, Morocco (MNTV) — Eight African countries gathered in Marrakech this month for the first Regional Forum on the Development of the Coffee Value Chain in Africa, launching a new initiative aimed at increasing African control over coffee processing, exports and international market access. The two-day forum, held May 5-6, was organized ...
ALGIERS, Algeria (MNTV) — Pope Leo XIV has begun his longest apostolic journey to date, arriving in Algiers as part of a 10-day tour across Africa, though his visit was overshadowed by a failed suicide attack hours after landing. The pontiff departed from Fiumicino Airport and arrived in Algeria’s capital, marking the first-ever papal visit [&...
DODOMA, Tanzania (MNTV) — Tanzania has rolled out 758 new communication towers and expanded its fibre-optic infrastructure in a significant push to strengthen nationwide connectivity and accelerate digital inclusion. The initiative, unveiled in the presence of President Samia Suluhu Hassan, marks a major step in the country’s eff...
DOWLLOW, Somalia (MNTV) — Humanitarian operations across Somalia and several African countries are facing severe disruption due to the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, with aid agencies warning that millions of children could suffer from malnutrition and preventable disease. UNICEF Representative Sandra Lattouf described overcrowded camps in southern...
NEW YORK (MNTV) — The United States and Israel have voted against a United Nations resolution recognizing the transatlantic slave trade as the “gravest” crime against humanity, drawing criticism over their continued resistance to historical accountability and reparations. The resolution, introduced by Ghana on behalf of African nations, was ad...
KHARTOUM, Sudan (MNTV) — Sudan’s banking sector has undergone a dramatic transformation since the outbreak of civil war in 2023, with the near-collapse of the country’s physical financial infrastructure accelerating a shift toward mobile payments and digital banking that is now reaching tens of millions of people. The foundations o...
KHARTOUM, Sudan (MNTV) — Sudan’s civil war is approaching its fourth year with no end in sight, as fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces militia grinds on across the country’s western regions, drawing in millions of civilians and defying repeated international efforts to broker peace. The conflict,...
KHARTOUM, Sudan (MNTV) – At least 39 Sudanese nationals were among 112 migrants rescued off the western coast of Libya after being stranded at sea for more than 24 hours, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said on Tuesday. In a statement, UNHCR said the group included women and children and had been […]
KHARTOUM, Sudan (MNTV) – Popular children’s educator and YouTube personality Rachel Accurso, widely known as Ms Rachel, used the red carpet at the Children’s and Family Emmy Awards in the United States to spotlight the voices of children affected by conflict in Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Accurso attended the ceremony on Monday...
NAIROBI, Kenya (MNTV) — Kenya’s tea industry faces growing uncertainty as escalating conflict in the Middle East disrupts supply chains to Iran and other Gulf markets. Joint U.S.-Israeli strikes over the weekend killed Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, prompting Iranian retaliation, including attacks on ships near the S...
