Mali said it has evidence showing French troops created an enclave in northern Mali, for ‘terrorist group’ Ansar al-Din and also has been training “terrorist”...
AFRICA
More than 100 People Feared Dead, Estimated 69 Missing after Makeshift Vessel in DRC Capsized
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Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo fear over 100 people are believed dead or missing after a makeshift vessel on the Congo river, provincial...
Five months after the end of the most recent Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a new case of the disease has been...
Shooting at a Tripoli detention centre on Friday left at least six migrants dead, while many reportedly escaped from the facility and others gathered in...
A problem at an important hydropower station in copper-rich Zambia on Friday led to a major power outage affecting most parts of the country. Residents...
The death toll from an improvised explosive device attack on soldiers by Islamist militants in central Mali this week has risen to 16 from nine...
The Somali government called on authorities in the semi-autonomous region of Somaliland to stop forceful evictions of families in the northern part of the country....
South Sudan Severe Flooding Affects More Than 600,000, Causes a 15% Jump in Food Prices -UN
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Since South Sudan’s widespread flooding in May affected over 600,000 people with many forced to flee their homes, the United Nations said. Rivers broke their...
Billionaire Tycoon Akhannouch to Lead Morocco’s New Government Unveiled by King Mohammed VI
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Aziz Akhannouch, a billionaire tycoon has been named by Morocco’s King Mohammed VI on Thursday to lead the new government formed after Akhannouch’s National Rally...
Tanzanian novelist and author of 10 novels, including Paradise and Desertion, Abdulrazak Gurnah has been awarded the 2021 Nobel Prize for Literature. Gurnah won the...
United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres has demanded Ethiopia shows proof that confirms the seven UN expelled staff are guilty of the allegations of misconduct and...
Mining and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe on Thursday said that South Africa must plan its transition away from coal-based power generation systematically and not rush...
Major Breakthrough in Malaria Treatment Gets WHO Support for Vaccine Rollout for Children in Africa
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Following a decade of clinical trials in seven African countries, a potential major breakthrough against malaria, a disease that kills hundreds of thousands of people...
Africa50, a pan-African investment platform which comprises 28 African countries, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO), and Bank...
Tunisia’s President Saied Appoints New Ambassador to U.S. to Replace Dismissed Nejmeddine Lakhal
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Tunisian President, Kais Saied has appointed Hanene Tajouri Bessassi as ambassador to the United States, weeks after he dismissed her predecessor, Nejmeddine Lakhal, without explanation....
Libya’s Eastern-Based Parliament Agrees to Adopt Existing Election Laws for Parliamentary Election
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Libya’s eastern-based parliament said on Monday it had agreed to adopt the existing parliamentary election law for a parliamentary election that will take place a...