Nigeria: fighter plane shot down by bandits – military
For the first time since the phenomenon emerged in 2011, “heavily armed” bandits shot down a Nigerian army fighter jet on Sunday July 18. The […]
Articles by Khalid Al Mouahidi
Mali: Investigations opened on attack on interim leader Assimi Goita
Mali has opened investigations into the attempted knife attack on interim leader Assimi Goita inside a mosque during Eid al-Adha festivities. Prosecutor Bourama Kariba Konate […]
Tanzania’s Chadema party says leader Freeman Mbowe arrested
The chairman of Tanzania’s main opposition party, Freeman Mbowe, was arrested along with 10 other party members in the northwestern city of Mwanza where they […]
Olympics-2020: Missing Ugandan athlete found
The Ugandan weightlifter missing since Friday from a training camp in Japan has been found “safe and sound”, announced Tuesday the Japanese police. Julius Ssekitoleko […]
Tijanes of Mali pay tribute to Morocco’s King for his guidance, support for creation of CONFENAT-Mali
The Federal Council of Tariqa Tijania Followers in Mali (CONFENAT-Mali) paid tribute to King Mohammed VI, Commander of the Faithful, for his guidance and support […]
Nigeria and Algeria could see their petrol production increased as OPEC agreed to raise production limits
OPEC and allied countries, meeting as OPEC+, agreed Sunday to raise production limits on five countries, ending a dispute that had sent global energy prices […]
UNSG Urges UNSC to Increase Mali Peacekeeping Force Due To Terrorist Violence
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has asked the UN Security Council to increase the Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) amid the growing insecurity […]
Benin: Trial of opponent Joël Aïvo begins
The trial of Beninese opposition figure Joel Aïvo, arrested in mid-April following the presidential election in which he was not allowed to stand, opened on […]
Guinea: Opponent Thierno Yaya Diallo arrested and released, Bogola Haba detained
Shortly after the parties that supported the candidacy of the opponent Cellou Dalein Diallo in the latest presidential election signed an agreement Wednesday in Conakry […]
Serial child killer arrested in Kenya
The Kenyan police announced Thursday the arrest of a 20-year-old man presented as a “vampire”, who admitted the murders of at least a dozen children […]