Gunmen kill 25 soldiers in north Mali attack
In Mali, unidentified gunmen killed 25 soldiers and wounded six others in an attack in the Gao region on Monday, army spokesman Diarran Koné told […]
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Burkina Faso crisis and COVID-19 concerns highlight pressure on Sahel
Across the Central Sahel in Africa – encompassing Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger – more than five million people face severe food insecurity ahead of […]
Coronavirus restrictions hamper aid access for Sudanese in need
The United Nations and its partners are putting in place alternative plans to ensure the continuity of humanitarian assistance in Sudan, as measures taken by […]
Africa: Pharmacy Students produce hand sanitizers to fight Covid 19
Since the emergence of the coronavirus pandemic, sales of hydro-alcoholic disinfectant products have tripled and many pharmacies and shops are out of stock in many […]
Marseille’s ex-president Pape Diouf dies of Covid-19
Former president of French football club Olympique de Marseille, Pape Diouf, has died after contracting coronavirus – the first death in Senegal from the pandemic. […]
Zimbabwe Court dethrones opposition leader
Zimbabwe’s main opposition leader has lost a court appeal to remain president of the biggest opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), local media […]
Congo-Brazzaville mourns its former President
Former President Jacques Joaquim Yhombi Opango, who ran Congo-Brazzaville between 1977 and 1979, died in France on March 30 at the age of 81 from […]
Egypt keen to export military, civil industrialization know-how to senegal
Egypt Tuesday said it is interested in sharing its military and civil industrialization expertise with Senegal. Mohamed al-Assar, Egyptian Minister of State for Military Production […]
Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed Wins 2019 Nobel Peace Prize
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has won the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to achieve peace with neighboring Eritrea. He was awarded the […]
Kenya: Tunisia opens foreign mission in Nairobi
Tunisia has opened an embassy in Nairobi as the North African country seeks to boost its ties with Kenya. Foreign Minister Khemaies Jhinaoui on a […]