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 […]
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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 […]
Ethiopia fills the reservoir of the Great Renaissance Dam!
Ethiopia announced on Monday, July 19, the end of the filling of its controversial large dam known as the “Renaissance Dam” (GERD). This filling had […]
UNESCO removed the Salonga National Park, the largest in DRC, from the list of World Heritage in Danger
The Salonga National Park, the largest in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), was removed from the list of World Heritage in Danger on Monday, […]
Sao Tome and Principe presidential election: Vila Nova and G. da Costa to face each other in a second round
The candidates of the two main parties in Sao Tome and Principe will face each other in a second round after taking the first two […]
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 […]