EgyptAir Flight Went off Radar with 66 Passengers
Flight MS804, an EgyptAir Airbus A320 en route from Paris to Cairo, has disappeared from radar with 56 passengers and 10 cabin crewmembers Wednesday night, […]
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Libya to be Military Equipped by US, Allies
The United States and other world powers on Monday said they would allow Libya’s internationally recognized government to import weapons and related materiel with the […]
Copper-Rich DRC Cuts Budget, Warns of Hyperinflation
The Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday proposed cutting operating costs of cabinet and other public services by 30 percent, warning of […]
Uganda: Besigye Returns to Prison for Treason – Lawyer
Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye who was charged with treason late on Friday for unlawfully declaring himself the winner of the Feb. 18 poll, was […]
Gabon’s Ping Accused of Inciting ‘Civil War’
Gabon’s opposition candidate for the August presidential election, Jean Ping, has been caught up in controversy back home in Gabon this weekend. In a viral […]
Gambia-Senegal Borders Remain Closed
The Senegal-Gambia borders remained closed despite a meeting in Dakar between foreign Ministers of both countries, local media reported. Gambian foreign minister Neneh McDouall-Geye and […]
Algeria: We are in Control Despite Low Oil Prices, PM
Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal minimized the effects of the low global hydrocarbon prices at the launch of the 17th edition of the International Show of […]
Tunisia: Cross Border Trade with Libya Resumes
Truck traffic between Tunisia and Libya has resumed Monday following the re-opening of Ras Jedir border point on Saturday. Libyan authorities, end of last month, […]
Nouakchott Slams UN Report on Human Rights & Extreme Poverty
Mauritanian authorities have lambasted the UN Report on Human Rights and Extreme Poverty in the country saying it is “baseless and partial.” State-run commission on […]
Somalia: AU Extends Peacekeeping Mission to May 2017
The African Union (AU) has extended the mandate of its 22,000 strong peacekeeping mission, , in Somalia to May 30, 2017. The force that was […]