Human rights NGOs criticized for controversial reports
Amnesty International (AI) and Human Rights Watch have been finger-pointed lately for their partial and often subjective reports. The latest such reports was issued by […]
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Reopening soon of one of Deb Deb border posts between Algeria and Libya
Closed since 2011, originally for security reasons, one of the three land border crossings between Algeria and Libya will soon reopen. This is what the […]
Israel Reiterates Strong Backing for Morocco’s Territorial Integrity
Israeli Deputy Premier and Justice Minister Gideon Saar has reiterated his country’s firm backing to Morocco’s territorial integrity and sovereignty over its Sahara. He voiced […]
A bus falls from a bridge in Kenya, killing around 30 people
A local government official said earlier this week that about 30 people died in central Kenya after a bus carrying passengers fell off a bridge. […]
Senegal’s Sadio Mané voted African Golden Ball
Sadio Mané, 30, beat his former Liverpool partner Mohamed Salah of Egypt and his compatriot Edouard Mendy, the Chelsea goalkeeper. Bayern Munich’s Senegalese striker Sadio […]
Kidnapped priest killed by abductors in northwest Nigeria
A Catholic priest abducted last week in northwestern Nigeria was killed by his captors while another priest kidnapped the same day managed to escape, the […]
UN Mission spokesperson expelled from Mali
The Malian authorities ordered on Wednesday 20 July the expulsion of the spokesman of the UN Mission in Mali (Minusma), blaming him for “unacceptable information” […]
Egypt suspends hot air ballooning after two tourists were lightly injured on Monday
The Egyptian Ministry of Civil Aviation has suspended hot air ballooning over the ancient city of Luxor after two tourists were lightly injured during a […]
Ethiopia’s Gotytom Gebreslase wins the world marathon
Ethiopia’s Gotytom Gebreslase was crowned world marathon champion in a personal best time of 2 hours 18 minutes 11 seconds ahead of Kenya’s Judith Jeptum […]
First cases of the virulent Marburg virus confirmed in Ghana
Ghana is on high alert after two suspected cases of the Marburg virus, a haemorrhagic fever almost as deadly as Ebola, were discovered in early […]