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 […]
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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 […]
Rabat, Madrid & Brussels Join Forces against Human Trafficking Mafias
Morocco, Spain and the European Union have agreed to join forces in the fight against the growing international human traffickers who are exploiting the misery, […]
Mohammad Barkindo, head of OPEC, died in Abuja
The secretary general of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Mohammad Barkindo of Nigeria, died on Tuesday, official sources said. He was 63 years […]
Two peacekeepers killed in explosion in northern Mali
Two peacekeepers of the United Nations Mission in Mali (UNMIS) were killed and five others seriously injured Tuesday in a mine explosion in the north […]
Sahara: Morocco reiterates to UN envoy its stance in favor of a political solution, based exclusively on the Autonomy Initiative
Morocco has reiterated this Tuesday its stance in favor of a political solution to the Sahara issue, based exclusively on the Moroccan Autonomy Initiative. This […]