Burkina Faso: Eight soldiers arrested on suspicion of coup attempt
Suspected of attempting to destabilize institutions, i.e., a coup d’état, eight soldiers were arrested by the military judicial police, according to a statement from the […]
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Egypt: A truck falls into the Nile, two dead and eight missing
Two people were killed and eight are missing in Egypt after a truck with 24 people on board fell off a ferry crossing the Nile […]
Cameroon 2022: Special rules of AFCON under Covid-19
Teams participating in the African Cup of Nations must play their matches if at least 11 of their players have tested negative for COVID-19, tournament […]
Nigeria: Gunmen kidnap three Chinese employees
Gunmen have kidnapped three Chinese employees working on a hydroelectric dam project in central Nigeria, also killing two local workers, police said Thursday. The assailants […]
Football: Senegal latest team hit by Covid-19 days ahead of African Cup
The departure of the Senegalese delegation for the Africa Cup of Nations soccer tournament, initially scheduled for Tuesday evening, has been postponed to Wednesday, because […]
Chadian national dialogue postponed to February 15
Contrary to all expectations, the president of the Transitional Military Council, General Mahamat Idriss Deby, has announced that the inclusive national dialogue in Chad will […]
Shebab suspected of killing six people in Kenya attack
Six people died Monday in Lamu County, a region in eastern Kenya bordering Somalia, in a suspected attack by Shebab rebels, a local official said. […]
Sudan’s Prime Minister resigns
Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok, the civilian face of Sudan’s transition, resigned on Sunday at the end of another deadly day in the country where the […]
First successful liver transplant in Ivory Coast
An Ivorian-Egyptian team successfully performed a liver transplant in Abidjan earlier this week. “The 60-year-old patient is doing well. The donor is also doing very […]
Another Gabonese coach pinned for pedophilia
A Taekwondo coach was arrested Tuesday by Gabonese police for alleged “pedophilia” on “numerous victims”, a judicial source said Wednesday. The arrest of Martin Avera, […]