King Mohammed VI Sends Message to Guterres on Sahara Development
Foreign minister Nasser Bourita on Wednesday handed the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres a message from King Mohammed VI on the recent development in the […]
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South Africa inks hotly-contested $4.7 billion renewable energy deal
South African government on Wednesday signed a long-delayed and hotly-contested renewable energy contract worth $4.7 billion with independent power producers (IPP). Energy Minister Jeff Radebe […]
Gaddafi’s son Saadi found not guilty in murder of ex-soccer star Al-Rayani
A Libyan appeals court on Tuesday cleared Saadi Gaddafi — the football-mad son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi — of charges related to the […]
Egypt’s Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi secures second term in landslide victory
Egyptian president, Abdel Fatah al-Sisi, has been re-elected with 97 percent of votes after an election in which his sole challenger was a little-known opposition […]
Netanyahu suspends deal with UN on African migrants’ temporary stay permission
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Monday few hours after announcing a deal with the UN refugee agency to allow over 16,000 African migrants to stay […]
Nelson Mandela’s ex-wife passes away at 81
Winnie Mandela, the former wife of South African anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela, died on Monday at the age of 81, her family’s spokesman said. “It […]
Nigeria: Boko Haram coordinated attacks leave 18 killed
Boko Haram launched overnight coordinated attacks on a military camp and villages around the Nigerian city of Maiduguri, killing at least 18 people and wounding […]
Ethiopia’s new prime minister sworn-in Monday
Ethiopia’s new Prime Minister, Abiye Ahmed, who has been appointed to the position by the ruling coalition last week, was sworn in by parliament Monday. […]
Two Africans Arrested at Casablanca Airport for Drug Trafficking in Less than a Week
Between March 24 and March 28, Casablanca Airport authorities arrested a Sierra Leonean and a Nigerian for drug trafficking. The Sierra Leonean mule, coming from […]
Revamped UN strategy aims to address root causes of Sahel crisis
The United Nations has reset its action plan to address the root causes of the complex crisis in Africa’s Sahel, a region now home to […]