UAE Condemns Somalia for Seizing Private Jet
The United Arab Emirates condemned on Tuesday Somalian authorities for seizing one of its civilian aircraft that was carrying millions of dollars, reported WAM news […]
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Nigeria: President Buhari will seek re-election in 2019 – Presidency
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari will seek a second term in office in February 2019, the Nigerian presidency said on Monday. Buhari will seek his All […]
Cholera kills 40 Congolese refugees in Uganda—Aid agencies
A cholera outbreak has killed about 40 people and infected more than 2,000 Congolese refugees in Uganda, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent […]
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 […]
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 […]