Nigeria: Nineteen members of the security forces shot dead
Gunmen killed 13 soldiers, five policemen and a local militiaman in a pitched battle in northwestern Nigeria, where gangs of “bandits” have been terrorizing the […]
Month: March 2022
Ukraine: President Macky Sall talks to Putin and calls for a cease-fire
Senegalese Head of state Macky Sall, current chairman of the African Union (AU), met Wednesday with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to “seek a lasting […]
UN agency deplores Algeria’s crack down on Human Rights activists and journalists
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, has reiterated serious concern about the serious human rights violations and growing restrictions imposed by Algerian authorities […]
Kenya orders crackdown after shocking attack on woman
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta ordered on Tuesday the most severe crackdown and a census of motorcycle cabs across the country, after the scandal caused by […]
Younes Zerdouk appointed new Comoros coach
A few days after the departure of Amir Abdou, the Comoros have their new coach. The Comoros Football Federation announced in a statement that it […]
DRC: Eighteen civilians killed in two militia attacks in Ituri
Eighteen people were killed Tuesday by a militia group in the northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, including 12 inside a Catholic parish where they had […]
Sahara: United States Reiterates Full Support to Morocco’s Autonomy Plan
Wendy Sherman, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State, reiterated, on Tuesday during her visit to Morocco, her country’s support to the autonomy plan, proposed by Morocco […]
Rwanda reopens land borders after two years of closure
On Monday, March 7, Rwanda reopened all its land borders, which were officially closed with the appearance of the first cases of Covid-19 in the […]
Two UN peacekeepers killed in Mali
Two peacekeepers from the United Nations Mission in Mali (Minusma) and two Malian soldiers were killed Monday morning in two separate incidents in Mali, the […]
Moderna to set up its first vaccine plant in Africa in Kenya
U.S. vaccine maker Moderna announced Monday that it will build its first African vaccine plant in Kenya, after signing a preliminary agreement with that country […]