Mali: At Least Five People Killed in ‘Terrorist’ Attack
At least five people, including customs officers and civilians, were killed Saturday in southeastern Mali in a “terrorist attack” on a customs post, a military […]
Month: June 2022
Tanzania signs LNG deal with gas giants Shell and Equinor
The government signed a framework agreement on Saturday 11 June with Shell and Equinor, British and Norwegian companies, for the construction of a liquefied natural […]
Sudanese talks postponed sine die
The second round of U.N.-brokered talks to resolve Sudan’s political crisis has been postponed indefinitely after a major civilian bloc defected, a U.N. spokesman said […]
Pope postpones trip to DRC and South Sudan at doctors’ request
Pope Francis, 85, has been forced to postpone his trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and South Sudan, scheduled for July 2-7, because […]
Kenya leads medals table at African Athletics Championships
The 2022 African Athletics Championships ended on June 12 in Côte d’Or with Kenya taking first place with 23 medals, 10 of which were gold. […]
Morocco’s Supreme Ulema Council Strongly Condemns Content of Film ‘The Lady of Heaven’
The Supreme Council of Ulema strongly condemns the content of the film ‘The Lady of Heaven’, expressing its categorical rejection of the blatant falsification of […]
Release of 5 Chinese workers kidnapped six months ago in DRC
Five Chinese workers at a gold mine in South Kivu, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), who were kidnapped at the end of November were […]
Ex-Algeria, Porto star Madjer gets jail term for fraud
The former star striker of the Algerian soccer team and FC Porto and former national coach, Rabah Madjer, was sentenced Thursday in Algiers to six […]
Cocaine seized in Côte d’Ivoire: Some 30 people arrested!
Thirty people have been arrested in Côte d’Ivoire since the seizure in mid-April of more than two tons of cocaine in the port cities of […]
A female brigade to fight violence against Mozambican women
In Mozambique, nearly half of all women are married before they reach the age of majority, according to the United Nations. 22% are victims of […]