Pope to visit Morocco in March – Vatican
Pope Francis will make a two-day apostolic visit to Morocco next year, the Vatican has announced on Tuesday. The pope has accepted the King Mohamed […]
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Algeria: Ailing Bouteflika asked to run for fifth term
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has been given vote of confidence to stand for next year election despite his poor health condition, since he suffered a […]
Speaker of Somalia’s parliament resigns amid political crisis
The speaker of Somalia’s parliament has resigned on Monday following a dispute with President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed. Mohamed Osman Jawari had submitted his resignation letter […]
Turkey, Sudan ink deals to restore Red Sea Port and Naval Dock
Turkey signed an agreement with Sudan to rebuild a ruined Ottoman port city on Sudan’s Red Sea coast. Turkey will also build a naval dock […]
Turkish President Shows Support for Sudanese Leader Wanted by The Hague
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is in Khartoum in a show of support for Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir, who is wanted on charges of genocide […]
Egypt detains 29 people for conspiring with Turkey
Egypt’s Prosecutor General on Wednesday ordered the detention of 29 individuals over accusations of espionage for the Turkish security and intelligence, the state-owned news agency […]
Turkey sends 450 locally made MPT-76 assault rifles to Somalia
The Turkish government has sent 450 of its first locally designed MPT-76 assault rifles to Somalia to fight al Shabaab, weeks after the militant group […]
Somalia: at least 276 people killed in deadliest single attack in decades
At least 276 people have been killed and hundreds have been injured by a single bomb attack in Somalia this weekend, making it the worst […]
France to welcome 3,000 refugees from Africa by 2019
France will welcome about 10,000 refugees by 2019, President Emmanuel Macron announced on Monday after meeting with the President of the UN High Commission for […]
Tanzania Seeks Turkish Loans to Finance New Railway
Tanzanian government has requested a loan from state-owned Export Credit Bank of Turkey (Eximbank) to help finance a 400 km-long stretch of a new railway […]