Rwandan referee Salima Mukansanga among the six women selected for the 2022 World Cup
Six women will be among the 105 referees at the upcoming Men’s World Cup in Qatar for the first time, Fifa announced Thursday. Three of […]
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Russian man dies in operation with Malian soldiers
A Russian national operating with Malian soldiers was killed by an explosion in central Mali, a region plagued by jihadist groups, sources said Wednesday. This […]
Burundi says U.S. agrees $400 mln aid
The United States approved $400 million in aid to Burundi on Friday, Burundi’s foreign minister announced, less than three months after the lifting of U.S. […]
Uganda: U.S. blacklisted general appointed to head police force
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has appointed a major general blacklisted by the U.S. tax authorities to head the national police. General Abel Kandiho had been […]
Sudan’s Prime Minister resigns
Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok, the civilian face of Sudan’s transition, resigned on Sunday at the end of another deadly day in the country where the […]
Cameroonian fugitive extradited to the United States for the first time
He is the first Cameroonian to be extradited to the United States. Ebong Aloysius Tilong had been wanted by U.S. law enforcement for four years […]
Libya: An armed group attacks the Council of Ministers and the Presidency
The el-Soumoud Front, the brigade led by Salah Badi, originally from Misrata, has surrounded the government headquarters and the Presidential Council since midnight. There has […]
The United States returns 900 works of art seized by its customs to Mali
More than 900 archaeological and ethnographic objects resulting from looting and illicit trafficking were officially returned to the Malian authorities from the United States on […]
Ethiopia: Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on the front line, according to state media
The head of government had announced that he would go to the battlefield earlier this week to stop the advance of the tiger and Oromo […]
Manuel Chang will be extradited to the United States to stand trial in the “hidden debt”
Former Mozambican Finance Minister Manuel Chang, detained in South Africa, will be extradited to the United States to stand trial in the “hidden debt” scandal […]