Tunis, Tunisia – AFP Tunisian President Kais Saied, in power since 2019, announced on Friday that he will seek a new five-year term in an election set for October. “I officially announce my candidacy for the October 6 presidential election in order to keep up the fight in the battle for national liberation,” Saied, who [&hell...
Tripoli, Libya — AFP Libya along with European and African countries agreed Wednesday to establish investment projects in Africa aiming to curb irregular migration to Europe, during an international forum on migration. Participating countries agreed to form a “working group” that would “identify priority development pro...
Abidjan, Ivory Coast — AFP Germany can no longer cooperate militarily with Niger because of a lack of “trust” in relations, German Foreign Affairs Minister Annalena Baerbock has said. Germany already announced on July 6 that it will end operations at its airbase in Niger and pull out its remaining three-dozen troops by August...
A Moroccan AI-generated influencer Kenza Layli has clinched the title of Miss AI, marking the first such pageant in history. Created entirely by AI, Layli, a hijab-wearing advocate, triumphed over global competition. The pageant, hosted by Fanvue, aimed to showcase AI’s creative potential in the influencer sphere. Layli was crafted by M...
Mogadishu, Somalia – AFP The death toll from a blast at a cafe in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu has climbed to nine, security sources told AFP Monday, after a car bomb struck the venue packed with football fans watching the Euro 2024 final. “Nine civilians were killed and 20 others wounded in the explosion,” Mohamed Yusuf...
ALGIERS, Algeria (AA) – Algeria’s Culture Ministry announced Friday that it is suspending all major art festivals this summer in solidarity with the people of Gaza who have been facing a devastating Israeli war since October. A statement by Culture Minister Soraya Mouloudji said the ministry will instead intensify activities that e...
Jos, Nigeria — AFP A school in central Nigeria collapsed on Friday, killing several students and trapping others who were heard crying out for help under the rubble, a rescue agency and witnesses said. Parents desperately looked for their children at the Saint Academy in Jos North district of Plateau State after the building fell [&helli...
United Nations, United States – AFP A leading South African judge has said that “hardly anything” will deter Israel’s Gaza offensive, but Pretoria’s case against it at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) remains vital to highlight the dire situation. South Africa’s case brought in December 2023 alleges ...
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AA) – Sudan and Saudi Arabia have held discussions on the resumption of talks to end the war between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Sudan’s Transitional Sovereignty Council said in a statement that its chairman Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan held talks with Saudi Deputy Fore...
NAIROBI, Kenya (AA) – The High Court in Kenya has ruled that the killing of Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif by the Kenyan police in 2022 was “unlawful” and “unconstitutional.” Justice S. N. Mutuku noted that the actions of the Kenyan police were in violation of Sharif’s rights. Sharif, 46, was a well-known journalist...
