Johannesburg, South Africa (AFP): The family of a South African held hostage by rebels in Mali for over five years have launched a fresh appeal for his release, just days after a French journalist was freed. Gerco van Deventer, 47, was kidnapped in Libya on November 3, 2017, on his way to a power plant […]
Tripoli, Libya (AFP): The blast of a cannon booms across Tripoli, but it doesn’t signal another round of fighting in the Libyan capital — rather, the revival of a long-lost Ramadan tradition. Officers in berets rolled out a red carpet on the iconic Martyrs’ Square on March 23 for the 600-year-old weapon, setting off a [&helli...
WASHINGTON (AA) – A hunk of wood and metal bar sit in the center of a near pitch dark room in the basement of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, illuminated by the space’s few rays of light. On their face, they appear to be driftwood and scraps — items of little […]
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (AFP): Four soldiers and 10 volunteers with the military were killed in northern Burkina Faso, a security source said Thursday. The attack on Wednesday in Zorkoum targeted a unit of soldiers and members of the Volunteers for the Defence of the Fatherland (VDP), the source said. “We have sadly lost four soldiers ...
NAIROBI, Kenya (AA) – The African Union (AU) has appealed for nearly $90 million in funding for its peacekeeping mission in Somalia. In a statement, Bankole Adeoye, the AU commissioner for political affairs and peace who made the funding request, said the African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM) is providing crucial support to the Somal...
ALGIERS, Algeria (AA) – Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has said that relations with neighboring Morocco have reached a point of “no return.” “We regret that the relations between Algeria and Morocco had reached a point of no return, Algeria’s position was a reaction,” Tebboune told Al Jazeera channel in a recent interview....
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AA) – Sudan’s army chief Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has said that the military will not take part in politics in the future. “We are establishing an army that will not participate in politics in the future,” al-Burhan said in a televised speech. “There is no military personnel staging a coup, it is […...
TRIPOLI, Libya (AA) – Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, the head of the Tripoli-based government, on Tuesday discussed the latest political developments in Libya with US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Barbara Leaf. The discussions also dwelt on the importance of rallying local and international efforts for holding the country’s stall...
Dakar, Senegal (AFP): Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko on Monday claimed to have survived an assassination attempt during his appearance at a politically charged trial that sparked deadly unrest last week. Sonko, a fierce opponent of President Macky Sall, has been receiving medical treatment since he was allegedly sprayed with tear g...
BRUSSELS (AA) – The European Union has extended the mandate of its military mission IRINI meant to enforce arms and oil embargo on Libya and fight human trafficking in the Mediterranean Sea. EU foreign affairs ministers agreed to extend the mandate of the EU’s military operation in the Mediterranean, officially called EUNAVFOR MED IRINI,...
