GENEVA (AA) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has said that its two staff members who had been abducted on March 4 in northern Mali have been unconditionally released. “Both are safe and well,” the ICRC said in a news release. Noting that they will be reunited with their families “as soon […]
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (AFP): Burkina Faso is often in the headlines these days with stories of turmoil or suffering — insurgencies, repeated military coups or grinding poverty. However, the country also happens to be a pioneer in bringing water conservation to the thirstiest of sports — with its sole golf club. Founded in 1975,...
Sabratha, Libya (AFP): Dozens of Libyan chefs are busy preparing a couscous platter the size of a large inflatable swimming pool as they seek international recognition for their country’s beloved dish. “It’s part of our identity, our culture, our heritage and we’re proud of it,” said spectator Ahlam Fakhri, watchi...
ANKARA (AA) – Ankara and Cairo have agreed to maximize the diplomatic relations that were stalled after the 2013 military coup in Egypt, according to Türkiye’s foreign minister. “We agreed to maximize our diplomatic relations. We have evaluated what steps we will take in the next process. I invited him (Egyptian Foreign Minis...
KANO, NIGERIA – (AA): Supporters of Abba Yusuf took to the streets of Kano, Nigeria, on Monday to celebrate the victory in governorship election in the state on Sauturday. The Independent National Electoral Commission has announced the candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, Abba Yusuf, as the winner. Millions of Nigerians headed to ...
KAMPALA, Uganda (AA) – French nuclear group Orano and the Nigerien government are exploring the prospect of a uranium site in Imouraren, one of the world’s biggest uranium deposits, in the northern Arlit region. Matthieu Davrinche, director of the Imouraren company, which works with Orano and the Niger government on exploring the s...
ANKARA (AA) — Türkiye and Egypt will raise diplomatic relations to highest level “as soon as possible,” Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Saturday. Speaking to reporters in Cairo, where he was visiting upon the invitation of his counterpart Sameh Shoukry, Cavusoglu said: “Shoukry told (you) that we are discuss...
Lagos, Nigeria (AFP): Nigerians were voting in local elections Saturday, just weeks after the ruling party won a presidential poll that the two main opposition parties alleged was marred by fraud. Africa’s most populous nation is electing hundreds of state assembly lawmakers and over two dozens governors, with a particularly competitive ...
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AA) – Moatasem Jibril, a young man from Sudan, has been conducting technological experiments to manufacture robots by using recycled electronic waste. Living in a mud house in the city of Omdurman, west of the capital Khartoum, Jibril did not give up on his dream of making a robot even after having to […]
Tunis, Tunisia (AFP): Tunisian interior minister Taoufik Charfeddine, a close aide of President Kais Saied, announced Friday he had resigned to spend more time with his children following the death of his wife last year. Charfeddine, 54, who had held his post since October 2021, told reporters he wished to thank the president for “his [&...
